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Global Oil Demand to Hit a Record High in 2023 – IEA

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), China's reopening will increase global oil demand to a record high of 101.7 million barrels per day (bpd) this year, up 1.9 million...
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Uganda Agrees to Oil Exploration Deals with Two Firms

The Ugandan cabinet said on Thursday that the energy ministry would enter into PSAs with two oil companies, including a subsidiary of Australia's DGR Global, for two oil exploration blocks....
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Oil Market Shows Increased Demand for West African Supply

According to Bloomberg, two dealers who specialise in the region's petroleum, sales of West African crude for loading next month have climbed recently. Exxon Mobil Corp. and Phillips 66, as...
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Benin Republic Gives Zenith Energy Exclusivity for Block 1, Sèmè Field in Benin

The Ministry of Water and Mines of the Republic of Benin has granted Zenith Energy Ltd. exclusive rights to discuss and settle the conditions of a Production Sharing Contract (PSC)...
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Algeria’s Sonatrach to Increase Investments in Natural Gas as Part of a 5-Year Plan

Toufik Hakkar, Sonatrach's CEO, stated that the group plans to invest more than $30 billion in the discovery and production of hydrocarbons, particularly natural gas, to increase the supply on...
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Oil Production Hits Nine-month High – Nigeria’s NUPRC

Nigeria's crude oil production increased to 1.235 million barrels per day in December 2022, according to data released by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission on Sunday. This is the...
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Eni CEO Urges Europe to Purchase Natural Gas from Africa

As the head of one of the leading energy companies that don’t invest in Africa only on paper, in an interview published last Friday, the chief executive of the Italian...
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Musings on Marble – 8/01/2022

QUICK BUSINESS ADVICE FOR 2023 Happy New Year! I hope you are all fired up for the year. There is a new energy in the business world and if you...
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Musings on Marble – KEEPING IT REAL AT CHRISTMAS

CORPORATE LESSONS FROM QATAR 2022 The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 has finally ended and as usual, sky-high tension and excitement will gradually wear off, much like the year 2022....
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Nigeria: NUPRC Announces Bid for Deep Offshore Oil Assets After 15 Years

Fifteen years after it last put up about 45 deep offshore assets for public bidding, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), yesterday announced that the process to invite Nigerian...
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