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Philippe Vasset
CONGO-K
CONGO-B/ANGOLA		 Editor in Chief
The Two Congos Covet Angolan Oil
Tempers between Kinshasa and Luanda recently flared concerning the delineation of their maritime boundaries, which will determine their respective shares of petroleum reserves. Angola’s expulsion of thousands of Congolese living in the country as well as the suspension of flights by the Angolan carrier TAGG to Kinshasa on Oct. (...)   [660 words]   [$11,2]
   
 
UGANDA
Tug of War on Blocks 1 & 3A
   Reacting to an announcement on Nov. 23 that ENI had struck a preliminary agreement to buy Heritage Oil’s stakes in blocks 1 and 3A in Uganda, Brian Glover, who heads Tullow Oil’s operations (...)
 [296 words]   [$7]
 
 
MAURITANIA
Who Will Market Country’s Oil?
   Traders in Africa are on tenterhooks concerning the government’s decision on who will win a new contract to lift the Chinguetti field’s oil.  (...)  [263 words]   FREE
 
SUDAN
Petronas & CNPC Trade Assets
   The two majors have decided to call on consultants to weigh prospects on blocks 5A and 6A before a potential trade of the blocks.  (...)  [274 words]   [$7]
GUINEA
Summa Pushing for Acreage
   On the heels of the U.S. firm Hyperdynamics, Poland’s Summa is the second oil company to engage in talks with Guinea’s military masters.  (...)  [208 words]   [$7]

Tripoli    Woodside to Wave Goodbye
 [124 words]   [$2,1]
Brazzaville    Promising Find for Soco
 [118 words]   [$2,1]
Luanda    Total Turns Up Heat on Sub-Contractors
 [112 words]   [$2,1]
GHANA
Playing a Waiting Game
   All would-be buyers of Kosmos’ stake in the Jubilee field are waiting for an agreement signed by the company with Exxon to run out. With no guarantee of success.  (...)  [248 words]   [$7]
MOROCCO
Caithness Lists in London
   Holding five exploration concessions in Morocco, the private British oil company is about to float on the AIM.  (...)  [235 words]   [$7]

EQUATORIAL GUINEA
New Projects Attract Gas Giants
   Malabo is mulling new gas projects which could involve Britain’s Gasol, E.ON of Germany, Spain’s Fenosa and the Portuguese group Galp  (...)  [285 words]   [$7]
NIGERIA
Linetrale in Major LPG Move
   The Nigerian concern Linetrale Gas is raising funds to set up a private LPG distribution system.  (...)  [235 words]   [$7]

Pretoria    Gigajoule Takes its Time to Decide
 [136 words]   [$2,1]
ALGERIA
Kouninef’s Gas Projects
   According to our sources, the Algerian firm KouGC headed by Redha Kouninef figures among the 80 companies pre-qualified to operate the Ahnet gas concessions where nearly 4 Tcf of gas have already been discovered.  (...)  [267 words]   [$7]

ZAMBIA
ZESCO Frets Over Copper Price
   The state-owned utility hasn’t enough electricity to supply new copper mines that are shortly to start operating in the country.  (...)  [227 words]   [$7]
BURUNDI
Minister Fired for Political Misstep
   Burundi’s government has dismissed its energy minister in the run-up to elections because of his mishandling of a debt to the country.  (...)  [227 words]   [$7]

Addis Ababa    Tekeze Finally Commissioned
 [172 words]   [$2,1]
MOZAMBIQUE
Bid for Energy Independence
   A project to build a robust north-south electricity line between Tete and Maputo (AEI 610) aims at nothing less than ensuring Mozambique’s energy independence, according to our sources.  (...)  [309 words]   [$7]

BURUNDI
“Monsieur Ndolo”
   Published in the United States last month, the biography of the legendary trader Marc Rich (The King of Oil, published by St.  (...)  [139 words]   [$7]
 
MADAGASCAR
Serge Lucien Rajoelina
   The uncle of Andry Rajoelina, president of Madagascar’s ruling High Transition Authority, Serge Lucien Rajoelina, has been named vice president of JIRAMA, the country’s power and water utility.  (...)  [103 words]   [$7]
 
SOUTH AFRICA
Paul O’Flaherty
   The South African power utility Eskom has radically overhauled its executive ranks following the simultaneous resignation of its chief executive, Jacob Maroga, and the chairman of its board, Bobby Godsell (see Page 7).  (...)  [150 words]   [$7]
AFRICA
Andris Pielbags
   Appointed European commissioner for development on Nov. 27, Latvia’s Andris Pielbags will hold sway over the European Union’s funding of energy programs in Africa.  (...)  [154 words]   [$7]

NIGERIA
NNPC
 [134 words]   [$2,1]
 
ALGERIA
Sonatrach
 [122 words]   [$2,1]
 
ANGOLA/ZIMBABWE
Sonangol
 [65 words]   [$2,1]

ANGOLA/NORWAY
Angola to Copy Norway?
   Norwegian foreign minister Jonas Gaher Stoere dropped in on Luanda on Nov.  (...)  [168 words]   [$2,1]
NIGERIA
Military Gear for Delta
   French prime minister Francois Fillon, who visited Nigeria at the end of May, can be pleased with the results of his stay:  (...)  [146 words]   [$2,1]
 
BENIN
Ultra Deep License on Sale
   Benin’s mining and petroleum research minister Barthelemy Kassa organized a workshop in Cotonou between Nov.  (...)  [164 words]   [$2,1]
 
GHANA/IVORY COAST
Accra Wants Bigger Offshore
   Ivory Coast and Ghana are to negotiate the delineation of their maritime boundaries on Feb.  (...)  [222 words]   [$2,1]

UGANDA
Platform
 [133 words]   [$2,1]
 
GHANA
Freshfields
 [112 words]   [$2,1]
 
UGANDA
JP Morgan Cazenove
 [77 words]   [$2,1]

UGANDA
H Oil Tests the Waters
   According to our sources, a member of Ellipse Projects, an affiliate of the French-Spanish petroleum concern H Oil, formed part of a delegation from the French employers federation  (...)  [174 words]   [$2,1]
CAMEROON
Major Loan for Dibamba
   The International Finance Corp., private investment unit of the World Bank, is continuing to provide backing for Cameroon’s power sector.  (...)  [144 words]   [$2,1]
 
SOUTH AFRICA
And Mittal Believes in Ophir
   Mittal Investment Sarl, the Luxembourg-based holding company of the Mittal family, doubled its stake in the South African oil firm Ophir in mid-November.  (...)  [181 words]   [$2,1]
 
SOUTH AFRICA
Eskom Reassures Markets
   By deciding on Nov. 26 to lend USD 2.8 billion to South Africa’s Eskom, the African Development Bank (ADB) lent credibility to the gigantic Medupi project involving the utility.  (...)  [206 words]   [$2,1]

Washington
Rilwanu Lukman
 [69 words]   [$2,1]
 
Kingston
Jakaya Kikwete
 [88 words]   [$2,1]
 
Paris
Joeli V. Lalaharisaina
 [55 words]   [$2,1]
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