Middle East Tensions Send Oil Prices Higher, Raising Inflation Risks for Africa
Uganda Central Bank Launches Domestic Gold Purchase Programme to Boost Reserves
Lucara Reports Lower 2025 Earnings as Karowe Underground Expansion Advances
Cascade Natural Resources Boosts Investment in Pensana to Accelerate Longonjo Rare Earths Project
Seplat Accelerates Production Growth with Idle Well Revival Program
Eni Raises Stake in Algeria’s Touat Gas Field to 42.9% After Engie Exit
Nigeria Restructures OPL 245, Clearing Path for Shell and Eni Development
Port of Lobito Extends Timoneiro Concession for Towing and Marine Operations
Angola’s MIREMPET Assesses Mining and Oil Potential in Icolo & Bengo Province
Nigeria to Launch Cawthorne Crude Exports as Output Recovers
Over the past year, the global energy market has seen significant fluctuations, with factors such as the Russia-Ukraine war and increased gas prices impacting the industry. As a result, Big Oil CEOs have seen a boost in their earnings. Here is a breakdown of how much money some of the major oil company CEOs made in a year: Overall, the compensation figures indicate that Big Oil CEOs have received substantial pay increases, despite some of
Oil prices jumped on Thursday after Saudi Arabia said it would extend its unilateral voluntary cut of 1 million barrels per day (bpd) into September, adding that the cut could be extended or extended and deepened. Minutes after the Saudi announcement via the official Saudi Press Agency, oil prices which were flat until then, rose by 1%. The Saudi extension was largely expected by the market and traders. The announcement comes a day ahead of
The gold price has been relatively inactive compared to other markets this week, with the US Dollar and Treasury yields gaining momentum amidst risk aversion in the financial markets. Volatility has increased slightly, leading to speculation about potential movements in the XAU/USD (Gold vs. US Dollar) pair. The upcoming release of non-farm payrolls data is anticipated to have an impact on market developments. Earlier in the week, Fitch’s downgrade of US sovereign debt credit rating
The Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) natural gas project, located between Senegal and Mauritania, has been delayed until the first quarter of 2024, according to British global oil and gas major bp. The announcement of Phase 2 of the project was made in February this year, with an expected production of up to 3 million metric tons per annum (mmtpa). Kosmos Energy and bp signed a co-development agreement for the two reserves in 2016, with bp
The country needed to improve its geological knowledge in order to maintain mining as an important segment of the economy. As he stated, in this sense, policies were outlined by the Executive, implemented by Mirempet, and executed by IGEO under the National Geology Plan (PLANAGEO). “The level of basic geological knowledge becomes a differential when investors choose a country to invest resources in the search for new mineral deposits. Our future challenge will be to
Oil prices remained relatively unchanged on Thursday following a two-day decline, including a sharp drop on Wednesday, as a U.S. government credit downgrade weighed on market sentiment. However, concerns about supply tightness provided some support to the market. Ratings agency Fitch downgraded the main U.S. credit rating, reflecting anticipated fiscal deterioration and a high and growing government debt burden for the world’s biggest oil consumer. Despite the overall bearish sentiment, prices received support from concerns
The Federal Government has said gas will continue to form a major part of the country’s energy mix until 2030. The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Gbenga Komolafe, stated this at the Society for Petroleum Engineers Nigeria Council 2023 conference held in Lagos recently. Komolafe said although the FG was still committed to achieving the United Nations’ 2060 zero emission goals, Nigeria would continue to explore its abundant gas resources
Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) marked a significant milestone as it celebrated the completion of its 1,500th well at the Nimr cluster, a groundbreaking achievement in the Sultanate of Oman, according to local media reports. The landmark well, known as NM-1500, is part of the expansive Nimr cluster situated in the southern region of PDO’s concession area. Covering a vast expanse of 1,875 square kilometers, Nimr is the company’s largest cluster and encompasses an extensive well
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait reaffirmed on Wednesday that the ownership of natural resources in the divided submerged area in the Arabian Gulf, including the entire Al-Durra gas field, is jointly owned by both countries. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia made an official announcement stating that Saudi Arabia and Kuwait hold exclusive and full sovereign rights to exploit the wealth in that area. In addition to asserting their joint ownership, the two nations
QatarEnergy is anticipated to award the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for its $50 million upgrade project for eight Refinery Chemical Stores in Mesaieed Industrial City by the fourth quarter of 2023. The EPC contract tender was reportedly issued on July 18, 2023, with the bid submission deadline set for August 13, 2023. It is projected that the contract will be awarded by early November 2023, as reported by Zawya Projects. The scope of
