Swedish mining and infrastructure manufacturer Epiroc has announced a $14.7 million equipment order from La Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière (SNIM) in Mauritania- one of Africa’s largest iron ore producers. The contract calls for a package of the company’s advanced Pit Viper 351 drill rigs fitted with AutoDrill and AutoLevel functionality to be put to
Egypt Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El Molla hosted his Equatorial Guinea counterpart, Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, yesterday. A statement from Egypt said the discussions focused on the trend of its increasing co-operation with African states. El Molla said Egypt was ready to help on a number of fronts. The country could help
Algeria, Nigeria, and Niger have inked a deal for a trans-Saharan gas pipeline project. Nigerian Minister of Energy and Mining Mohamed Arkab made the announcement and said they aim to carry out the plan as soon as possible. The Algerian minister underscored that a meeting with Niger’s oil resources minister, Timipre Sylva, and its energy
The rate of contribution of renewable energy in the production of electricity would exceed the target of 30%, as set by 2030, said Director of Solar Energy at the National Agency for Energy Management (ANME), Nafaa Baccari In a statement to TAP, Baccari noted that this contribution currently varies between 3% and 4%, compared to
Just as it appeared that all hope for Libya’s struggling oil industry was lost, the country’s Energy Ministry has announced plans to open up the market to boost international investment. The Ministry hopes these plans will soon be approved by the government so they can be put in motion and Libya can boost its oil
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