As global upstream capital tightens, the Africa Energy Bank is stepping in to unlock risk capital, crowd in partners and accelerate frontier exploration across Africa’s oil and gas sector January 30, 2026/African Energy Chamber While global exploration and production capital expenditure is set to reach $504 billion in 2026, the […]
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Nigeria’s Growing Role in Global Development Procurement
January 30, 2026/CSL Update Nigerian firms securing over 6,800 World Bank–financed contracts valued at approximately US$2.5 billion in the past five years, the country is increasingly transitioning from a passive recipient of development aid to an active participant in the global procurement ecosystem. The concentration of these contracts in critical […]
Trump’s Whiplash Iran Rhetoric Keeps Oil Bulls in Control
January 30, 2026/Oilprice.com Tom Kool Editor, Oilprice.com Markets looked past rising supply as shifting U.S. rhetoric on Iran and ongoing weather-related disruptions kept risk premiums elevated. Friday, January 30, 2026 Trump’s erratic rhetoric has been greatly supportive of oil prices this week, first promising ‘speed and violence’ to Iran, only […]
