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Equinor Acquires 30% Stake in Angola Offshore Block 16/21 in Deal with TotalEnergies Shell Reports Promising Oil Findings at Merlin-1X Well Offshore Namibia DRC Government Orders Relocation of Fuel Depots from Residential Areas in Kinshasa Middle East Tensions Push Global Energy Security Back to the Forefront, IMF Warns Petra Diamonds Restructures South African Operations as Nearly 1,800 Jobs Come Under Threat Italy Supreme Court Acquits Prosecutors in Eni-Shell OPL 245 Oil Block Case, Ending Long-Running Legal Battle Dangote Refinery Drives Sharp Decline in West African Fuel Imports Zambia and US Expand $491 Million Grant Programme to Support Lobito Corridor Infrastructure Ghana Weighs Transfer of Gold Fields’ Tarkwa Mine to Local Firms as Lease Expiry Nears Qatar-Backed Cascade Strengthens Rare Earth Ambitions with Board Appointment and Pensana Investment
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Equinor Acquires 30% Stake in Angola Offshore Block 16/21 in Deal with TotalEnergies

International Corporate News Oil

Shell Reports Promising Oil Findings at Merlin-1X Well Offshore Namibia

International News Oil Petroleum

DRC Government Orders Relocation of Fuel Depots from Residential Areas in Kinshasa

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Corporate News Local Oil

Equinor Acquires 30% Stake in Angola Offshore Block 16/21 in Deal with TotalEnergies

Equinor Takes 30% Stake in Angola’s Block 16/21 as TotalEnergies Retains Operatorship in New Offshore…
International Corporate News Oil

Shell Reports Promising Oil Findings at Merlin-1X Well Offshore Namibia

Shell, QatarEnergy and NAMCOR Record Strong Oil Discovery at Merlin-1X Well in Namibia’s Orange Basin…
International News Oil Petroleum

DRC Government Orders Relocation of Fuel Depots from Residential Areas in Kinshasa

Kinshasa Fuel Depots to Be Moved to N'sele as DRC Strengthens Safety and Modernizes Hydrocarbon…
International News Oil

Middle East Tensions Push Global Energy Security Back to the Forefront, IMF Warns

IMF Warns Strait of Hormuz Disruption Could Trigger Global Oil Supply Shock and Price Spikes…
Corporate News Diamonds International

Petra Diamonds Restructures South African Operations as Nearly 1,800 Jobs Come Under Threat

Petra Diamonds Puts Finsch Mine Into Business Rescue, Retrenchments at Cullinan Could Threaten 1,800 Jobs…
International Corporate News Oil Petroleum

Italy Supreme Court Acquits Prosecutors in Eni-Shell OPL 245 Oil Block Case, Ending Long-Running Legal Battle

Italy’s Top Court Clears Prosecutors in OPL 245 Case, Marking New Twist in Nigeria’s Biggest…
Local News Transport and Logistics

INFOTUR Leverages Lobito Corridor to Boost National Tourism

The Institute for Tourism Promotion (INFOTUR) plans to capitalize on the Lobito Corridor to enhance national tourism, announced the General Director, Lukeni Araújo, in Luanda. During the operation of the Rovos Rail luxury train this month, which travels between Lobito, Angola, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after originating in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, a total of 124 tourists were transported—60 entering Angola and 64 leaving. Araújo emphasized that INFOTUR’s primary mission is to

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Diamonds Corporate News International

Lucara Diamond Reports Surge in Sales and Earnings

Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) reported a strong performance in the second quarter of the year, with significant increases in both sales and earnings. This boost was largely driven by its revitalized supply agreement with Belgium’s HB Antwerp, which purchases and polishes rough diamonds from Lucara’s flagship Karowe mine in Botswana. The Karowe operation generated $41.3 million in revenue, marking a 7% increase compared to the same period last year. Net profit surged to $11.4 million,

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International Corporate News Diamonds News

Lucapa Diamond Sells 70% Stake in Lesotho’s Mothae Mine

Australia-headquartered Lucapa Diamond has successfully completed the sale of its 70% stake in the Mothae mine in Lesotho. The interest was sold to the local Lesotho company Lephema Executive Transport, after all conditions of the sale and purchase agreement, signed in June, were met. The divestment was carried out through a public sale process, following a strategic review of Lucapa’s asset portfolio by its newly restructured board of directors. The review concluded that Lucapa should

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Diamonds International News

Botswana Seeks to Double Stake in HB Antwerp Amid Diamond Market Downturn

Botswana is renegotiating its planned purchase of a stake in Belgian gem dealer HB Antwerp to double its shareholding without additional cost, following a decline in the diamond market, Mines Minister Lefoko Moagi announced on Tuesday. As the world’s leading diamond producer by value, Botswana’s economy has been heavily impacted by decreased global demand for diamonds due to the economic slowdown. Moagi told Parliament that the downturn in the diamond market has lowered HB Antwerp’s

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Diamonds Corporate News International News

Gem Diamonds Increases Diamond Sales by 9%, Generating $77.9 Million in Revenue

London-listed Gem Diamonds reported selling 56,944 carats of diamonds from its Letšeng mine in Lesotho, generating $77.9 million in revenue for the six months ended June 30. This marks a 9% increase compared to the 52,163 carats sold in the first half of 2023, which generated $71.6 million in revenue. The average price per carat in the first half of this year was $1,366, slightly lower than the $1,373 per carat recorded in the same

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Diamonds Economy International News

Botswana to Cut Spending Amid Diamond Revenue Decline

Botswana plans to reduce spending on new vehicles and travel for government officials and may delay some capital projects due to a slump in diamond revenues, according to Finance Minister Peggy Serame. “We have to seriously reduce the pace of spending, and we are looking at areas such as procurement of vehicles, computers, workshops, and travel that is funded by the government,” Serame told lawmakers on Monday. In the first quarter of the fiscal year

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Local News

Angolan Sovereign Wealth Fund Approves $10 Million Investment in Minbos Resources

ASX-listed Minbos Resources announced on Monday that the Angolan Sovereign Wealth Fund (Fundo Soberano de Angola, FSDEA) has approved a $10-million strategic investment in the company. This investment will support the construction of the Cabinda Phosphate Fertiliser Project (CPFP). FSDEA provided Minbos with written approval, detailing a $10-million investment at a price of either A$0.08 per share or the volume-weighted average price of Minbos shares for the ten days preceding the execution of the final

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International Energy News

Egypt Expands Hydroelectric Projects to Boost Clean Energy Production

The Egyptian government has announced plans to develop two new hydroelectric projects as part of its broader strategy to transition to cleaner energy sources and reduce dependence on fossil fuels. These projects are expected to generate up to 2,000 MW of electricity. Unlike the Jabal Ataqa project, which utilizes treated sewage water, these new initiatives will draw water from the Nile River. The Jabal Ataqa project, launched in collaboration with the Chinese company Sinohydro in

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International News Oil

Dangote Refinery Set to Disrupt Europe’s Oil Industry, OPEC Reports

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has announced that Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery, the world’s largest single-train facility, is poised to challenge Europe’s oil industry, particularly impacting the Northwest Europe (NWE) gasoil sector. In its June 2024 Oil Market Report, OPEC highlighted Dangote Refinery as a top supplier of diesel and aviation fuel. The report suggests that the refinery’s increased production could disrupt Europe’s oil and gas markets, a development experts believe will benefit the

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International Gold Mining Safety

Tragic Mine Collapse in Sudan Claims 15 Lives Amid Torrential Rains

The collapse of a gold mine in Sudan’s South Darfur state, following torrential rains, has resulted in 15 fatalities, according to civil resistance committees in the region, as reported by Efe agency. The informal citizen network, which tracks casualties from the ongoing conflict between the army and paramilitary forces, stated that the collapse of six wells in the Al Bouta area led to the deaths of the miners, most of whom were from the town

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