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IEA appoints first African to oversee deals on energy issues across the continent

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has hired Mr Maximilian Jarrett as its first Africa Programme Manager to help expand the Agency’s reach and coordinate its work as it deepens its engagement across the continent. Business Hilights gathered that Jarrett brings…

How ready are IOCs in reducing methane leaks to tame emissions?

More issues are still coming from the latest report published by the International Energy Agency (IEA) on best production models to reduce carbon emissions and drive transition to cleaner energies without affecting rising investments in explorations. IEA in the report…

Oil price jumps to $56, a five-month high on forecasts that glut will drop

Chances of Nigeria consolidating the gains of its recent exit from recession became brighter on Thursday, as oil prices rose with Brent briefly touching a five-month high, a day after the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecast the market would continue…

Nigeria in fears as US oil output may become OPEC’s headache soon—IEA

The International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday that Global oil output will expand faster than worldwide demand for oil next year, primarily as US producers rack up production, and that could hamper exporters’ efforts to prop up prices. The…