Exxon Mobil to leave Equatorial Guinea after nearly 30 years

Exxon Mobil Corp. intends to exit Equatorial Guinea in the coming months, concluding nearly three decades of oil drilling that led the small West African nation to become an OPEC member. According to Bloomberg, the company announced it would transfer its investments in the country to the government during the second quarter, as conveyed in an email. “Our focus now is on a safe handover of operations and caring for all impacted by this change.”

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Fuel prices in Tanzania drop as the global Energy market catches a break

Tanzania’s energy sector gets a reprieve as the price of petroleum products reduces. An update on the prices of petroleum products in the country shows a 1.07% decrease. This fall follows the recent decline in global energy prices and comes with several guidelines issued to local fuel marketers that ensure strict adherence to these new prices. The Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authorities (Ewura) disclosed that Tanzanians are to pay Sh3,051, for a liter of

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TotalEnergies plans to exit Nigerian onshore oil

French energy giant TotalEnergies is exploring the sale of its minority stake in a major Nigerian onshore oil joint venture, following Shell’s divestment last month, according to CEO Patrick Pouyanne. The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), in which TotalEnergies holds a 10% stake, has faced challenges with numerous onshore oil spills due to theft, sabotage, and operational issues, that led to costly repairs and high-profile lawsuits over the years, Reuters reported. What

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Rough Prices Continue to Recover at Latest Petra Tender

Petra Diamonds’ rough prices are showing increasing signs of a market rebound, according to results from its latest tender. The fourth trading session of fiscal 2024, which took place in February, brought in $47.8 million from the sale of 428,860 carats, at an average price of $112 per carat, Petra said last week. Although total sales were down 30% from December, prices were 4% higher on a like-for-like basis compared with similar categories of diamonds

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Lucara Diamond Renews Supply Agreement with HB Antwerp

Lucara Diamond Corp. has renewed its rough-supply agreement with Belgian manufacturer HB Antwerp after terminating the deal in September. The new contract, which spans a 10-year period, is similar to the last agreement, with HB committing to buy all rough over 10.8 carats from Lucara’s Karowe mine in Botswana, the miner said Yesterday February 19th. The purchase price of the diamonds will be based on the estimated polished outcome of each stone, which the pair

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Brent Oil Surges with Substantial Profits

The Brent (reference to Angolan exports) for April rose by 0.74 percent ($0.61), reaching $83.47 on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). On February 19, 2024, at 09:43 AM, the contracts closed the week with a cumulative increase of approximately 2.0 and 1.6 percent, respectively. At the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex), the WTI barrel for April concluded the session with a 1.12 percent increase ($0.87), closing at $78.46. Futures contracts for oil closed higher on Friday,

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Gem Diamonds Recovers 113ct. Rough from Letšeng

Gem Diamonds has unearthed a 113-carat rough from its Letšeng mine in Lesotho, the third over 100 carats this year. The miner discovered the high-quality, type IIa diamond on February 17, it said Monday. On January 17, the company retrieved a low-quality, 139-carat diamond from the site, and on January 8, it found a high-value, 295-carat, white, type IIa rough. The recovery of three 100-plus-carat diamonds so early in the year is a boon for

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Exploratory Phase Commences for Angola’s TO-14 Well

Angola’s national oil company, Sonangol, has initiated testing at the Tobias-14 well (TO-14), situated in Block KON-11 onshore Angola. Sonangol, in collaboration with its project partner, the oil and gas company Corcel, anticipates revealing the initial flow test results of the well in the upcoming weeks. Preparations are also in progress for testing the TO-13 well, scheduled to commence following the conclusion of activities at TO-14. The KON-11 Block encompasses the Tobias field, a historically

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Angola’s Local Content Policies to Boost Oil and Gas Service Industry

Angola is at the forefront of nurturing its domestic service industry within the oil and gas sector through robust local content regulations. These policies are instrumental in creating revenue streams for local service firms while enhancing their overall contribution to the industry. The Angolan government’s commitment to local content is exemplified through its Angolanization initiative, aimed at empowering national entrepreneurship by favoring local service providers in oil and gas contracts. Enshrined in official decrees such

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Namibia’s Diamond Production Surges by 9% in 2023

Namibia recorded a 9% increase in diamond production in 2023. The country produced 2,327 million carats of rough diamonds last year, up from 2,137 carats in 2022. Namibia’s land-based production, overseen by the diamond corporation Namdeb, recorded a 14% increase in 2023 compared to the previous year. The company produced 468,000 carats, up from 412,000 carats in the period under review. Meanwhile, the country’s offshore production in 2023, overseen by the marine diamond mining company

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