Botswana Discovers $40m Diamond as Masisi Pushes For New Deal With De Beers
August 26th, 2024
Via The Africa Report, an article on how a massive new diamond find is adding fuel to the debate over how much value Botswana receives for its minerals: What might be the world’s second-largest diamond has been discovered in Botswana. It will likely add fuel to the fire in the debate over how much value […]
Read more »China’s Port Power
August 25th, 2024
Via The Wire, a report on a massive new Chinese-owned port in Peru that is set to extend the country’s influence in South America: Chancay Port Terminal, Peru. Credit: Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros del Perú via Flickr Five years ago, Chancay was just an ordinary tourist town about 50 miles from Peru’s capital, Lima, with its […]
Read more »Suriname’s Unorthodox Plan To Finance The Protection of Its Forests
August 25th, 2024
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on Suriname’s unorthodox plan to finance the protection of its forests by trading ‘sovereign carbon’: When Guyana’s president was asked by a BBC journalist earlier this year about the South American country’s oil exploration and associated carbon emissions, the exchange heated up. “Let me stop you right there,” […]
Read more »Dominican Republic Creates State Miner To Explore For Rare Earths
August 25th, 2024
Via Reuters, a report on the Dominican Republic’s plans to develop its mining industry: The Dominican Republic on Tuesday said it will create a state mining firm to explore and exploit the nation’s key mining resources, including rare earth minerals. The Dominican presidency said in a statement that the state firm, Empresa Minera Dominicana S.A., […]
Read more »South Sudan’s State-Owned Nilepet To Take Over Petronas Oil Fields
August 25th, 2024
Via S&P Global, a report on South Sudan’s state-owned Nilepet plans to take over Petronas oil fields: Highlights Nilepet to assume Petronas assets after official withdrawal Savannah Energy abandoned plans to acquire assets Aug 7 Petronas had stakes in fields that pumped 153,000 b/d in 2021 South Sudan’s state-run Nile Petroleum is set to assume ownership […]
Read more »Ghana Breaks Ground on Africa’s Next Major Petroleum Hub
August 25th, 2024
Via OilPrice.com, an article on Ghana’s plans to become Africa’s next major petroleum hub: Ghana has officially embarked on constructing a massive $12 billion petroleum hub, a project expected to significantly enhance the country’s position in the global oil and gas industry. Located in the southwestern city of Jomoro, the hub will include a 300,000-barrel-per-day […]
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