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The opening day of African Energy Week 2021 featured a panel discussion focused on the legal and technical aspects of oil and gas exploration during a Country Spotlight on Namibia. Moderated by Jo Kromber, the Foreign News Editor for Xinhua News Agency, the discussion featured a panel including Namibia’s Minister …

The proven mining-sector material handling capability of Unitrans Africa (UA) is laying the groundwork for a bright future marked by unique innovation in key areas of the company’s operations. Unitrans Africa’s bold, long-term vision includes electric vehicles as well as real-time stockpile management and reporting. But none of these concepts …

BW Energy has agreed to pay $14 million to Aquadrill for the semisub drilling rig Leo, which was built in 2021. The rig will be repurposed as a floating production unit for the Kudu gas-to-power project off the coast of Namibia, according to the company. In comparison to previous development …

The owner of the Kombat mine in the Otjozondjupa region, Trigon Mining Namibia, has built a community garden in the Kombat settlement to employ 80 women and contribute to the community’s sustainability. After 14 years of closure due to a downturn in copper prices and a power outage that resulted …

Mineral commodity prices are rising around the world, which is excellent for Namibia’s mining industry and likely to boost government revenue from the extractive sector. Global commodity prices have risen sharply in recent weeks as economies throughout the world begin to recover from the disastrous effects of Covid-19. “It is …

Scot Evans, CEO of Reconnaissance Energy Africa (ReconAfrica), has confirmed his attendance and participation in African Energy Week (AEW), which will be held in Cape Town from November 9th to 12th. Evans and Diana McQueen, Senior Vice-President Communications and Stakeholder Relations, will both be in Cape Town not just to …

De Beers, a diamond miner and retailer, and National Geographic have announced the beginning of Okavango Eternal, a partnership aimed at protecting the Okavango Delta’s source waters and the people and livelihoods that depend on them. DeBeers said in a press release that the five-year commitment is a critical inward …

Following the official handover held on the 18th and 19th of August at Damen Shipyards Mangalia, Debmarine Namibia’s new diamond recovery vessel, departed on a four-week long maiden voyage to the Port of Cape Town, South Africa, where it will be fitted with mission equipment before beginning operations off the …

The village of Okombahe in the Erongo region is outraged by a proposed marble mining project in their territory, claiming that they will resist it with all their might. Residents have expressed their dissatisfaction with the planned mining of a 7 464-hectare plot of land on the /Khan-heb Mountain. Residents …

Namibia’s Oranjemund, where Namdeb’s mine is adjacent to the Orange River’s estuary, is a key location for diamond extraction. By the time it reaches the ocean, the river has travelled through most of southern Africa and is rich in minerals. The current slows and the rocky fragments settle out at …