previous Archive n° 621  - 02/03/2010 next  
Philippe Vasset
CHAD Editor in Chief
An Oil Tug-of-War with Brussels
Although it became an oil producer seven years ago, Chad still hasn’t been able to sell its share of crude on international markets. Africa Energy Intelligence understands that the European Union, which financed a significant part of the oil pipeline between the Doba fields and Kribi through the intermediary of the European Investment Bank (EIB), is working to prevent Chad from managing the oil alone. (...)   [688 words]   [$11,2]
   
 
NIGERIA
Maurel Has Foot in Delta’s Door
   Breaking into Nigeria for the first time , France’s Maurel & Prom has bought stakes on three of Shell’s fields that the Anglo-Dutch company stopped working two years ago. (...)
 [252 words]   [$7]
 
 
GUINEA
Hyperdynamics Denied Accord
   A trip by the chief executive of Hyperdynamics to Conakry failed to result in the signing of an agreement.  (...)  [299 words]   FREE
 
UGANDA
Tullow & ENI Battle for Heritage
   Ireland’s Tullow Oil has presented an offer to Uganda’s president to persuade him of the merits of its project as opposed to major investment pledges by ENI.  (...)  [385 words]   [$7]
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Grynberg Pursues Crusade
   The American oil man whose company controls the entire north of Central African Republic is marking points against the government of Francois Bozize.  (...)  [354 words]   [$7]

Algiers    Sinopec in Trouble on Zarzaitine
 [136 words]   [$2,1]
Nairobi    Centric Tries its Luck
 [58 words]   [$2,1]
CONGO-K
Soco in Talks for Basin Acreage
   Britain’s Soco is negotiating for a concession in the inaccessible but highly coveted central basin.  (...)  [174 words]   [$7]
GHANA
Kufuor’s Friends Sidelined
   The current government has been taking a critical look since last year at all contracts with local firms close to the former president and the oil majors.  (...)  [241 words]   [$7]

RWANDA
Call for Bids for Kivu’s Methane
   Rwanda is intent on delineating zones in which Lake Kivu’s methane will be extracted - this at a moment when several projects are to start producing the gas.  (...)  [362 words]   [$7]
ALGERIA
Gas Output Starts to Taper Off
   Sonatrach is banking on new fields to compensate for the decline of its gas fields.  (...)  [211 words]   [$7]

Yaounde    Victoria Seeks Funding
 [32 words]   [FREE]
MALI/ALGERIA
Four In TransSahara Pipeline?
   According to our sources, Algeria’s energy minister, Chakib Khelil, has agreed to meet with the authorities in Mali to discuss their proposal to take part in the future Trans Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP:  (...)  [290 words]   [$7]

MOZAMBIQUE
Mphanda & Benga Firmly on Track
   The Maputo government and private investors are moving together to make headway on the Mphanda Nkuwa and Benga projects.  (...)  [244 words]   [$7]
BURUNDI
Miners Look After Themselves
   Because they can’t count on Burundi’s government to supply electricity, mining companies are intent on building their own power stations.  (...)  [247 words]   [$7]

Kinshasa    Legislators in Push to Help SNEL Collect Unpaid Bills
 [109 words]   [$2,1]
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
Taiwan Pampers Last Allies
   According to our sources, Sao Tome’s power utility Empresa de Agua e Electricidade (EMAE) will have a new, 8.  (...)  [268 words]   [$7]

NAMIBIA
Martin Richards
   The Canadian firm Chariot Oil & Gas has hired Martin Richards as its new chief geologist and specialist in reservoirs at a very timely moment.  (...)  [149 words]   [$7]
 
ETHIOPIA
Gregory Halvatzis
   The Canadian concern Epsilon Energy Ltd., which has been exploring a block in Ethiopia since 2008, has hired Gregory Halvatzis as a new member of its board.  (...)  [126 words]   [$7]
 
NIGERIA
John Gorman
   Financial director of Vanco Energy for 11 years, the American financier John Gorman joined the board of the Canadian explorer Mart Resources, a firm chaired by Canada’s Wade Cherwayko, on Jan.  (...)  [151 words]   [$7]
GHANA
Inusah Abdulai Fuseini
   In a cabinet re-shuffle in Ghana on Jan. 25, Inusah Abdulai Fuseini replaced deputy energy minister Kwabena Donkor.  (...)  [181 words]   [$7]

TUNISIA/RWANDA
STEG
 [75 words]   [$2,1]
 
LIBERIA
LPRC
 [116 words]   [$2,1]
 
ANGOLA
Sonangol
 [109 words]   [$2,1]

NIGERIA
Stalemate over Amnesty
   After a three-month truce, the Movement for the Emancipation for the Niger Delta (MEND) said on Jan.  (...)  [156 words]   [$2,1]
 
AFRICA
Indians Struggling
   India still hasn’t managed to catch up with China concerning oil investment in Africa.  (...)  [133 words]   [$2,1]
 
MAURITANIA/VENEZUELA
A Vaguely-Worded Pact
   Mauritania’s ambassador to the United Nations, Abderrahmane Ould Elhadhrami signed an oil and energy cooperation accord in Washington on Jan.  (...)  [182 words]   [$2,1]
ALGERIA
Khelil In Cross-Hairs
   A trusted ally of president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algerian energy minister Chakib Khelil is being directly targeted in a corruption case involving the former chief executive of Sonatrach,  (...)  [191 words]   [$2,1]

ANGOLA/NIGERIA
Patton Boggs
 [88 words]   [$2,1]
 
NIGERIA
BNP Paribas
 [116 words]   [$2,1]
 
CONGO-B/CONGO-K
JP Morgan Cazenove
 [108 words]   [$2,1]

SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
ERHC To List in London?
   Listed on the free market (OTC Bulletin Board) in the United States, the junior ERHC, which holds four concessions in the Joint Development Zone (JDZ) between Sao Tome and Nigeria,  (...)  [148 words]   [$2,1]
 
UGANDA
Tullow All Set for Heritage
   The Irish company Tullow Oil, which is seeking to buy Heritage Oil’s stake on blocks 1 and 3A in Uganda (see P.  (...)  [188 words]   [$2,1]
 
NIGERIA
Indirect Listing for CAMAC
   Less than a month after beginning to pump oil on its Oyo field, Nigeria’s CAMAC, which owns 60% of the field, is finalizing a transaction with the American group Pacific Asia Petroleum,  (...)  [299 words]   [$2,1]
AFRICA
Arcardia Spreads Wings
   The small British trader Arcadia, less established in Africa than its rivals Vitol and Trafigura, has just bought a trading company that boasts a bigger footprint on the continent,  (...)  [97 words]   [$2,1]

Amman
Chakib Khelil
 [79 words]   [$2,1]
 
Lome
Joe Oteng Adjei
 [84 words]   [$2,1]
 
Khartoum
Ahmed Ould Moulaye Ahmed
 [56 words]   [$2,1]
  previous Archive n° 621  - 02/03/2010 next  

Archives
   
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
N°642 - 22.12.2010
N°641 - 12.06.2010
N°640 - 11.24.2010
N°639 - 11.10.2010
N°638 - 10.26.2010
N°637 - 10.13.2010
N°636 - 09.29.2010
N°635 - 09.15.2010
N°634 - 09.01.2010
N°633 - 07.28.2010
N°632 - 07.14.2010
N°631 - 06.30.2010
N°630 - 06.16.2010
N°629 - 06.02.2010
N°628 - 05.19.2010
N°627 - 04.28.2010
N°626 - 04.14.2010
N°625 - 03.31.2010
N°624 - 03.17.2010
N°623 - 03.03.2010
N°622 - 02.17.2010
N°621 - 02.03.2010
N°620 - 01.20.2010
N°619 - 01.06.2010
Latest issue


top of the page |  Last edition  |  French Edition  |  My account  |  Subscribe  |  Terms and Conditions  |  FAQ  |  Contacts  |   Legal Notices  | top of the page

Africa Intelligence | West Africa Newsletter | The Indian Ocean Newsletter | Maghreb Confidential |
Africa Energy Intelligence | Africa Mining Intelligence | Top African Leaders |
Africa Business Intelligence | African Government & Political News | Intelligence Online