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Oil prices steadied on Thursday after falling sharply in the previous session, as concerns eased about shipping disruptions along the Red Sea route even as tensions in the Middle East continued to rise. Brent crude futures inched up 10 cents, or 0.1%, to $79.75 a barrel by 0424 GMT, while U.S. WTI crude futures were trading 5 cents lower at $74.06 a barrel. Prices dropped nearly 2% on Wednesday as major shipping firms began returning

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Contrary to most African producers, the majority of Libya’s proven oil reserves are held onshore, with offshore fields playing a limited role in production to date. Serving as Africa’s second-largest crude oil producer, the country has maximized its onshore assets through the construction of extensive production and export infrastructure. Onshore exploration features lower costs and reduced barriers to entry, thereby fostering the participation of junior and independent explorers, along with major operators. As onshore drilling

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Nigerian independent Oranto Petroleum – a prominent actor within Uganda’s emerging exploration scene – has secured a two-year extension to its Ngassa Deep and Ngassa Shallow exploration licenses from Uganda’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development. The extension will enable the company to drill an exploration and appraisal well. Oranto Petroleum was initially awarded the exploration license for the Ngassa asset in 2017. The license was one of three issued in the country’s first oil

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