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Philippe Vasset
AFRICA Editor in Chief
Fresh Set of Challenges for Tullow Oil
Now approaching the status of a major, the Anglo-Irish concern Tullow Oil won considerable praise during the 16th Oil Week laid on by Global Pacific & Partners in Cape Town. But the company is struggling to digest its success in Ghana and Uganda and seeking other opportunities. (...)   [673 words]   [$11,2]
   
 
SOUTH AFRICA
Burmese in Offshore Bid
   Incorporated in Singapore, the Burmese company Silver Wave Energy is making its first incursion into Africa. The group bid for four concessions in the Tugela area in South Africa’s (...)
 [193 words]   [$7]
 
 
TANZANIA
Solo Espouses Team Work
   A former audio equipment company, Solo Oil has ventured into the petroleum sector under its boss, David Lenigas.  (...)  [309 words]   FREE
 
ZAMBIA
The Pioneer Era has Opened
   Eight local and foreign companies have submitted bids to explore some of the 23 blocks the government has put up for sale.  (...)  [260 words]   [$7]
ERITREA
The Ups & Downs of Exploration
   After Eritrea experienced a setback with the Chinese last year, Centric Energy has put in a bid to explore one of the country’s offshore blocks.  (...)  [257 words]   [$7]

Abuja    ONGC Mittal Quits Trading Business
 [81 words]   [$2,1]
Abuja    EA to Start Exporting Next Month
 [103 words]   [$2,1]
MADAGASCAR
President’s Dad Advises Sunpec
   The Chinese oil company Sunpec has just hired Yves-Roger Rajoelina as a special adviser.  (...)  [314 words]   [$7]
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
Horse-Trading Before Auction
   Before Sao Tome puts blocks in its exclusive economic zone on the auction block, ERHC and Equator, which both have rights on the area, are demanding their dues.  (...)  [246 words]   [$7]

RWANDA/CONGO-K
Lake Kivu Open to Explorers
   Congo-K’s government is currently offering blocks to companies wishing to exploring for methane in Lake Kivu to produce electricity.  (...)  [343 words]   [$7]
NIGERIA
KNOC Raises the White Flag
   Backed by Nigerian go-betweens, South Korea’s KNOC, which has been locked in litigation with Nigeria’s government since early this year, has offered to negotiate an amicable settlement.  (...)  [280 words]   [$7]

Algiers    Petroceltic Hits the Jackpot
 [64 words]   [$2,1]
Abuja    Chevron Interested in New Brass LNG Project
 [41 words]   [FREE]
SOUTH AFRICA
Growing Dependency on LNG
   As the production start-up on the Ibhubesi and Jabulani gas fields is constantly being put back, South Africa finds itself importing more and more LNG and GTL to supply its power stations and its plant at Mossel Bay.  (...)  [179 words]   [$7]

UGANDA
Karuma Back on Track?
   Work looks set to begun on the Karuma Dam after 10 long years on the drawing board.  (...)  [212 words]   [$7]
MAURITANIA
France to Rescue Somelec?
   Failing to find a company capable of beefing up the capacity of the Arafat power plant, Nouakchott has put out a call to France.  (...)  [287 words]   [$7]

Kampala    Rates Lowered to Save Industry
 [118 words]   [$2,1]
CONGO-K
Inga 3 a “Nationalist” Project
   Africa Energy Intelligence has been told that Congo-K’s Societe Nationale d’Electricite never paid the USD 100,000 that was to have formed part of the initial capital of the Westcor Joint Venture Company which represents state-owned utilities of five Central African company.  (...)  [328 words]   [$7]

UNITED KINGDOM
Jorge Machnizh
   Former president of Paradigm Geotechnology, geologist Jorge Machnizh took up work early this with the Anglo-Danish security firm Group 4 Securicor (G4S).  (...)  [98 words]   [$7]
 
AFRICA
Jean-David Bile
   The American power company AES has promoted Cameroon native Jean-David Bile who has been heading all of the group’s African business for some weeks.  (...)  [105 words]   [$7]
 
LIBERIA
Nelson Williams
   President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf still hasn’t decided exactly what to do about her friend and the former director of the Liberia Petroleum Refining Company, Harry Greaves.  (...)  [128 words]   [$7]
ZAMBIA
Maybin Noole
   For the first time a Zambian national is going to run the Ideni refinery in Nodola in northern Zambia’s copperbelt.  (...)  [234 words]   [$7]

LIBYA
NOC
 [94 words]   [$2,1]
 
TANZANIA
TPDC
 [86 words]   [$2,1]
 
CONGO-B
SNPC
 [144 words]   [$2,1]

GABON
Bongo To Sell Offshore
   Often considered but always put back when Omar Bongo ran the country (AEI 421), a licensing round in Gabon’s deep offshore will finally be held under the presidency of his son and  (...)  [156 words]   [$2,1]
 
NIGERIA
New Promises for Delta
   A 5% holding in joint ventures between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and foreign groups will shortly be set aside exclusively for Nigerian citizens.  (...)  [175 words]   [$2,1]
 
SENEGAL/GUINEA BISSAU
A High Risk Well
   According to our sources, the drilling of a well by Ophir scheduled for next year in the joint development zone (JDZ) between Senegal and Guinea-Bissau is already causing a lot of  (...)  [231 words]   [$2,1]
SENEGAL
Samuel Saar Spies Outlet
   Like several West African countries, Senegal harbors dreams of serving as an oil hub.  (...)  [151 words]   [$2,1]

AFRICA
Merrill Lynch
 [93 words]   [$2,1]
 
MADAGASCAR
Stellar Energy Advisor
 [123 words]   [$2,1]
 
MOROCCO
Gulf Merchant Bank
 [109 words]   [$2,1]

ANGOLA
Bonds Back in Style
   After a five year honeymoon with China, Luanda is about to issue bonds on world capital markets rather than contract a new loan from Chinese banks.  (...)  [200 words]   [$2,1]
MADAGASCAR
Sterling Seeks Partners
   With a cash injection this summer from Waterford Finance & Investment Ltd, an equity fund headed by Russian financier Michael Krupeev (AEI 610), the British junior Sterling is seeking  (...)  [177 words]   [$2,1]
 
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
Lonhro Settles With Incat
   After a dispute lasting nearly three years, Lonhro plc and Incat Petroleum finally resolved their differences concerning the Luba Freeport logistic area.  (...)  [126 words]   [$2,1]
 
GUINEA
Hyperdynamics Raises Funds
   After locking in its rights on Guinea after long years of uncertainty (AEI 612) and joining forces with Dana Petroleum (614), the Texas-based junior Hyperdynamics is poised to issue  (...)  [93 words]   [$2,1]
AFRICA
In Market for Lame Ducks
   After a disappointing investment in Madagascar (IOL 604), the small British company Africa Oil Exploration plc has decided to shortly switch investment strategies.  (...)  [90 words]   [$2,1]

Bamako
Fradique de Menezes
 [90 words]   [$2,1]
 
Khartoum
Jiang Jiemin
 [66 words]   [$2,1]
 
Cape Town
Kwabena Donkor
 [77 words]   [$2,1]
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