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VENUS OIL FIELD IN NAMIBIA ADVANCES TOWARD 2026 FINAL INVESTMENT DECISION.

An oil field off the coast of Namibia is steadily progressing toward a Final Investment Decision (FID) scheduled for early 2026.

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Oil & Gas

EGYPT: UNITED ENERGY ACQUIRES WESTERN DESERT PRODUCER APEX.

United Energy (MENA), a wholly owned subsidiary of United Energy Group (UEG), has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement with Apex International Energy.

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Energy Policy & Regulation

TANZANIA POISED TO LAUNCH MAJOR OIL & GAS LICENSING ROUND AT AFRICA ENERGIES SUMMIT.

Tanzania will officially launch its fifth oil and gas licensing round on May 13, 2025, at the Africa Energies Summit in London, offering 26 exploration blocks to global investors. The move aims to revitalize Tanzania’s energy sector and attract foreign capital to tap into its vast natural gas reserves.

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Oil & Gas

SAUDI ARAMCO RAISES JUNE OIL PRICES FOR ASIA MARKETS.

Saudi Aramco has raised its oil prices for June exports to Asia, reversing a two month trend of price cuts. The increase comes amid rising supply concerns and a fragile global demand outlook. With OPEC+ agreeing to boost production for the second month in a row, this move has significant implications for oil markets. As market watchers await further developments at the upcoming OPEC+ meeting, Saudi Aramco's pricing decisions continue to set the tone for global oil markets, impacting everything from production strategies to pricing benchmarks for major regional producers.

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Oil & Gas

DEPUTY MINISTER JUDITH KAPINGA INAUGURATES CNG MOTHER STATION IN DAR ES SALAAM.

Deputy Minister for Energy, Judith Kapinga, officially launched a state of the art Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Mother Station in Dar es Salaam on May 9, 2025. Representing the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Energy, Dr. Doto Biteko, Kapinga unveiled the facility, which operates 24 hours a day and can serve up to 1,200 vehicles daily. The launch also featured the unveiling of the first UDART bus powered by natural gas. With the capacity to simultaneously fill eight vehicles, the new station is expected to reduce fuel costs, ease congestion at existing CNG outlets, and support Tanzania's transition to environmentally friendly energy sources. This milestone aligns with national goals to expand clean energy infrastructure, boost industrial use of natural gas, and encourage private sector investment in sustainable energy development.

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Oil & Gas

HOW TURKEY COULD THWART THE EU's PLAN TO BAN RUSSIANS GAS.

As the European Union accelerates efforts to eliminate Russian natural gas imports by 2027, an unexpected challenge is emerging not from within the bloc, but from neighboring Turkey. Positioned strategically between East and West, Turkey is rapidly evolving into a major natural gas hub, receiving significant volumes of Russian gas via the TurkStream pipeline. While the EU pushes for energy independence, Turkey’s growing role as a transit and distribution center could quietly undermine those goals, allowing Russian gas to continue flowing into Europe under a different guise. With some EU countries like Hungary and Slovakia still heavily reliant on these supplies, and Turkey aiming to replace Ukraine as the primary transit route, the road to energy autonomy may be more complex and politically fraught than Brussels anticipated. Dive into the full story to uncover how geopolitics, pipelines and pricing are reshaping Europe's energy future.

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