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Philippe Vasset
AFRICA Editor in Chief
Le Floch-Prigent’s New Incarnation
After more than 10 years of brushes with the law in France, the former chief executive of Elf, Loik Le Floch Prigent, is back in harness in Africa. Indeed, he has never ceased being active on the continent, advising several African leaders (in Congo and Chad) and acting on behalf of other companies. (...)   [719 words]   [$11,2]
Fallout from Court Case
   Africa Energy Intelligence understands that a French court’s recent conviction of former Nigerian oil minister Dan Etete (452) prompted several ethnic communities and political parties in the Delta region to demand an explanation from the French embassy in Abuja. (...)  [206 words]   [$7]
OIL & GAS
ANGOLA
A Mysterious Local Operator
   With a licensing round in Angola’s offshore about to begin, a new Angolan company has emerged from the woodwork and is pushing for acreage.  (...)  [158 words]   [$7]
NIGERIA
Financial Crunch Looms
   Long-standing disputes between the majors and the Nigerian government on the funding of development costs could come to a head this year.  (...)  [261 words]   [$7]
CONGO-B
ENI Puts its Money on M’Boundi
   By buying out Burren Energy, Italy’s ENI has become owner of nearly 80% of the M’Boundi concession.  (...)  [364 words]   [$7]
NIGERIA
Shell Shuffles the Cards
   The Anglo-Dutch group that dominates Nigeria’s offshore has decided to dispose of its stakes in two ultra deep permits.  (...)  [189 words]   [$7]
GUINEA
New Oil Map
   Conakry intends to carve out the country’s offshore as the U.S. firm Hyperdynamics clings to its contract.  (...)  [324 words]   [$7]
MALI
Centric Finds a Partner
   The Canadian junior has brought its countryman Heritage into its two licenses in western Mali.  (...)  [196 words]   [$7]
MALI
Gazprom in Swap Arrangement
   Italy’s ENI has offered to bring Gazprom into its concessions in Libya in return for some of the Russian giant’s assets.  (...)  [151 words]   [$7]
WEST AFRICA
Markmore Fleshes Out Portfolio
   Under various names, the private Malaysian firm Markmore is snapping up acreage in the region.  (...)  [170 words]   [$7]
AFRICA
E.ON Makes its Move
   The German gas giant E.ON is seeking to become less reliant on the Middle East - and particularly Iran - for its supplies and is weighing its prospects in Africa.  (...)  [157 words]   [$7]

AT A GLANCE
WEST AFRICA    WAGP to Start Up Shortly
 [96 words]   [$2,1]
SUDAN    New Adviser for Jarch
 [111 words]   [$2,1]
CONGO-K    Two Heritage Geologists Arrested
 [143 words]   [$2,1]
CONGO-B    PA Resources Buys into Murphy’s Block
 [90 words]   [$2,1]
ANGOLA    New Find for Total
 [77 words]   [$2,1]

WHO'S WHO
UNITED STATES
David Larson
   The American firm Noble Energy has appointed David Larson to the post of vice president of investor relations.  (...)  [75 words]   [FREE]
MOZAMBIQUE
Paulo Muxanga
   Former transport minister Paulo Muxanga has been named chairman of the board of Hidroelectrica Cahora Bassa (HCB), the company that manages the dam of the same name and which has officially come under Mozambique ownership.  (...)  [131 words]   [$7]
MADAGASCAR
Joeli V. Lalaharisaina
   Elise Razaka hasn’t been officially replaced since he quit his job as managing director of the Office des Mines Nationales et des Industries Strategiques (OMNIS) to become Madagascar’s energy and mines minister.  (...)  [165 words]   [$7]
AUSTRALIA/AFRICA
Max de Vietri
   Founder and executive president of Baraka Petroleum, Max de Vietri, has just resigned from his job but will nonetheless stay on as non-executive chairman of the company’s board.  (...)  [202 words]   [$7]
KENYA
Don Priestman
   The contract of the Canadian chief executive officer of the state-owned power utility Kenya Power and Lighting company (KPLC) won’t be renewed when it expires in June, 2008.  (...)  [172 words]   [$7]

AGENDA
UNITED KINGDOM    NOC Briefing
 [63 words]   FREE
NIGERIA    Nigeria Oil & Gas 2008
 [79 words]   FREE
UNITED KINGDOM    5th African Petroleum Forum
 [70 words]   FREE
ELECTRICITY
MOZAMBIQUE
Bid Submitted for Mepanda
   A consortium made up of a Brazilian group and Mozambique companies has put in a bid with the government to build the Mepanda dam.  (...)  [243 words]   [$7]
CONGO-K
Clackson Power Under Fire
   South Africa’s Clackson Power and the Kinshasa government are blaming each other for delays in the Katende power station.  (...)  [258 words]   [$7]
SOUTH AFRICA
Old Enron Hands are Back
   Exodus Africa has just acquired a 50% holding in Elitheni Clean Coal Holdings Ltd (ECC) from its parent company, Independent Power Southern Africa (IPSA), for USD 5 million.  (...)  [266 words]   [$7]

AT A GLANCE
SOUTH AFRICA    Sasol to Build Power Plant
 [133 words]   [$2,1]

GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES
NIGERIA
New Minister for Delta
   Godsay Orubebe, who belongs to the Ijaw ethnic community, was to have been officially named to the newly-created post of minister for the Delta on Nov.  (...)  [232 words]   [$7]
NIGERIA
Tempers Rise on Bakassi
   An agreement penned on June 12, 2006 in New York between the Nigerian president at the time, Olusegun Obasanjo, and his Cameroon counterpart, Paul Biya, on the Bakassi peninsula is  (...)  [200 words]   [$7]
MAURITANIA
Abdellahi Drops in on Sudan
   Mauritanian president Sidi Mohamed Ould Sheikh Abdellahi travelled to Sudan on Dec. 1 for an official visit. He met with president Omar el Bechir as well as with the vice president  (...)  [122 words]   [$7]
FRANCE/ALGERIA
Bare Minimum of Deals
   French president Nicolas Sarkozy was due to pay a state visit to Algeria between Dec. 3-5. He was to be accompanied by a delegation of 120 corporate chiefs that includes such figures  (...)  [242 words]   [$7]

STATE-OWNED COMPANIES
Sonangol    Increasing Stake in BCP?
 [100 words]   [$2,1]
Senelec    Transmission Contract
 [91 words]   [$2,1]
Sonelgaz    End to Power Plant Saga
 [85 words]   [$2,1]
KenGen    Tender for Sangoro
 [93 words]   [$2,1]

FINANCIAL OPERATIONS
CONGO-K
Additional Finance
   The government of Democratic Republic of Congo has piled on its requests for extra money from the World Bank to finance the rehabilitation of its power sector.  (...)  [189 words]   [$7]
CHAD
New Handout for Deby
   Even though the government of president Idriss Deby has flouted pretty well all of the World Bank’s recommendations concerning the good governance of oil revenue, the institution seems  (...)  [170 words]   [$7]
ALGERIA
Sofert Seeks Major Funding
   A joint venture between Orascom Construction Industries (51%) and the national oil company Sonatrach (49%), Sofert Algeria is seeking to build a fertilizer plant with a capacity of  (...)  [192 words]   [$7]
AFRICA
ATIP Investigated
   Considered a potential bidder for the huge Agadem license in Niger, ATI Petroleum, a firm owned by the American-Vietnamese businessman Huu Dinh, didn’t submit an offer for the acreage  (...)  [140 words]   [$7]
AFRICA
BNP Lends to Lundin
   France’s BNP Paribas has put together a USD 1 billion loan for the Swedish oil group Lundin Petroleum.  (...)  [123 words]   [$7]

CONSULTANTS
Societe Generale    Recruiting at Standard Chartered
 [124 words]   [$2,1]
PB Power    New Africa Chief
 [131 words]   [$2,1]
Fieldstone Africa    Advising Zesco
 [125 words]   [$2,1]
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