AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoEnergy Security Shift: Black Sea Petroleum says Georgia’s Kulevi refinery will stop processing Russian crude and switch to entirely non-Russian supplies in August–September 2026, after processing 650,000+ tons in H1 2026; the company also expanded its Honeywell partnership for automated control systems and plans road bitumen in Q1 2027 plus aviation fuel capacity in Q2 2027. AI & Public Safety: Georgia’s government says it will roll out facial recognition cameras nationwide and buy an anti-drone UAV system, responding to AlgorithmWatch claims about use of a sanctioned Russian facial recognition system. Mining & Field Work: Krakatoa Resources kicked off a second field season at the Zopkhito antimony-gold project in Georgia, aiming for a maiden JORC-compliant resource estimate using underground sampling from existing adits. Tech-Industry Signals: A regional KPMG report finds Central Asia and the Caucasus companies are scaling AI and cybersecurity faster than global peers, with many already seeing measurable industrial results. Education/Research Culture: Georgian Technical University’s mining-geology museums hosted Israeli visitors focused on mineralogy and rock research.
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