Libya’s Arabian Gulf Oil Company Launches Production at Z-13 Well in Al-Bayda Field
De Beers Board Member Matome Tsholetsa Malema Passes Away
Sodiam Raises $25.8 Million in 16th Rough Diamond Auction
Shell Reaffirms Commitment to Reviving Angola’s Oil Production
Sonangol Oil Tanker Damaged by Explosion Near Iraqi Port
Angola and Namibia Advance Energy Cooperation with Focus on Electricity Interconnection
Oil Hits Multi-Year High as Iran Conflict Escalates, Boosting Vegoils and Aluminium
Ghana Prepares Alternative Gold Export Routes Amid Dubai Flight Disruptions
Global Oil Prices Surge Amid Rising Tensions in the Middle East
Middle East Tensions Send Oil Prices Higher, Raising Inflation Risks for Africa
The price of fuel suffered an average reduction of 1.5 percent of the amount paid in the purchase of petroleum derivatives, found a safe source. This reduction stems from the update of the maximum fuel prices in Cape Verde to be in force during the current month of March, carried out by the Multisectoral Regulatory Agency for the Economy (ARME). The phenomenon takes place after the average price of fuel fell 7 percent in December
The National Diamond Company of Angola (Endiama) expects to reach a production of 12 million carats this year. The information was provided by the chairman of the Board of Directors of Endiama, Ganga Júnior, at the end of the working meeting he held, Wednesday 1st March, in Luanda, with the Board of Directors of the Institute of Management of Assets and State Participations (IGAPE) . According to the manager, in 2022, Endiama had a production
A recent report has revealed that a shipment of Russian oil is on its way to storage tanks in Ghana, despite Ghana’s administration formally denying involvement in any such business. After the European Union’s decision to halt practically all seaborne imports from Russia in December, the development raises the possibility that dealers are searching the market for new consumers of Russian barrels. Moscow became heavily dependent on Chinese and Indian imports as a result of
An appeal regarding the contentious oil projects in Tanzania and Uganda by the energy corporation TotalEnergies was dismissed by a French court on yesterday, 28th February In the two projects, the Tilenga oil development and the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, six French and Ugandan activist organizations accuse the French firm of not doing all possible to safeguard people and the environment (Eacop). Both TotalEnergies and the plaintiff organizations were silent as of press time.
An official from Botswana’s finance ministry stated today 1st March that Botswana anticipates its mining sector’s production to remain flat this year as the diamond business loses its luster as a result of a decline in consumer spending and reduced demand for diamond jewelry. In 2022, the total mining production increased by 8.2%. Although Botswana is the continent’s biggest producer of diamonds, this year’s improvements in copper and coal will not make up for the
Energy engineering and technology company TechnipFMC announced that it has secured a $250 million contract with oil and gas multinational TotalEnergies for the engineering, procurement and supply of flowlines and connectors for the Girassol Life Extension (Girlfex) project. , located in Angola offshore Block 17. According to a document that JA had access to, the installation of flexible pipes is expected to extend the useful life of the Girassol field, bypassing the outdated rigid pipe
One hundred and fourteen young people recently concluded, in the city of Saurimo, province of Lunda-Sul, training in diamond cutting at the Training Center in Evaluation and Lapidation of the National Diamantifer Society (Sodiam). In the message, during the ceremony for awarding certificates to the finalists of the first and second cycles, the recent graduates expressed their “willingness and availability” to face new challenges and contribute to the development of the diamond subsector in Angola.
Africa-focused Gemfields it had suspended operations and was evacuating personnel from its Nairoto exploration camp in Mozambique following an attack on a nearby village. The company’s project is located in the resource-rich northern Cabo Delgado province, which has become an epicenter of Islamic extremist insurgency. The violent rebellion, locally known as al-Shabab (though it is distinct from the similarly named group in Somalia), broke out in October 2017. Since then it has claimed more than 4,500 lives and displaced over
The minister of Education, Luisa Grilo, inaugurated Thursday, 23, in Namibe province a primary school No. 113, named after “Manuel Francisco Peú”, which is located at Valódia neighborhood, in the Moçâmedes municipality. Fully equipped, the school was built from scratch with funding from SODIAM – E.P., and it is the result of a protocol signed between the government of that province, the National Company of Diamond Commercialization of Angola and Fundação Brilhante, the social face
The minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Diamantino Azevedo, will travelled this Friday, 24, to the province of Lunda Sul, for a two-day visit, where he inaugurated a school for Primary Education and the First Cycle of Secondary Education, with a capacity to accommodate 1080 students. The construction of the school, fully equipped, took eight months and was funded by SODIAM-E.P., valued at over 800 million kwanzas. According to a press release, Diamantino Azevedo
