Major New Oil Discovery In Namibia
January 26th, 2023
Via New Era Newspaper, an article on a major new hydrocarbon discovery in Namibia: Shell has reportedly made another major discovery of hydrocarbons, the main components of oil and gas in the Orange Basin. Once confirmed, this will be Shell’s second major discovery in the vicinity, where TotalEnergies last year also confirmed a major discovery […]
Read more »Namibia’s Struggling Economy
January 4th, 2023
Via New Era Live, commentary on why Namibia’s economic growth remains stunted: Namibia, by all comparative standards, has got all the ingredients of a flourishing economy. It has huge deposits of mineral resources, a highly educated youth market and one of the best road networks in the world. It has effectively developed the communication infrastructure […]
Read more »Namibia Could Become Africa’s Energy Capital
October 27th, 2022
Via Namibian.com, a look at Namibia’s energy potential: Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) chief executive officer Nangula Uaandja said Namibia’s ambition is to become the energy capital of Africa. Uaandja said this last week when she spoke at the Invest in Namibia Country Spotlight session organised by the mines ministry, NIPDB and Namcor […]
Read more »Namibia Discovers Oil While Pursuing Green Energy
September 17th, 2022
Via VOA News, a report on huge oil deposits recently discovered in Namibia: The first “green hydrogen” power plant being built in Africa is expected to begin producing electricity in Namibia in 2024, an official from France-based HDF Energy told Reuters news agency this week. That presents something of a dilemma for Namibia, which is […]
Read more »New Namibian Oil Discoveries
July 25th, 2022
Via News24, an article on two new oil discoveries in Namibia: Two oil discoveries offshore of Namibia are likely to bring in an equivalent R53 billion in revenues for the state, a prominent global consultancy group has estimated. In early February, Shell and its partners announced they had made a significant oil discovery at its […]
Read more »Namibia Comes To Europe To Sell Its Sunshine
May 20th, 2022
Via Solar Daily, a report on Namibia’s plans to monetize its solar assets: As Europe struggles to decarbonise its economy and wean itself off Russian oil and gas, one of the world’s sunniest and most arid nations is pitching itself to the continent as an answer to its problems. A delegation from sub-Saharan Africa’s driest […]
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