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Hot Topics in International Trade - June 2024 - BRICS A Focus on De-Dollarization and Global Expansion

It was about two years ago I recall writing an article on the QUAD, whose members are the U.S., India, Australia, Japan. It was truly a head scratcher to me as to just how India, Modi specifically, was able to navigate...more

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The Investment Powerhouse

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In recent years, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has significantly ramped up its foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa, and has emerged as the fourth-largest foreign direct investor on the continent after China, the...more

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Trends in African Upstream M&A

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With global oil and gas demand forecast to grow and huge exploration potential across and offshore the continent, Africa is an increasingly attractive destination for upstream investment. In this chapter for Upstream Oil and...more

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Security of African Oil and Gas Projects: Risk Allocation Strategies

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As nations around the world scramble to lay their hands on new sources of energy to replace their heavy dependence on Russian oil and gas, attention is turning back to Africa’s resource-rich nations. Set back by years of...more

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Charting Namibia’s new investment potential

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Namibia's regulatory environment, stable economy and rich mineral resources make it an attractive investment destination in Africa. Investors should view Namibia as a key emerging investment hub on the continent....more

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Why Africa Matters: The Investment Case

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Population and economic growth: A burgeoning global market - Africa’s population is growing rapidly. Already numbering almost 1.5 billion, it is projected to reach 2.5 billion by 2050 – around 25% of the world’s...more

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Africa Focus: Summer 2023

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Recent disruptions in the global food supply chains have highlighted Africa's urgent need to become self-sufficient in food production. Traditionally, the continent has turned to small-scale community-based agricultural...more

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Spotlight on Lusophone trends in Africa: Economic development and energy transition – how do you strike the right balance?

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As with many African nations, Lusophone countries on the continent are trying to balance a need to raise revenue to invest in economic development, often from exploiting fossil fuel resources, and the need to transition to...more

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African M&A stages a comeback

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Last year was a challenging one for M&A in Africa, with both deal value and volume dropping to their lowest figures on record. Yet 2021 has shown signs of a resurgence, with H1’s total of 87 deals marking a 15% increase...more

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Africa Focus: Autumn 2020 - Nigeria’s LNG Train 7 project breaks new ground

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A US$3 billion financing amid a volatile market shows oil & gas projects with strong fundamentals can continue to raise debt... In May 2020, during the most volatile period in the oil & gas sector in 40 years, Nigeria LNG...more

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COVID-19 and an Oil Price Collapse: Impact on Energy Security in Africa – Challenges and Opportunities

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The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has arrived in Africa and it will need an African response if it is to be successfully managed. In early March there were few reported cases on the continent....more

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The Future of Mining | Diversity

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After what can be described as a difficult period for mining, many are predicting that the mining sector is experiencing a renaissance and nowhere is this welcomed more than on the continent of Africa. ...more

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African M&A dips slightly in 2018 but some regions are bucking the trend, While dealmaking value was marginally down year on year,...

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M&A in Africa totaled US$21.1 billion in 2018, a slight drop compared to the US$22 billion recorded in 2017. Deal volume, however, fell more precipitously from 272 in 2017 to 206 in 2018. ...more

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Gas Snippets

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Renergen publishes prospectus for proposed ASX listing - AltX-listed alternative and renewable energy business Renergen has, ahead of its planned listing on the ASX in May, announced a further increase in reserves at its...more

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Energy Snippets

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Tatu City development completes its first solar installation - As part of a 30 MW strategy for Tatu City real estate developer Rendeavour has installed its first solar power plant in Kenya....more

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Gas Snippets

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Seplat, NNPC to raise U$700m for gas plant due in 2020 - Seplat Petroleum Development and Nigeria’s State oil company will raise US$700 million for a joint gas project scheduled to start production next year as the...more

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Gas snippets

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Mozambique plans sovereign wealth fund to manage gas revenue - Mozambique’s government plans to establish a sovereign wealth fund to manage income from future gas production, President Filipe Nyusi said....more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - March 2019 #4

Romney Helps GOP Look for New Path on Climate Change - "But a group of Republicans -- Romney and Sens. Lamar Alexander and Lindsey Graham, who worked with Democrats in 2009 and 2010 to cap carbon emissions, as well as others...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - March 2019 #2

West Virginia Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in EQT Doddridge County Trespassing Case - "The state Supreme Court will decide if a lower court judge got it right when he ruled natural gas production company EQT trespassed...more

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Bénin Adopts New Petroleum Code in Emerging West Africa Oil and Gas Frontier

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Bénin recently adopted a new petroleum code, making the country one of the latest frontier countries in the West Africa oil and gas industry to update its petroleum law. The code provides for a production sharing contract...more

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Africa Bulletin - January 2019

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Gas-to-Power in Africa: An Overview of Opportunities and Challenges - WHAT IS GAS-TO-POWER? “Gas-to-power” is a phrase that encompasses a trend of projects which involve directly using gas in power generation. The...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - October 2018 #2

Is U.S. Shale as Productive as It's Cracked Up to Be? "When you look at the data, the question arises of whether E&Ps' well production systems are as efficient and productive as they like to think they are." Why this is...more

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Gas Snippets

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Saldanha facility ramping up gas supply - Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) supplier Avedia Energy has announced the first year of operational success of its Avedia Energy LPG storage facility in Saldanha Bay, in the Western...more

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Africa Oil & Gas Report: How Will the Sustainability Agenda Impact Development in Africa?

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As sustainability has moved up the agenda across the globe, politicians, investors, corporates, and multinational funding bodies have taken note. In the public sector, governments and intergovernmental organisations have...more

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Projects and energy updates from South Africa - Africa50 to participate with developing the Desert to Power Programme - Africa50, Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) are set to develop solar...more

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