Chevron Corporation (CVX) Stock: Surge as 2,000-Foot Oil Column Discovery in Angola Fuels Rally 

TLDR Chevron stock climbs 1.38% after a major offshore oil discovery in Angola today. The Block 0 well revealed a hydrocarbon column extending beyond 2,000 feet. Chevron found more than 300 feet of net pay in the primary Pinda reservoir. The discovery …

Chevron finds oil, gas condensate offshore Angola

Angola reinforces surveillance due to persistent Mpox

So far, no deaths have been reported from this cause. The province of Cabinda, in northern Angola, has the highest concentration of confirmed cases, with 198 from April 30 to August 11, and 274 suspected cases. Given this situation and its status as a …

TAAG CARGO SAFELY TRANSPORTS LIONS FROM SOUTH AFRICA TO NIGERIA VIA ANGOLA

TAAG Angola Airlines has successfully completed a specialized live animal transport operation, carrying two adult lions weighing approximately 200 kilograms each from Johannesburg, South Africa, to Lagos, Nigeria, via Dr. António Agostinho Neto …

TechnipFMC wins ‘significant’ flexible pipe contract for Azule Energy project offshore Angola

TechnipFMC says that it has been awarded a “significant contract” by Azule Energy to supply flexible flowlines and risers for the West Hub Tails project, an extension of the Block 15/06 Agogo Integrated Development offshore Angola. For TechnipFMC, a “ …

Aug. 15, 1959: Hundreds suffer food poisoning at company picnic in Angola

Angola hospitals were filled and a temporary ward had to be set up on Aug. 15, 1959, when around 800 people were stricken with food poisoning at a company’s summer picnic. About 3,000 people attended the picnic by Elkhart-based Miles Pharmaceutical …

Catholics in Angola Challenged to Walk 130-Kilometer Pilgrimage of Faith to Muxima Shrine

“Without devaluing other places, the Shrine of Muxima is very much ours, and we should have a heart for it,” Fr. Calonda said. The Catholic Priest said the pilgrimage will also seek to strengthen communion among participants and entrust Angolan families to …

Tyranny of transvestites in 16th-century Angola and nowadays in West

From 16th-century Angola’s nganga-ia – transvestite priests with unchecked power – to Brazil’s Supreme Court equating transphobia with racism, history echoes.  Contact us: [email protected] In 1591, a slave named Duarte was harassed by a colleague …

“Violence cannot be our banner”: Catholic Bishops in Angola Urge Dialogue after Political Clashes

On August 10, CEAST’s Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace and Integrity of Creation warned that renewed confrontations could revive old grievances and lead to further violence. “The current tension requires prudence, responsibility and, above all, …

The Light That Fails: Rethinking Rural Electrification in Angola

By Edmilson Ramiro Luís Ricardo Electrical Engineer In Angola, talking about a lack of electricity no longer quite describes the problem. The issue is not simply whether a community has a grid connection. It is whether that connection provides electricity …