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 company on Wednesday announced a new midterm management plan spanning fiscal years 2026 and 2028, with the goal for dividends to reach 140 yen ($0.92) per share by the end of the period. That compares with its 100 yen dividend for the current fiscal year.
The world’s biggest oil companies are expected to press ahead with plans to accelerate production growth when they report earnings this week, despite weak crude prices and higher supplies from OPEC and its allies.
Indian refiners have suspended new orders for Russian crude, Reuters has reported, citing unnamed sources as saying the industry awaited clarity from the government about navigating the new U.S. sanction context.
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.
NewMed Energy said Sunday, “Furthermore, to the best of the Partnership’s [NewMed’s] knowledge, concurrently therewith, the said other two exporters also signed transmission agreements with INGL in respect of the share allocated to them in the project, thereby satisfying the conditions precedent that had been stipulated for the Transmission Agreement’s entry into force and effect”.
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