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Algeria to Push for Oil Production Freeze at Informal OPEC Talks

Algeria and other OPEC members whose budget took a toll on the backdrop of the oil price plunge are expected to push for a production freeze during an OPEC informal meeting scheduled for late September in Algiers. OPEC has lined up an informal meeting on the sidelines of the International Energy Forum in Algeria in […]

COVID-19: First clinical trial of a vaccine underway in South Africa

South Africa has just started clinical trial of a vaccine against Covid-19, the first on the continent. This candidate vaccine has been developed by Oxford University’s Jenner Institute and is already being tested in humans in Great Britain.   The vaccine trial started on June 24 in Johannesburg, the commercial capital, and Pretoria, the national […]

Orders issued for Sarir, Messla, and Nafoura oilfields to resume production

Engineers from Libya’s Sarir, Messla, and Nafoura oilfields told Reuters on Saturday August 31, that they had received orders to resume production. This development marks a significant shift following a prolonged standoff between rival political factions that had led to the closure of most of the country’s oilfields. The resumption of operations was directed by […]