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Philippe Vasset
CONGO Editor in Chief
CONGO-ELF: A COMPROMISE
On Dec. 7 the Congolese government pushed through parliament a draft law that extended the Haute Mer permit where the N'kossa field lies until the year 2003 and provided for "the sale to Elf Congo of all of the oil production corresponding to the proportional royalty that Elf Congo owes Congo in the N'kossa field. (...)   [767 words]   [$11,2]
OIL & GAS
CONGO
CONGO-ELF: A COMPROMISE
   On Dec. 7 the Congolese government pushed through parliament a draft law that extended the Haute Mer permit where the N'kossa field lies until the year 2003 and provided for "the sale to Elf Congo of all of the oil production corresponding to the proportional royalty that Elf Congo owes Congo in the N'kossa field.  (...)  [767 words]   [$11,2]
ANGOLA
NEW DISCOVERY FOR ELF
   Early last week Elf and Sonangol announced a new oil discovery recorded by Elf Exploration Angola (EAA) in Block 3/91.  (...)  [357 words]   [$7]
CAMEROON/CHAD
YAOUNDE PULLS BACK FROM PIPELINE
   Informed sources in Cameroon have told AEM that Cameroon is no longer committed to acquiring a 49% stake in the future Chad-Cameroon pipeline, the construction of which is currently being negotiated between the Chad oil consortium (Esso, Shell, Elf) and the Yaounde government.  (...)  [306 words]   [$7]
NAMIBIA
NEW PARTNER FOR NORSK HYDRO
   Norsk Hydro, which had operated on Block 1991 in Offshore Namibia with a 40% interest, is getting a new partner following a farm-out agreement.  (...)  [313 words]   [$7]
ALGERIA
SECOND BHP DISCOVERY
   BHP has recorded an oil discovery on its Rhourde el Louh permit in the Ghadames basin with the Rhourde el Rouni Nord 1 (RERN-1) well which reached a maximum depth of 3,168 m at the end of October, according to Petroconsultants.  (...)  [156 words]   [$7]
ANGOLA
EXPLORATION PACT IMMINENT
   Negotiations have led to a production sharing accord concerning Block 15 and the pact "just remains to be signed," Angolese oil minister Albina Africano told AEM during the oil-mining conference which has just been held in Cape Town.  (...)  [245 words]   [$7]

AT A GLANCE
CAMEROON   
 [39 words]   [FREE]
CONGO   
 [33 words]   [FREE]
EGYPT   
 [39 words]   [FREE]
NIGERIA   
 [43 words]   [FREE]
AFRICA    TEN PERCENT OF EC CRUDE IMPORTS
 [112 words]   [$2,1]
LIBYA   
 [24 words]   [FREE]
NIGERIA   
 [90 words]   [$2,1]
CONGO   
 [40 words]   [FREE]
DJIBOUTI    SHARP FUEL PRICE RISES PLANNED
 [120 words]   [$2,1]
NIGERIA   
 [95 words]   [$2,1]
ALGERIA    CFD LOAN FOR TRAINING
 [78 words]   [$2,1]
ANGOLA   
 [43 words]   [FREE]
TUNISIA    ENGINEERING CONTRACT FOR HEURTEY
 [73 words]   [$2,1]
EGYPT   
 [23 words]   [FREE]
UNITED STATES/FRANCE    COFLEXIP 30% AMERICAN
 [120 words]   [$2,1]
ANGOLA   
 [85 words]   [$2,1]
NIGERIA   
 [92 words]   [$2,1]
ELECTRICITY
GHANA
TWO STAGES FOR ABOADSE
   The combustion turbine and combined cycle power station that the Volta River Authority (VRA) will run at Aboadse near Takoradi is to be built in two stages.  (...)  [665 words]   [$7]
SOUTH AFRICA
FRANCE SEEKS NEW MARKETS
   Among French firms seeking joint ventues in South Africa figure two small and medium-sized companies manufacturing auxiliary equipment for distribution, including SEIFEL of St.  (...)  [427 words]   [$7]
SOUTHERN AFRICA
FRICTION ON INTERCONNECTIONS
   Two possible solutions have emerged for the rehabilitation of the high voltage line from the Cabora Bassa dam to South Africa as the Permanent Joint Committee on the dam (Mozambique,  (...)  [615 words]   [$7]

AT A GLANCE
SOUTH AFRICA    FRANCE IN TRAINING SCHEME
 [72 words]   [$2,1]
IVORY COAST    OPTIMISM FOR FOX TROT
 [148 words]   [$2,1]

MINING
ZAIRE
GCM A STATE EMBLEM
   Reviving Gecamines would be fine but the most important and pressing need is to safeguard the "Zaire state." That is very clearly the attitude of GCM officials.  (...)  [716 words]   [$7]
ZAIRE
OKIMO ANNOUNCES BOUNCE-BACK
   Without saying where the resources will be coming from, the new chief executive officer of the Office des Mines d'Or de Kilo-Moto (Okimo) has announced the start-up of a number of  (...)  [137 words]   [$7]
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA
"UNLOCKING" A REGION'S POTENTIAL
   The conference held in Cape Town two weeks ago on the theme "Oil and Mining in Sub-Saharan Africa" was an event in itself because it was unprecedented on the continent.  (...)  [631 words]   [$7]
RWANDA
ADF GREEN LIGHT FOR PEAT SCHEME
   The African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a loan of roughly $8 million which will cover the hard currency part of a $9.  (...)  [239 words]   [$7]

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