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Philippe Vasset
WEST AFRICA Editor in Chief
WEST AFRICA: COMPETITION CARRIES THE DAY
Initial exploration in West Africa's deep offshore has proved encouraging but because of the huge investments involved it would be best for host countries to display more flexibility regarding E&P contracts. That view, voiced by Lambert Ona Ovono, deputy CEO of Elf Gabon, affiliate of the group which made three big discoveries of the type off Congo and Angola, was widely shared by operators at the Offshore West Africa conference. (...)   [633 words]   [$11,2]
OIL & GAS
WEST AFRICA
WEST AFRICA: COMPETITION CARRIES THE DAY
   Initial exploration in West Africa's deep offshore has proved encouraging but because of the huge investments involved it would be best for host countries to display more flexibility regarding E&P contracts. That view, voiced by Lambert Ona Ovono, deputy CEO of Elf Gabon, affiliate of the group which made three big discoveries of the type off Congo and Angola, was widely shared by operators at the Offshore West Africa conference.  (...)  [633 words]   [$11,2]
SOUTH AFRICA/NAMIBIA
KUDU-4 SUCCESSFULL
   Shell E&P Namibia is expected to shortly announce the first results of tests carried out on the Kudu-4 exploration and appraisal well last week.  (...)  [697 words]   [$7]
TUNISIA
ELF PLANS PULLOUT
   Elf Aquitaine is poised to sell all its E&P assets in Tunisia, AEM has learned. The French company's other holdings in the country, including its 35% stake in the Trapsa pipeline running from Zarzaitine (Algeria) to the Gulf of Gabes via the El Borma field, aren't concerned by the disposal, we were told by a Tunisian source.  (...)  [320 words]   [$7]
NORTH AFRICA
TALKS ON SONATRACH-DISTRIGAZ PACT
   Talks have begun on the sale of more Algerian LNG to Belgium's Distrigaz when the current contract for 4,5 billion cu m/year runs out in 2006.  (...)  [201 words]   [$7]
NORTH AFRICA
ENI-LIBYA DEAL SIGNED -- IN JUNE
   An agreement between ENI and Libya to develop the offshore gas block NC-41 (including associated gas from the Bouri field) and the Wafa field in the Ghadames basin as well as to construct a trans-Mediterranean gas pipeline was signed on June 17.  (...)  [923 words]   [$7]
NORTH AFRICA
EGYPTIANS SWITCH ROUTES
   An agreement to export Egyptian gas to Turkey in the form of LNG was announced on Nov 13, with Amoco Egypt the biggest player in a project that could cost between $2-4 billion and involve deliveries of up to 10 billion cu m/year.  (...)  [822 words]   [$7]
SOUTH AFRICA
DELAY IN ORIBI START-UP
   Work on the Sedco I rig to convert it for production on Oribi (EB-T) will be completed towards the end of December, AEM has learned.  (...)  [324 words]   [$7]

AT A GLANCE
ANGOLA    FOURTH SUCCESS FOR 2/92
 [97 words]   [$2,1]
CAMEROON/GABON    PERENCO REVIEWS DRILLING PLANS
 [92 words]   [$2,1]
NIGERIA    MOBIL AND TEXACO ON TWO OTHER DEEP BLOCKS
 [43 words]   [FREE]
NIGERIA    CONOCO IN MARKET FOR NIGERIA SEMI
 [107 words]   [$2,1]
NIGERIA    ASHLAND TOO...
 [232 words]   [$2,1]
NIGERIA    MOBIL COMPLETES NIGERIA JACK-UP CONTRACT RENEWALS
 [179 words]   [$2,1]
NIGERIA    AGIP BACK IN MARKET FOR BENIBOIYE RIG
 [83 words]   [$2,1]
ANGOLA    OMEGA DRILLS IN DEEP WATER FOR SHELL
 [226 words]   [$2,1]
FRANCE    PANORAMA 97, IFP
 [110 words]   [$2,1]
TANZANIA/ZAMBIA/ZIMBABWE    PIPELINE PROJECTS
 [97 words]   [$2,1]
ELECTRICITY
SENEGAL
BOT SCHEME GOES TO CAP-DES-BICHES
   The new, 50 MW turbine-driven power station to be built under a 15 year BOT contract by Senelec finally won't be located on a barge (AEM 189).  (...)  [415 words]   [$7]
ZAIRE
CHINA MACHINE PICKED FOR KATENDE
   China Machine Building has been chosen to build the Katende I dam and medium-capacity hydro power station on the Luila river, according to the chairman of the Conference for le Developpement  (...)  [327 words]   [$7]

AT A GLANCE
MOZAMBIQUE    CFD FOR MEPANDA STUDY
 [127 words]   [$2,1]
GHANA    TAKORADI POWER STATION BECOMES CMS-VRA PROJECT
 [173 words]   [$2,1]

MINING
ZAIRE
SILVER AND COPPER PROJECT
   A small Australian explorer, Anvil Mining NL, has just launched a silver and copper project in Zaire in which copper would be just a by-product mined at very low costs.  (...)  [202 words]   [$7]
MAURITANIA
AUSTRALIANS GOING FOR GOLD
   General Gold Resources of Australia is moving to consolidate its dominant position in Mauritania by applying for large gold exploration concessions in the far north of the country  (...)  [223 words]   [$7]
ANGOLA
ASHTON AND CATOCA PRESS ON
   Ashton Mining Ltd. has formalized its deal with Brazil's Odebrecht SA (AEM 190) to form a joint venture partnership. As in other JV accords reached with the government in northern  (...)  [616 words]   [$7]
ZAIRE
UM'S SOUTH AFRICAN NEW CARD
   Belgium's Union Miniere which has always been active in Zaire has begun using a new South African card to push its interests on the Southern African mining scene.  (...)  [716 words]   [$7]

AT A GLANCE
BURKINA FASO    THREE MORE PERMITS FOR SEMAFO
 [128 words]   [$2,1]
MALI    FOUR NEW PERMITS FOR CANADIAN JUNIOR
 [108 words]   [$2,1]
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