Brent for delivery in September rises to $82.74

The price of a barrel of Brent crude oil, which serves as a reference for Angolan exports, for delivery in September, ended today in the London futures market with an increase of 2.06%, reaching $82.74. File Brent maintained its upward trend as investors awaited the decisions that the European and US central banks will make this week regarding their respective benchmark interest rates. Analysts are confident in the maintenance of oil demand, even in the

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Saudi Arabia Eyes More Investments in Iraq’s Oil Projects

Saudi Arabia’s investments in the oil sector are expected to accelerate further as top Saudi and Iraqi officials met in Baghdad. Aramco officials accompanied the Saudi minister and reviewed several investment opportunities in the energy sector, exploratory sites, and refining facilities, Arab News reported. The state news agency reported that Iraqi Oil Minister Hayan Abdul Ghani welcomed Saudi companies to invest in various sectors, including energy refining and infrastructure. According to the Iraqi News Agency,

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TotalEnergies and Partners Expand the PSC for Algerian Onshore Blocks

Algerian National Oil Company Sonatrach has extended a production sharing contract (PSC) with majors TotalEnergies and Eni, and U.S. petroleum company Occidental Petroleum for blocks 404a and 208 with an additional 25 years in Algeria’s Berkine Basin. The extension of the PSC will enable the four parties to develop additional liquid hydrocarbon resources while reducing the carbon intensity of the blocks through the deployment of a carbon reduction-dedicated program. “This new contract on Berkine asset,

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Stalemate at G20 Summit: No Consensus Reached on Fossil Fuels

Energy ministers from G20 countries met on Saturday in India without reaching an agreement on a timeline to progressively reduce reliance on fossil fuels (oil, gas, and coal). Justifying the impasse, India, which currently presides over the G20 (comprising the 19 largest economies in the world and the European Union) until November, explained that some members wanted “a continuous reduction of fossil fuels” without relying on carbon capture or storage devices, “in accordance with different

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British Consulting Firm Oxford Economics Predicts Decline in Oil Production

The consultancy forecasts that Angola’s oil production will decrease by 1.6 percent this year to 1.12 million barrels per day, despite the recent reduction in production due to maintenance. .Due to the lost production in the Dalia field in February and March, we predict a 1.6 percent decrease in oil production, down to 1.12 million barrels per day in 2023,” according to a comment on the latest data about the sector in the country, which

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Brent Kicks Off the Week at $80 per Barrel

The Brent crude oil barrel, which is a reference for Angolan exports, starts the week with a price of 80.88 dollars, the same value at which it closed in the previous trading sessions. Experiencing an increase of 1.25 dollars (1.57 percent) compared to the previous closing price, the Brent crude oil, during the period from June 23rd to July 21st, recorded an average price of 77.28 dollars. The highest price reached was 81.75 dollars, while

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Angola’s Lulo Diamond Mine Sees 18% H1 2023 Production Growth

The Lulo Diamond Mine (Angola) delivered 15,367 carats of diamonds in the first half of 2023, up 18% year-on-year. The announcement is made by Australian Lucapa Diamond. The source indicates that sales also increased by 37% compared to the corresponding period in 2022, reaching 14,337 carats.  Revenue from these sales also increased 47% year-on-year to $33.3 million. The average price per carat sold was 2,326 US dollars, compared to 2,177 US dollars in the first half of

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Russian Oil and Gas Revenues Expected to Surge by 60% in July

Russian oil and gas revenues in July, projecting a 60% rise from May receipts to 844 billion roubles ($9.3 billion). The boost in income is attributed to cyclical patterns and is expected to help alleviate Moscow’s budget deficit, which reached 2.6 trillion roubles ($28.7 billion) in the first half of the year. Russia’s Finance Minister, Anton Siluanov, had previously acknowledged that the country’s budget deficit in the coming year might exceed the expected 2% of

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National Agency for Oil, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG) Encourages Increased Investment in the Oil and Gas Sector

The President of the National Agency for Oil, Gas, and Biofuels (ANPG), Paulino Jerónimo, appealed on Thursday in Luanda for oil companies to continue investing in the Oil and Gas sector to increase production levels so that the country can surpass the current levels evaluated at one million and 100 barrels per day. The CEO of ANPG, who spoke at the closing of the Sustainability Forum in the Petroleum sector, part of the Oil and

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Angola Oil and Gas Conference

From September 3 to September 14 of this year, the country will host the 4th edition of the International Angola Oil and Gas Conference, with the participation of more than 40 oil and gas industry producing and service-providing companies. The President of Energy Capital and Power, the event organizer, pointed out that the conference will serve as an opportunity for investors to explore the great potential of Angola’s Oil and Gas sector and the favorable

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