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India offers little-explored oil, gas blocks for auction
29th August 2019 By: Ajoy K Das

The Indian government has put seven new oil and natural gas blocks up for bidding and subsequent grant of exploration licence under its new policy. According to a statement issued by the... 


India jettisons plans to open offshore mineral mining to private miners
28th August 2019 By: Ajoy K Das

The Indian government has jettisoned plans to bring in legislative changes that would have allowed private miners to mine for minerals offshore. Instead, the government has decided that all... 


Noble Energy makes oil discovery off Equatorial Guinea – Minister
28th August 2019 By: Reuters

Noble Energy has made a new discovery in Block 1 offshore Equatorial Guinea, with the US company expecting to produce new oil by tapping into existing infrastructure by October, the oil minister... 


Resource infrastructure for projects
26th August 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Worley, a leading global provider of professional project and asset services to the energy, chemicals and resources industries, has a long history of delivering infrastructure solutions for its... 


India increases number of windows for accepting EoIs for oil, gas exploration
19th August 2019 By: Ajoy K Das

In a bid to improve the ease of doing business and to woo foreign investors, the Indian government has decided to open three oil and gas bid windows every year, instead of two, under the Open... 


Errol Smart
Prieska project epitomises South Africa’s base metals potential – Smart
16th August 2019 By: Nadine James

There is a “fantastic opportunity” for the South African base metals sector, given the Northern Cape’s mineralisation, the impending global copper supply deficit, the battery technology trends in... 


Gabon’s new mining code to boost revenue, attract investment
5th August 2019 By: Bloomberg

In a bid to boost revenue from the country’s mining industry, President Ali Bongo has launched a new code that seeks to attract investors, Mining Minister Tony Ondo Mba told economic operators in... 


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South Africa has the potential to be the next big frontier in oil and gas
Policy certainty to create investment and opportunity
2nd August 2019 By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah

The Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) Amendment Bill, which was expected to be presented before Cabinet will now, as requested by the industry, be separately presented as the... 


INTERVIEW INTERFACE Robert Hull (right) in discussion with Martin Creamer.
Mining VP outlines capacity to intensify efficiencies, strengthen services through wider diversity of skills
19th July 2019 By: Martin Creamer

Following the incorporation of Jacobs’ energy, chemicals and resources (ECR) business into the rebranded Worley, Creamer Media’s Mining Weekly interviewed Robert Hull, the new VP of the Worley... 


INTERVIEW INTERFACE Robert Hull (right) in discussion with Martin Creamer.
Mining VP outlines capacity to intensify efficiencies, strengthen services through wider diversity of skills
19th July 2019 By: Martin Creamer

Following the incorporation of Jacobs’ energy, chemicals and resources (ECR) business into the rebranded Worley, Creamer Media’s Mining Weekly interviewed Robert Hull, the new VP of the Worley... 


Angola setting up nondiamond minerals concessioning agency
12th July 2019 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Angolan Government is making preparations for the setting up of the country’s new National Minerals Resources Agency, the country’s State Secretary for Geology and Mines, Jânio Corrêa Victor,... 


Vedanta to invest $245m on Indian oil, gas blocks
4th July 2019 By: Ajoy K Das

Anil Agarwal-led resource major Vedanta Limited will invest around $245-million in natural gas and crude oil over the next four years in licenses it bagged for 10 blocks across India. Vedanta said... 


Oil giants' chemical lifeline threatened by plastic-trash crisis
6th June 2019 By: Bloomberg

As the world strives to wean itself off fossil fuels, oil companies have been turning to plastic as the key to their future. Now even that’s looking overly optimistic. The global crackdown on... 


Santos confirms ‘major’ resource at Dorado-2 well
6th June 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Oil and gas major Santos on Thursday announced that the Dorado-2 appraisal well had confirmed a “major” oil and gas resource in the Bedout basin, offshore Western Australia. The well was drilled... 


Worley MM&M senior VP for the EMEA region Denver Dreyer
Solid support for mining entrepreneurs
24th May 2019

Project delivery company Worley is leading the way in mining technology in southern Africa with swift technological advancements that match the requirements of a new digital age. The global... 


BHP keen on more copper, nickel sulphide and oil
BHP keen on more copper, nickel sulphide and oil
22nd May 2019 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Mining major BHP on Wednesday laid out its near-term plans for investors, saying that the company would look to add “options” in copper, nickel sulphides and oil. Speaking to investors, CFO Peter... 


Solid support for mining entrepreneurs
Solid support for mining entrepreneurs
13th May 2019

Project delivery company Worley is leading the way in mining technology in southern Africa with swift technological advancements that match the requirements of a new digital age. The global... 


From left, Krish Iyer, president Middle East Africa, Francois Bosch, business development (BD) sales manager, East Africa, Denver Dreyer, senior vice president Mining Minerals and Metals (MM&M), Europe Middle East Africa, Ian Davies, senior vice president, BD & Growth MEA, Ryan Froude, operations manager, East Africa, Robert Hull, vice president, MM&M, Africa, and Ed Hanbidge, vice president, Energy Chemicals and Services, Southern and Eastern Africa.
Worley creating a force for the future of resources and energy
7th May 2019 By: Martin Creamer

Following the announcement in October 2018 of WorleyParsons' binding offer for Jacobs' Energy, Chemicals and Resources, the combined new entity has come together under a new brand – Worley –... 


ExxonMobil acquires more exploration acreage off Namibian coast
25th April 2019 By: Nadine James

US oil giant ExxonMobil will increase its exploration acreage in Namibia by about 28 000 km2 following the signing of an agreement with the Namibian government and State-owned National Petroleum... 


South Sudan invites investment in agriculture, mining, oil
24th April 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Since its official independence from Sudan in 2011, South Sudan has ripened the environment for investment in the country, which was apparent when the country’s Ministers on Wednesday met with... 


India’s reformed oil, gas E&P policy to come into play in June/July
15th April 2019 By: Ajoy K Das

India’s reformed oil and gas exploration policy will come into force when the next round of bidding for blocks kicks off in June/July, the sector regulator has announced. “Parameters of the new... 


Vedanta announces oil discovery at its Bay of Bengal block
28th March 2019 By: Ajoy K Das

Resource major Vedanta on Wednesday announced an oil discovery in its Krishna-Godavari block in the Bay of Bengal along the eastern Indian coastline. The company earlier established a discovery of... 


Lubritech Manufacturing
Lubritech Manufacturing
22nd March 2019

Level 2 broad-based black economic- empowerment company, Lubritech Manu-facturing specialises in hydrocarbon contamination solutions by managing and controlling contamination at the source. A rise... 


India offers fresh incentives to oil, gas E&P companies
25th February 2019 By: Ajoy K Das

n a bid to increase domestic output and fuel investments in the sector, the Indian government has approved offering marketing and pricing freedom to oil and natural gas exploration and production... 


BHP approves $696m for Gulf of Mexico expansion
BHP approves $696m for Gulf of Mexico expansion
13th February 2019 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Mining major BHP on Wednesday approved $696-million in funding to develop the Atlantis Phase 3 project, in the Gulf of Mexico, after project partner BP in January approved a $1.3-billion expansion... 


CIL lines up capex for renewed thrust on developing CBM assets
12th February 2019 By: Ajoy K Das

Seizing an opportunity offered by recently relaxed rules, State-run miner Coal India Limited (CIL) has lined up a corpus of around $422-million to kick-start its sputtering coalbed methane (CBM)... 


India receives 145 bids for 25 small oil, natural gas fields at auction
31st January 2019 By: Ajoy K Das

The second round of auction of 25 discovered small fields (DSF) in the Indian oil and natural gas sector has received 145 bids from 39 investors, including six foreign companies, the sector... 


Angola approves new rules for rough diamonds
14th December 2018 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Angolan Government last week approved the new regulations concerning the commercialisation of diamonds, the Macauhub news agency has reported. The country’s Council of Ministers (Cabinet)... 


Angola approves new rules for rough diamonds
14th December 2018 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Angolan Government last week approved the new regulations concerning the commercialisation of diamonds, the Macauhub news agency has reported. The country’s Council of Ministers (Cabinet)... 


Total awarded two new exploration and production contracts in Mauritania
Total to further expand oil exploration footprint in Mauritania
12th December 2018 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Global energy company Total and the Mauritanian Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Mines have signed an agreement that awards Total two new exploration and production contracts for blocks C15 and... 


Congo mining revenues jump 147% in first 9 months
5th December 2018 By: Reuters

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) collected $1.21-billion in revenues from its mining sector over the first nine months of 2018, an increase of 147.4% over the same period last year, finance... 


Big lithium riches lure first-time miner to Bolivia’s salt flat
Big lithium riches lure first-time miner to Bolivia’s salt flat
4th December 2018 By: Bloomberg

A small army of workers from cities and villages across Bolivia boards the buses for the last leg of a commute that can last days. The meandering, bumpy dirt roads, the thin air at high altitude,... 


On-The-Air (30/11/2018)
On-The-Air (30/11/2018)
30th November 2018 By: Martin Creamer

The big spotlight being shone on the ground under the city of Johannesburg will at last reveal the threat of instability on the Golden City. South Africa this week removed the obstacles in the way... 


PORTABLE FLUID PURIFICATION 
The Parker Sentinel portable fluid purification systems are incorporated into planned maintenance programmes to protect hydraulic systems and increase productivity by eliminating moisture in oil
Fluid maintenance neglect proves costly
30th November 2018 By: Paige Müller

Fluid maintenance is frequently neglected and the consequences of using contaminated fuel and lubricant oil are often underestimated, says technical solutions provider BMG fluid technology business... 


Saudi Arabia targets $64bn in mining revenue by 2030
26th November 2018 By: Reuters

Saudi Arabia aims to raise the kingdom's mining revenues to $64-billion from $17-billion by 2030, Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Monday. Mining vast untapped reserves of bauxite,... 


Saudi Arabia says new mining project to increase non-oil GDP by 3%
23rd November 2018 By: Reuters

Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Thursday inaugurated the Waad Al-Shamaal mining project, which is expected to boost the kingdom's gross domestic product by 24-billion riyals and its non-oil GDP by... 


Saudi king to open $22.7bn mining project
20th November 2018 By: Reuters

Saudi Arabia's King Salman will inaugurate on Thursday the Waad Al-Shamaal project, a 440 km2 city for mining industries in the country's northern region, Al Arabiya TV said, quoting Energy... 


GEECL establishes viable shale gas reserves as its CBM blocks
16th November 2018 By: Ajoy K Das

India’s Great Eastern Energy Corporation Limited (GEECL), an integrated producer of coalbed methane (CBM), will diversify its production of non-conventional hydrocarbons after establishing shale... 


India’s Petroleum, Natural Gas Ministry to overrule ONGC on small oil, gas fields
12th November 2018 By: Ajoy K Das

ndications are emerging that the Indian government will take away oil and gas, small discovered fields (DSF) from ONGC and put them up for auction to private investors, overruling opposition from... 


Mauritanides 2018 posts 30% increase in sponsors & exhibitors with majors BP, ExxonMobil & Shell participating for first time
8th November 2018

Mauritanides, the largest and only biennial mining and energy conference and exhibition held in Mauritania since 2010, has posted a strong 30% increase in sponsors & exhibitors compared to the... 


Construction starts at ALCORE pilot plant
24th July 2018 By: Esmarie Iannucci

ASX-listed Australian Bauxite on Tuesday reported that its subsidiary ALCORE has secured the minimum funding required to start Stage 1 of the ALCORE project. Site construction works started in... 


Mozambique stacker accident will not delay coal exports, Vale assures
14th August 2015 By: Keith Campbell

Vale Mozambique, the local subsidiary of major Brazilian mining group has given the assurance that the recent collapse of a coal stacker at the port of Nacala-à-Velha (Nacala) will not interfere... 


Mozambique should be careful when granting minerals licences as sector grows strongly
3rd April 2015 By: Keith Campbell

The minerals extraction sector of the Mozambican economy grew by 14.9% in the fourth quarter of last year, in comparison to the fourth quarter of 2013. This was recently reported by the country’s... 


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