Seasoned Portuguese football player Julio Lourenço will be in Namibia for more than six months to help nurture young talent and establish a sustainable football ecosystem. Lourenço is in Namibia at the invitation of fellow football enthusiast and former national team player Dokkies Schmidt. Lourenço says he and Schmidt engaged in discussions two years ago...
THE National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) and Portuguese energy giant Galp Energy have signed a two-year agreement to enhance the skills and competencies in both upstream and downstream sectors. Namcor spokesperson Utaara Hoveka says under the agreement senior Namcor and Galp officials will identify opportunities and initiatives in the two sectors. “Under the upstream...
Portugal’s Galp Energia has reported positive indications of hydrocarbons from an exploration well targeting a 10 billion-barrel prospect in Namibia’s exciting Orange basin, although it is far too early to say if it has a discovery on its hands. The Lisbon-based operator began drilling its Mopane-1X probe on 17 November in Petroleum Exploration Licence 93...
Portuguese photographer Carlos Barradas is currently hosting a five-day photography workshop at the Namibian Arts Association in Windhoek. The workshop, themed ‘Photography, History and Freedom: An Exploration of Historic Moments’, started yesterday and will run until 28 November. It is hosted by the embassy of Portugal in Windhoek in partnership with StArt Art Gallery and...
Portuguese energy player Galp Energia has begun drilling an exploration well at the offshore PEL 83 block in Namibia. The Mopane-1X well is being drilled by the Hercules semi-submersible rig. In May 2023, Galp Energia signed a contract with Bermuda-based vessel and chartering company SFL Corporation for the use of the rig for its two-well...
The Embassy of Portugal in Windhoek, in collaboration with StArt Art Gallery and the Namibian Arts Association, has extended an invitation to artists, students, and enthusiasts to participate in an immersive photography workshop led by distinguished Portuguese photographer, Carlos Barradas. Scheduled to unfold from 22 November to 28 November at the Namibian Arts Association, this...
A court in Portugal on Monday convicted the hacker Rui Pinto over his “Football Leaks” revelations that exposed dodgy dealings in international football, sentencing him to a suspended four-year prison term. It was the biggest information leak in sports history and sparked criminal investigations in Belgium, Britain, France, Spain and Switzerland. Pinto, 34, argued he...