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Angola’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.6% in the second quarter compared to the same period in 2021, and accelerated by 0.5% compared to the growth recorded in the first quarter of this year. According to data from the National Statistics Institute (INE), the country recorded an accumulated growth of 3.2% in the first half of this year. Compared to the figures for the same period last year, the diamond sector represents the industry
The price of a barrel of Brent oil, which serves as a reference for Angolan exports, for delivery in December ended today on the London futures market up 0.98%, to US$88.82. Brent’s price rose amid speculation among investors about plans by the group designated OPEC+, which brings together members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies such as the Russian Federation, to reduce by one million barrels a day to boost the
The price of a barrel of Brent oil was trading, in this Monday’s session, on the London Futures Market, at US$ 88.8, up by more than 4.4 percent, with the previous value of 85, 1 USD positioning the observed rise above 3.7 USD from the opening price. According to data from Investing.com, since 28 September, prices for a barrel of Brent, a reference for Angola’s exports, have not reached this level. On the given date,
After several weeks of declines, oil began October trade with a gain driven by plans by OPEC+ to reduce production by a substantial amount. At the end of last month, the media reported that Russia had proposed a production cut of 1 million bpd. Later reports said discussions are underway for an even bigger production cut. “Anything less than 500,000 barrels a day would be shrugged off by the market. Therefore, we see a significant chance of
Soaring natural gas prices, demand destruction in the industrial sector, and energy-saving measures are set to reduce gas consumption in Europe’s developed economies by 10% this year, the biggest drop in European demand in history, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its quarterly Gas Market Report on Monday. The forecast of a 10% decline in natural gas demand in OECD Europe reflects the expectation of higher gas prices and the EU’s ambition to reduce gas consumption
What ensued was a discussion of the influences in the natural gas markets in recent years. Indeed, the comment above is correct that most of the demand increase in U.S. natural gas production in recent years has been in power generation, as power plants phased out coal. Over the past 20 years, natural gas devoted to power production has increased from 5.3 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) in 2001 (24 percent of production that year) to
Some investors have started to see oil and gas stocks as income investment stocks rather than boom-and-bust cyclical stocks, as many others still believe. Record cash flows and profits of the past two quarters have prompted many oil and gas firms to boost dividends or pay special variable dividends, as is the case with U.S. shale producers. Many more expanded and increased their share buyback programs. The record profits and the cash flow bonanza could lay the foundations
Panel Discussion part of South Africa Energy Day – only at Africa Oil Week Africa Oil Week (https://Africa-OilWeek.com) is excited to present the panel discussion “What can Oil and Gas offer the South African Economy?” as part of its South Africa Energy Day, at Africa Oil Week. The panel – held at the leading Oil and Gas event in heart of Cape Town – will be moderated by Howie Frylinck, National Sales Manager, Pentagon Freight Services.
The North American company Exxonmobil uses, until 2027, a part of its investment portfolio estimated at US$15 billion, in the implementation, in Angola, of projects in the areas of capture and storage of carbon dioxide, production of hydrogen and biofuels, within the scope of the United Nations 2030 agenda, to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The information was provided by Exxonmobil’s Director of Public and Government Relations for Angola, Armando Afonso, during a presentation
The Government maintains the commitment to take Angola to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, enhancing the energy transition program underway, while projecting the permanence of oil and gas drivers of economic development, declared the Minister of Mineral Resources, Petroleum. and Gas. Diamantino Azevedo, who was speaking on Wednesday at the 2nd Economy and Market Conference (E&M), devoted to the environment and development, reaffirmed the Government’s conviction that the energy transition is an unavoidable process for
