Haitham Al Ghais, Secretary General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), willdeliver an address at the Namibian International Energy Conference (NIEC) in Windhoek this April, sharing insight into global oil trends. The Secretary-General will be joined by a delegation from the organization, who will lead technical discussions around the outlook for oil and...
Tom Alweendo, Namibia’s Minister of Mines and Energy, will speak at the 2024 edition of the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy conference – taking place November 4-8 in Cape Town. Alweendo’s return to the event underscores his commitment to increasing investment across the Namibian energy value chain and is expected to open...
Bannerman Energy Ltd has announced the successful completion of a Scoping Study evaluating potential expansion options for its flagship Etango Uranium Project located in Namibia. This study highlights the robust technical and financial viability of two future phases: Etango-XP, involving an expansion in throughput capacity to 16 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa), and Etango-XT, extending...
Haitham Al Ghais, Secretary General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), will deliver an address at the Namibian International Energy Conference (NIEC) in Windhoek this April, sharing insight into global oil trends. The Secretary-General will be joined by a delegation from the organization, who will lead technical discussions around the outlook for oil...
Niël Terblanché Custos Energy, in partnership with state-owned Namcor and Portuguese energy giant Galp Energia, announced their third light oil discovery in Namibia’s Orange Basin since the beginning of the year. This latest find is a significant development for the Namibian oil and gas sector and has once again accentuated the region’s growing reputation as...
Maria David INFRASTRUCTURE development remains a core pillar of the country’s socio-economic development. This was according to President Nangolo Mbumba during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered on Thursday, saying that they have to be strategic in making investments that enable them to connect Namibia to the region and the world markets to...
…Knowledge Katti’s Custos, Galp and NAMCOR are partners Sintana Energy Inc has said that an ongoing exploration campaign in Namibia’s Orange Basin has resulted in significant discoveries of light oil. The company is conducting exploration on blocks 2813A and 2814B in the Basin, a region rapidly gaining recognition as one of the world’s most promising...
The Namibia International Energy Conference (NIEC), known as ‘The Gathering’ has announced that RMB, Shell, and Chevron, will be their Sapphire sponsors for the upcoming 2024 conference. Taking place on 23 to 25 April at Droombos, the NIEC themed, ‘Reimagine Resource-Rich Namibia: Turning Possibilities into Prosperity’, promised thought-provoking dialogues and partnership Convener of the NIEC,...
Investing in Africa’s energy transition necessitates dramatic shifts, around U$2.9 trillion of cumulative capital expenditure would be required between 2022 and 2050, most of which would be dedicated to green-energy sources. Renewable energy is expected to account for 65% of installed capacity in Africa by 2035 and 95% by 2050. Solar and wind power will...
Mines and Energy Minister, Tom Alweendo has shared key lesson from the recently held Nigerian Energy Summit in Abuja. Nigeria, being the largest oil producer in Africa, Alweendo said that they took the opportunity to discuss their local content journey in the oil and gas sector, and thus Namibia learnt two important lessons. Highlighting these...