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Philippe Vasset
WEST AFRICA Editor in Chief
LAST OBSTACLES TO GAS PIPELINE
Of the three regional gas or gas-electricity projects that could be completed by the end of the decade in sub-Saharan Africa the West African Gas Pipeline (WAPG) based on reserves in Nigeria, where 2 billion cu.m. of associated gas are burned off each year, is the most advanced even though the scheme also involves three other countries, Benin, Togo and Ghana. (...)   [696 words]   [$11,2]
OIL & GAS
WEST AFRICA
LAST OBSTACLES TO GAS PIPELINE
   Of the three regional gas or gas-electricity projects that could be completed by the end of the decade in sub-Saharan Africa the West African Gas Pipeline (WAPG) based on reserves in Nigeria, where 2 billion cu.m. of associated gas are burned off each year, is the most advanced even though the scheme also involves three other countries, Benin, Togo and Ghana.  (...)  [696 words]   [$11,2]
ANGOLA
DALIA PRE-SELECTION IN MID-99
   The main bidding for pre-selection for the main development contracts on Dalia, the second of four discoveries on Angola's block 17 where Elf operates, will kick off in the second quarter of 1999.  (...)  [555 words]   [$7]
LIBYA
EN NAGA BEFORE ELEPHANT
   Red Sea Oil, which operates on block NC177 in south-west Libya in association with its parent company Lundin Oil, intends in early 1999 to submit a plan to the National Oil Company to develop the En Naga field.  (...)  [591 words]   [$7]
MOZAMBIQUE
SASOL HEADWAY CONFIRMED
   Mozambique's energy minister, John Kachamila, confirmed that Sasol held the upper hand over Enron in the country's gas sector when he visited the United States with president Joachim Chassano (AEM 241).  (...)  [452 words]   [$7]
NEW ZEALAND
GREEN LIGHT FOR WADCO PROJECT
   More than two and a half years after its first memorandum of understanding with the West African Development Corp. (Wadco), the Sao Tome e Principe government has given permission to the South African company to set up a 50 sq.  (...)  [437 words]   [$7]

AT A GLANCE
ALGERIA    MOBIL QUITS ITS LAST PERMIT
 [226 words]   [$2,1]
IVORY COAST    OCEAN ENERGY CANCELS ITS PROGRAM WITH ADRIATIC IX
 [162 words]   [$2,1]
IVORY COAST    GENTRY SELLS OFF LAST ASSETS
 [56 words]   [$2,1]
CONGO    ELF NEEDS RIG TO DRILL IN 1,800 METERS
 [110 words]   [$2,1]
ANGOLA    OCEAN ALLIANCE COULD LEAVE REGION IN 1999
 [91 words]   [$2,1]
ANGOLA    SONANGOL TO MARKET PRODUCTS IN NAMIBIA AND SOUTH AFRICA
 [110 words]   [$2,1]
NIGERIA    AMNI DISCUSSES GAS PROJECT WITH MOBIL
 [93 words]   [$2,1]
NIGERIA    CHEVRON RELINQUISHES ONE OF TWO JACK-UPS
 [59 words]   [$2,1]
BURUNDI    EMBARGO A SPRINGBOARD FOR INTERPETROL
 [112 words]   [$2,1]
NORTH AFRICA    ALGERIAN PETROLEUM SUMMIT
 [102 words]   [$2,1]
ELECTRICITY
CANADA
HITCHES WITH SOUTH AFRICAN FIRMS
   A "partnership" formed by the Societe Nationale d'Electricite (SNEL) and the South African EEF-MEDIS-ICM consortium has run into trouble. Although the 50/50 joint venture dates from  (...)  [282 words]   [$7]
NAMIBIA
KUDU PROJECT DELAYED
   The Kudu gas and electricity project is going to be delayed, as had been suspected when the start of work on the first series of development wells was put back one year to the second  (...)  [406 words]   [$7]
CAMEROON
OCELOT AWAITS SONEL GO-AHEAD
   Technical studies and the quest for funding for Ocelot International's BOO gas development and power station project will begin as soon as an agreement is reached between the company  (...)  [327 words]   [$7]
IVORY COAST
FUNDING PACKAGE IN SIGHT FOR AZITO
   In record time the World Bank affiliate International Development Association (IDA) has approved a partial credit guarantee worth $30.3 million for the Azito power station project  (...)  [233 words]   [$7]
MOROCCO
FIVE CONSORTIA FOR TAHADDART
   Five consortia have been pre-qualified to bid for a 20% stake in the gas and combined cycle power station at Tahaddart.  (...)  [254 words]   [$7]

AT A GLANCE
NIGER    PRIVATIZATION NEXT YEAR
 [76 words]   [$2,1]
AFRICA    HYDRO-QUEBEC AND DESSAU SET UP SERVICES COMPANY
 [164 words]   [$2,1]
SOUTH AFRICA    ABB SETS UP ELECTRIFICATION CONCERN
 [48 words]   [$2,1]
BENIN/TOGO    IDA LOANS PAVE WAY FOR PRIVATIZATION
 [183 words]   [$2,1]

MINING
CANADA
CLOUDS DARKEN FOR MIBA
   Facing the prospect of heavy damage to its installations if government forces and anti-Kabila rebels fight it out for the control of Mbuji Mayi, the Miniere de Bakwanga (MIBA) company  (...)  [542 words]   [$7]
GHANA
DOMINION WIDENS ITS INTERESTS
   The Australian firm Dominion Mining has identified a prospect with promising gold potential on its Homasi property some 20 km north of Ashanti Goldfields' big mine at Obuasi.  (...)  [431 words]   [$7]
UGANDA
KILEMBE COBALT TO START IN MAY
   Kilembe Cobalt Co. Ltd. (KCCL) plans to start producing cobalt next May, two or three months behind the latest schedule it announced.  (...)  [465 words]   [$7]

AT A GLANCE
GHANA    MINING SECTOR MADE $580 MILLION IN 1997
 [94 words]   [$2,1]
NAMIBIA    ROSH PINAH ORE TO BE REFINED BY REUNION MINING?
 [214 words]   [$2,1]
SOUTH AFRICA    PLACER DOME BUYS HALF SHARE IN WESTERN AREAS
 [160 words]   [$2,1]
GHANA    SECOND PHASE LAUNCHED FOR TARKWA BUT COSTS ARE HIGH
 [284 words]   [$2,1]
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