Angola’s National Oil, Gas and Biofuel’s Agency (ANPG) has opened blocks for licensing in the Onshore Lower Congo Basin and the Onshore Kwanza Basin as part of its 2020 oil and gas licensing round

Angola has signed a US$5bn MoU with its neighbour Zambia, with an aim to carry out studies to assess the feasibility of installing pipelines and gas pipeline between Lobito and Lusaka

Clariant has announced that Dr Nihal Obeyesekere, head of Global Innovation Integrity Management for Business Unit Oil and Mining Services, has won the 2021 NACE Fellow Honor from the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)

ExxonMobil Corporation has announced the Q1 2021 earnings of US$2.7bn, or US$0.64 per share assuming dilution, compared with a loss of US$610mn in the Q1 2020