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Nigeria reclaims title of Africa's largest oil producer
15 May 2024 14:39 GMT
This increase showed that crude oil production in Nigeria increased month-on-month, (MoM), by 4% from 1.23 million BPD recorded in March 2024, to 1.28 million BPD, in April 2024,
OPEC measures crude oil production output by using data from two sources: …
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Growing resource-backed loans seen threatening oil economy
17 May 2024 05:28 GMT
Nigeria’s oil-dependent economy faces a growing threat from resource-backed loans, which offer tempting sources of quick cash but come with significant risks, experts engaged by BusinessDay have said.
A resource-backed loan is a borrowing mechanism by …
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Earnings call: Shelf Drilling reports solid Q1 performance despite challenges
17 May 2024 02:32 GMT
Shelf Drilling, a leading offshore drilling contractor, reported a strong performance in the first quarter of 2024, despite facing operational and market challenges. The company showcased a total recordable incident rate of 0.06 and an impressive uptime of …
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What has driven China to bankroll controversial Ugandan crude oil pipeline?
05 May 2024 06:02 GMT
The letter was hand-delivered by Xue Bing, China’s special envoy for the Horn of Africa, and read by the Chinese ambassador to Uganda, Zhang Lizhong.
Uganda discovered oil in the Lake Albert basin on its border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo …
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Foreign military bases, domestic instability keep Africa mineral-rich but food-poor
09 May 2024 11:22 GMT
… signed a $300 million crude oil contract — with China.
Africa … except for Eswatini – formerly Swaziland – have established diplomatic relations … the continent for Pan-African consolidation.”
The AU … important principles of Pan-Africanism: political unity and …
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Angola agrees deal with China state bank to ease debt crunch
08 May 2024 04:08 GMT
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Angola is using an unusual deal with China to relieve a debt crunch in Africa’s second-biggest oil producer by unlocking cash from …
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Shelf Drilling, Ltd. (SHLLF) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
16 May 2024 18:04 GMT
Shelf Drilling, Ltd. (OTCPK:SHLLF) Q1 2024 Results Conference Call May 16, 2024 10:00 AM ET Company Participants David Mullen - Chief Executive Officer
Greg O’Brien - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Fredrik Stene - Clarksons Securities …
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Asia eyes oil sourcing flexibility from Angola as output rises after OPEC exit
04 May 2024 03:40 GMT
… Leaving OPEC can help Angola to attract upstream investment, but … b/d, making Angola the eighth-largest crude oil supplier to China. In 2022 … showed.
"Major light sweet crude supply sources like the US … source said.
"Angola leaving OPEC is great news …
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India-Nigeria trade officials meet as China’s investments in Africa falter
03 May 2024 10:27 GMT
Amid an ongoing property crisis in China that has put brakes on its investments in Africa, Indian officials held a Joint Trade Committee (JTC) meeting with their Nigerian counterparts last month, the commerce and industry ministry said on Friday (May 3). …
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Sonangol CEO to drive Angolan energy strategy at African Energy Week 2024
02 May 2024 10:39 GMT
Sebastião Gaspar Martins, CEO of Angola’s national oil company (NOC) Sonangol, will participate as a speaker at African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy 2024 event in Cape Town from 4th – 8th November. This comes as the country seeks to attain …