The initiative, dubbed STEM Clinic, is designed to spark curiosity and build confidence among young learners — particularly girls. This year’s edition engaged over 500 female students from the Ahanta West Municipality in the Western Region over a two-week period, equipping them with practical scientific skills and inspiring them to envision careers in science and technology.
Eni has finalized the sale of a 30% interest in Côte d’Ivoire’s Baleine offshore project to Vitol, reshaping the partnership structure of the country’s flagship oil and gas development. Following the deal, Eni retains a 47.25% stake as operator, Vitol holds 30%, and state-owned Petroci controls 22.75%.
The European Union needs to step up efforts to provide supply of critical minerals in the face of Chinese export curbs, the European Initiative for Energy Security has said, calling for more funding to be secured for these efforts.
Lukoil is the most internationally diverse of Russia’s oil giants, with upstream businesses in former Soviet countries such as Kazakstan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan, as well as in Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and West African nations of Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon and Congo.
The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has restated its commitment to achieving full operatorship as it continues to strengthen technical competence, institutional resilience, and financial sustainability.
In reality, though, national output has been declining. Data from the Petroleum Commission show crude production fell from 71.4 million barrels in 2019 to 48.2 million barrels in 2024, with a further 26% year-on-year drop recorded in the first half of 2025.
The Centre for Environmental Management and Sustainable Energy (CEMSE) has called for a pragmatic, partnership-driven approach to reviving the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), emphasising that a tolling agreement, rather than an outright sale, offers the most sustainable path to restoring the refinery’s operational and financial viability.
Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports surged by 413,000 barrels per day (bpd) in August, to the highest level in six months, as the world’s top crude exporter and the OPEC+ group accelerated the reversal of the production cuts.
Mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. upstream oil and gas sector fell for a third straight quarter, marking an end to blockbuster takeovers seen in recent years amid persistently low energy prices. According to Enverus Intelligence Research, deals worth $9.7 billion were closed in the third quarter, marking a 28% drop from the second quarter and putting the current year far below the record $192 billion recorded in 2023
The European Union adopted a new package of sanctions targeting Russia’s energy infrastructure, joining a new US push to chip away at Moscow’s ability to wage its war against Ukraine.