Ousted Gabon leader’s wife and son sentenced to 20 years for graft
Libreville – A Gabon court on Wednesday sentenced the former first lady and son of the oil-rich country’s deposed... Read more
12 Nov
Court halts TotalEnergies South African oil exploration
Johannesburg – A South African court has refused environmental authorisation for offshore drilling in a venture led by French energy... Read more
15 Aug
Drone attack shuts US-run oil field in Iraqi Kurdistan
Arbil – A drone strike on Tuesday forced a US company to suspend operations at an oil field in... Read more
16 Jul
Oil prices tumble as markets shrug off Iranian rebuttal to US
New York – Crude oil prices slid more than seven percent Monday while Wall Street stocks advanced after markets... Read more
24 Jun
Oil panic after US hits Iran — SA warned: brace for brutal petrol hikes
Cape Town – Oil prices surged on Monday following U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, raising global fears of... Read more
23 Jun
Stocks drop, oil gains as Mideast unrest fuels inflation fears
London – Stock markets mostly fell Thursday while oil prices rose as the Israel-Iran conflict added to fears over... Read more
20 Jun
Ghana president tells firms to pump oil ‘like there’s no tomorrow’
Abidjan – Ghana’s President John Mahama on Tuesday urged global firms to ramp up crude oil production in the West... Read more
14 May
Top uranium producer Namibia to open talks on nuclear energy plant
Windhoek – Leading uranium producer Namibia will this year launch talks on its first nuclear energy plant as it... Read more
25 Apr
Militant groups claim attacks on Nigerian oil facilities
Lagos – Two militant groups in Nigeria’s oil-rich southern delta region on Sunday claimed responsibility for recent attacks on... Read more
14 Apr
Nigerian president sacks board of state oil company
Lagos – President Bola Tinubu dismissed the entire leadership of Nigeria’s state-run oil company Wednesday, naming a former Shell executive... Read more
3 Apr
