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Philippe Vasset
GUINEA Editor in Chief
Oil Companies Make Beeline for Conakry
Despite the brutal crackdown on demonstrators that left around 150 dead on Sept. 28 and the attempted assassination of the head of the Guinea’s military regime, Moussa Dadis Camara, in late November, nothing seems to deter Western oil companies from trying to explore the country’s offshore and onshore basins. (...)   [639 words]   [$11,2]
   
 
GHANA
InterOil in Offshore Push
   Africa Energy Intelligence has learned that the Norwegian firm InterOil has submitted an application to the Ghana National Petroleum Company (GNPC) to become operator on the offshore (...)
 [267 words]   [$7]
 
 
ETHIOPIA
Tullow Extends Reach in Africa
   The Irish firm is in talks with a local firm to become operator on three blocks in Ethiopia’s Ogaden region.  (...)  [326 words]   FREE
 
ANGOLA
Sonangol’s Indirect Listing in U.S.
   The American group Cobalt Energy, a partner of Sonangol in Angola and in the Gulf of Mexico, is due to float on the New York Stock Exchange this week.  (...)  [217 words]   [$7]
MOZAMBIQUE
PetroVietnam & ENH Tie the Knot
   The state-owned Vietnamese company is gradually making headway in Africa as a result of partnership with public companies on the continent.  (...)  [254 words]   [$7]

Kinshasa    Negotiations with ENI Put Back
 [148 words]   [$2,1]
Lusaka    Total Completes Withdrawal
 [91 words]   [$2,1]
ZAMBIA
President’s Lawyer in Oil Play
   A first licensing round for oil exploration blocks in Zambia has given rise to the formation of local firms that are sometimes close to the government.  (...)  [267 words]   [$7]
MAURITANIA
Petronas Aims to Wrap Up Deal
   The Malaysian oil company is bringing all the pressure to bear it can to obtain the renewal of its contract in Mauritania’s A and B offshore zones.  (...)  [264 words]   [$7]

SOUTH AFRICA
Shale Gas Seen as New Source
   Oil companies are beginning to show an interest in exploring for unconventional gas in South Africa.  (...)  [234 words]   [$7]
KENYA
An LNG Terminal in Mombasa
   Kenya is using funds from the World Bank to study the idea of building a re-gasification terminal.  (...)  [203 words]   [$7]

Tripoli    New Find for Hess
 [103 words]   [$2,1]
Malabo    Gasol in a Tight Corner
 [113 words]   [$2,1]
WEST AFRICA
WAGP On Track At Last?
   Africa Energy Intelligence understands that the American firm ContourGlobal, which is currently building the 100 MW power plant in Lome, will hold talks this month with the marketing department of Nigerian Gas Co (NGO) to determine the price and amounts of gas to be supplied by the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP).  (...)  [298 words]   [$7]

ANGOLA
Dams for Aluminum Plants
   Norway has displayed new interest in building an aluminum plant that would be supplied with electricity by several hydro power stations.  (...)  [278 words]   [$7]
CONGO-K
Sinohydro Could Stand in For Mag
   Talks on an eventual takeover of MagIndustries by Sinohydro have already produced fallout in Kinshasa.  (...)  [263 words]   [$7]

Pretoria    New Opportunity for Independents?
 [135 words]   [$2,1]
GABON
Four Projects on SEEG’s Mind
   According to our sources, the Societe d’Energie et d’Eau du Gabon (SEEG), which is 51% owned by the French group Veolia Eau, recently trained its sights of four priority projects for new power plants to improve service to the country after a series of severe power blackouts.  (...)  [266 words]   [$7]

GUINEA
William Young
   The Texas-based group Hyperdynamics hired an oil industry veteran, the American national William Young, in early December and appointed him vice president in charge of its marketing department.  (...)  [164 words]   [$7]
 
NIGERIA
Basheer Koko
   The national gas company Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) has just hired a mainstay of Nigeria’s oil administration as its new deputy director.  (...)  [90 words]   [$7]
 
AFRICA
Mark Seligman
   A chartered accountant, Mark Seligman, was appointed to the board of Britain’s BG Group in early December.  (...)  [178 words]   [$7]

ALGERIA
Sonelgaz
 [109 words]   [$2,1]
 
PUNTLAND
PPMA
 [111 words]   [$2,1]
 
GHANA
GOIL
 [111 words]   [$2,1]

GHANA/TOGO
Accra Talks on Boundaries
   Ghana, which is seeking to extend its territorial waters, sent its foreign minister, Alhaji Mohammad Mumuni, to talk with Togolese officials in Lome on Dec.  (...)  [205 words]   [$2,1]
NIGER
Tuaregs No Longer Scary
   On November 27 Nigerian president Mamadou Tandja lifted a ban that had prevented oil companies from exploring in the Agades region in northern Niger.  (...)  [116 words]   [$2,1]
 
ALGERIA/EGYPT
Exploring Hand-in-Hand
   A plan for Algeria and Egypt to set up a joint oil exploration company hasn’t been withdrawn despite diplomatic tension between the two countries stemming from attacks by Egyptian  (...)  [207 words]   [$2,1]
 
INDIA/AFRICA
Delhi Struggling in E&P
   In its efforts to catch up with China, India organized an India/Africa conference on oil in New Delhi on Dec.  (...)  [174 words]   [$2,1]

MAURITANIA
Ernst & Young
 [112 words]   [$2,1]
 
GUINEA
Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group
 [79 words]   [$2,1]
 
CONGO-K
Propadev
 [131 words]   [$2,1]

WEST AFRICA
Crackdown on Tax Havens
   A conference on the theme of taxation and development organized by the European Parliament on Dec.  (...)  [227 words]   [$2,1]
GUINEA
Hyperdynamics Raises Cash
   The Texas-based group Hyperdynamics that is active in Guinea’s offshore is going to finance a seismic survey - it is currently underway - with a rights issue.  (...)  [128 words]   [$2,1]
 
GHANA
China Bankrolls Accra
   A new credit line that the China Development Bank (CDB) opened for the Ghanaian government on Dec.  (...)  [193 words]   [$2,1]
 
MOROCCO
ADB Funds Power Grid
   On December 2 the African Development Bank approved a EUR 108 million (USD 157 million) loan for the extension of the electricity grid operated by Morocco’s Office National de l’Electricite  (...)  [132 words]   [$2,1]

Luanda
Rilwanu Lukman
 [75 words]   [$2,1]
 
Doha
Chakib Khelil
 [87 words]   [$2,1]
 
Yaounde
Mahamat Nasser Hassane
 [47 words]   [$2,1]
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