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Africa Positions Itself as Key LNG Supplier to Europe Amid Global Energy Shifts Nigeria’s Petrol Imports Plunge as Dangote Refinery Dominates Local Supply Ghana’s Damang Gold Mine Transitions to Local Ownership Under Engineers and Planners Chevron Appoints Emmanuelle Garinet to Lead Exploration in the Americas and Africa Angola’s Cabinda Refinery Nears Production Start Following Ministerial Inspection Angola Begins Gas Exports from Quiluma Field with 150 Million Cubic Feet per Day Angola Leads African Rare Earth Surge with $165 Million Investment in Longonjo Project Burkina Faso Mining Development Fund Raises CFA85.7 Billion in 2025 Chinese Investors Dominate $21.8 Billion in Proposed Investments in Angola TotalEnergies Restarts Production at Libya’s Mabruk Oil Field After 11-Year Shutdown
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Africa Positions Itself as Key LNG Supplier to Europe Amid Global Energy Shifts

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Nigeria’s Petrol Imports Plunge as Dangote Refinery Dominates Local Supply

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Ghana’s Damang Gold Mine Transitions to Local Ownership Under Engineers and Planners

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Africa Positions Itself as Key LNG Supplier to Europe Amid Global Energy Shifts

Africa Expands LNG Exports to Europe as Demand Rises Amid Energy Supply Uncertainty Africa is…
Corporate News International Oil Petroleum

Nigeria’s Petrol Imports Plunge as Dangote Refinery Dominates Local Supply

Nigeria Cuts Petrol Imports as Dangote Refinery Meets 92% of Fuel Demand Nigeria recorded a…
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Ghana’s Damang Gold Mine Transitions to Local Ownership Under Engineers and Planners

Ghana’s Damang Mine Set for Local Takeover as Engineers and Planners Prepares Operations Ghana’s mining…
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Chevron Appoints Emmanuelle Garinet to Lead Exploration in the Americas and Africa

Chevron Names Emmanuelle Garinet Director of Exploration for the Americas and Africa Energy supermajor Chevron…
Corporate News Local Oil

Angola’s Cabinda Refinery Nears Production Start Following Ministerial Inspection

Cabinda Refinery Prepares for Petroleum Production After Ministry Inspection A delegation from the Ministry of…
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Angola Begins Gas Exports from Quiluma Field with 150 Million Cubic Feet per Day

Angola Launches Gas Exports from Quiluma Field, Boosting Energy Diversification The National Agency of Petroleum,…
Local Transport and Logistics

President Biden visits Lobito Atlantic Railway to view copper exports to the USA

Lobito, December 4, 2024 – The President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, visited the Multipurpose Terminal at the Port of Lobito, Angola yesterday, where he watched the arrival of a train operated by the Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR), transporting copper from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).  The copper was then loaded onto a vessel bound for New Orleans, in the United States, highlighting, once again, the strategic role of the Lobito Corridor in linking Southern

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Corporate News Local Oil

Dangote Group Eyes New Refinery in Angola Following Success of Nigerian Plant

Dangote Group President Aliko Dangote is leveraging the success of his 650,000 barrels-per-day refinery and petrochemical plant in Nigeria to advance discussions with Angolan President João Lourenço about building a new refinery in Southern Africa. The Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Plant, located at the Lekki Free Trade Zone in Lagos State, is the world’s largest single-train refinery and has already made a significant impact on the African energy sector since it began operations. By reducing

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International Corporate News Oil

Galp Strikes Light Oil and Gas in Namibia’s Orange Basin

Galp, the Portuguese oil and gas company, has discovered light oil and gas condensate during its second exploration and appraisal program in Namibia’s Orange Basin. This discovery, near previous finds by Shell and TotalEnergies, builds on the success of its first campaign in license PEL 83. The Mopane-1A appraisal well, drilled by Saipem’s Santorini drillship, is located in blocks 2813A and 2814B at the heart of the Orange Basin, a rapidly emerging oil and gas

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Corporate News Diamonds Local

AWDC and Angola Partner to Boost Diamond Trade

The Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) and Angola have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening collaboration in the rough diamond sector. Under the agreement, Antwerp will assist Angola in establishing a Group of Seven (G7) export verification point for rough diamonds. AWDC, which is already working with Botswana on a similar initiative, will provide Angola with technical expertise and guidance on diamond control and certification. “We can provide practical and technical tools

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Corporate News Diamonds International

De Beers Announces 2025 Rough Diamond Sales Schedule

De Beers has unveiled its 2025 sales calendar, maintaining its standard schedule of 10 sights throughout the year. The diamond mining giant primarily sells rough diamonds to sightholders under a contractual system that ensures consistent supply in exchange for purchasing commitments. Recently, De Beers has adapted its approach by allowing sightholders to purchase fewer goods, addressing oversupply concerns and weak market demand. In December 2024, De Beers concluded its final sight of the year with

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International Oil Petroleum

Pricing Conflicts Overshadow Port Harcourt Refinery’s Revival

The recently rehabilitated Port Harcourt Refinery, operational since November 26, 2024, has faced hurdles similar to those affecting Dangote’s refinery, with disputes over fuel pricing threatening its success. Contrary to reports of halted operations, the facility had only scaled down to implement necessary improvements, according to Managing Director Ibrahim Onoja and Executive Director of Operations Moyi Maidunama of the Nigerian Pipeline and Storage Company Limited. During a guided tour, Onoja emphasized that product distribution continues,

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Oil Exploration Gas Local

Shell Returns to Angola with a New Oil Exploration Agreement

Shell has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Angola’s National Agency for Oil, Gas, and Biofuels (ANPG), marking its return to the country after a 25-year absence. The signing ceremony took place in Luanda on Thursday, with key participants including ANPG Chairman Paulino Jerónimo, Shell Executive Vice-President Eugene Okpere, and Minister of Natural Resources, Oil, and Gas, Diamantino de Azevedo. Minister de Azevedo highlighted the importance of the agreement, attributing it to Angola’s ongoing

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Local Energy News

Angola Opens Electricity Transmission to Private Investment

The Angolan government has approved amendments to the General Electricity Law, removing the state’s monopoly on electricity transmission. This move aims to attract private investment, accelerate national electrification, and support regional energy interconnections, according to Secretary of State for Energy, Arlindo Bota. The proposed law, passed in parliament on Thursday, transitions the energy transport segment from exclusive state control to a public service concession model. Speaking during an extraordinary parliamentary session, Bota emphasized that this

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Local Corporate News Mining Oil

Dangote Group Eyes Investment in Angola’s Mineral Resources Sector

The Dangote Group, a prominent Nigerian multinational, has announced plans to invest in Angola’s mineral resources sector and collaborate with Sonangol to support the Lobito Refinery project. This announcement followed a meeting in Luanda on Tuesday between Dangote Group CEO Aliko Dangote and Angolan President João Lourenço. According to a statement from CIPRA, the discussions covered oil and gas production, sugar, and cement. Speaking to the press, Aliko Dangote highlighted the similarities between Angola and

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Diamonds Corporate News Local

Oman’s Maaden International Replaces Russia’s Alrosa in Angola’s Diamond Ventures

Oman’s Maaden International Investment has been announced as the new shareholder in Angola’s Catoca and Luele mining companies, replacing the Russian diamond giant Alrosa. The announcement was made by Angola’s Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Diamantino Azevedo, during a Council of Ministers meeting on Thursday. According to a statement from the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas accessed by VerAngola, Maaden International Investment, a subsidiary of the Sultanate of Oman’s sovereign wealth

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