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Africa’s Oil and Gas Investment to Hit $43 Billion in 2025

Despite the growing emphasis on natural gas with international majors exploring and putting online gas projects and LNG export facilities around Africa, projections indicate that liquid hydrocarbons will still hold the lion’s share of capex, attracting 60% of the total investment through 2030. But natural gas is gradually gaining ground and its share of annual expenditure is set to increase from around 30% in 2023 to more than 40% by the end of the decade, the African Energy Chamber’s report says.

Oil Traders Turn Bullish for 2025

The president-elect has made no secret of his attitude to Iran, and he demonstrated that attitude during his first term when he withdrew the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, commonly referred to as the Iran nuclear deal, and slapped back sanctions that the JCPOA had put an end to previously. The administration that took over in 2020 did not pay as much attention to Iran and sanction enforcement.

Standard Chartered: U.S. Oil Production Growth To Decline In 2025

Last month, a survey by law firm Haynes Boone LLC revealed that banks are gearing up for oil prices to fall below $60 a barrel by the middle of President-elect Donald Trump’s new term. The survey of 26 bankers showed that they expect WTI prices to drop to $58.62 a barrel by 2027, nearly $20 lower than the intraday price of $76.22 at 12.00 pm ET on Wednesday.

Uranium Prices to Bottom Out and Rebound in 2025: What’s Driving the Outlook?

The factors outlined—ranging from AI’s energy demands and geopolitical disruptions to countries’ net-zero goals and nuclear policy shifts—suggest a strong long-term case for uranium demand and higher prices. While near-term uncertainties may create volatility, the resurgence of nuclear energy globally positions uranium as a critical commodity for the future. By mid-2025, a rebound to levels of $90–$100 per pound seems increasingly plausible.