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Philippe Vasset
WEST AFRICA Editor in Chief
How the Gasoline Traffickers Work
The smuggling of Nigerian oil products to neighboring countries is continuing to rise, to the despair of service station operators. The economies of Cameroon, Benin and Niger function largely on cheap and illicit gasoline. And the traffic deprives the governments of major customs revenue while discouraging private operators from investing in distribution in regions close to Nigeria. (...)   [650 words]   [$11,2]
   
 
IVORY COAST
Saudis Knock on the Door
   With Total winning acreage in late October, Ivory Coast has put a flurry of other major contracts on sale as the country prepares to go to the polls for the run-off in the presidential (...)
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SOUTHERN AFRICA
Fill Up with Sonangol’s Gasoline
   State-owned Sonangol has teamed up with Trafigura to buy BP’s service station network in South Africa. It will sell output from its future refinery at Lobito.  (...)  [314 words]   FREE
 
EAST AFRICA
How Afren Plans to Work in East
   Britain’s Afren group is hammering out plans to manage the East African blocks that it acquired from Black Marlin last month.  (...)  [251 words]   [$7]
CONGO-K
Total in Pitch for Great Lakes Oil
   As it awaits a green light from Uganda to join Tullow Oil on two blocks, France’s Total is seeking to bolster its presence elsewhere in the Great Lakes region.  (...)  [293 words]   [$7]

SIERRA LEONE    Anadarko Does it Again
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Sao Tome    Offshore Exploration
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Grynberg Summoned to Court
   Without waiting for a verdict in arbitration proceedings pitting it against Jack Grynberg’s company, Bangui has ordered the U.S. oil man to appear in a local court.  (...)  [298 words]   [$7]
CAMEROON
Perenco Leaps into First Place
   France’s Total has sold all of its shares in its E&P subsidiary in Cameroon to Perenco, making the latter the top producer in the country.  (...)  [198 words]   [$7]

EQUATORIAL GUINEA
Ophir Seeks Regional Outlets
   South Africa’s Ophir claims to have enough reserves to supply a second liquefaction train on Bioko island. But Malabo won’t pay the high price it is asking.  (...)  [284 words]   [$7]
TUNISIA
Quest for Unconventional Projects
   Like Sonatrach in next-door Algeria, Tunisia’s national oil company wants to make the most out of extracting its gas resources.  (...)  [282 words]   [$7]

Algiers    First Find for Gazprom
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ALGERIA
Medgaz in the Starting Blocks
   After falling several years behind the original timetable, the Medgaz pipeline linking Algeria directly to Spain will be commissioned at the end of this month, according to Africa Energy Intelligence sources in Algiers.  (...)  [219 words]   [$7]

BURUNDI
India & China Square Off for Deal
   Indian and Chinese companies are battling one another for contracts to build or rehabilitate energy facilities.  (...)  [205 words]   [$7]
CONGO-K
Seoul in Major Power Thrust
   Seoul is intent on investing heavily in Congo-K's electricity industry in return for mineral goods greatly needed by South Korea's economy.  (...)  [352 words]   [$7]

Yamoussoukro    French Win Deal to Upgrade Abidjan Grid
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SOUTHERN AFRICA
Shortages a Boon to Lusaka
   Africa Energy Intelligence has learned that a delegation from Agence Francaise de Developpement will be in Zambia next month to examine the idea of AFD taking part in funding the 120 MW Itezhi-Tezhi dam on the Kafue river.  (...)  [230 words]   [$7]

IVORY COAST
Vance Querio
   The clan of former Addax Petroleum executives in Australia’s Rialto Energy is growing little by little as China’s Sinopec takes over the reins of the Swiss company.  (...)  [159 words]   [$7]
 
SOUTH AFRICA
Robert Macaulay
   The American firm Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd, which is present in South Africa and specializes in unconventional oil and gas, has suddenly fired its managing director, Marc Bruner.  (...)  [127 words]   [$7]
 
GUINEA
William Strange
   Hyperdynamics needs to find new investors to help finance the development of its huge block in Guinea’s offshore.  (...)  [157 words]   [$7]
CONGO-K
Pierre Muzyumba
   A former Congo-K energy minister, Pierre Muzyumba Mwanahembe, was named boss of the Energie des Grands Lacs (EGL) company in early November.  (...)  [146 words]   [$7]

SUDAN
Sudapet
 [146 words]   [$2,1]
 
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
ENCO
 [142 words]   [$2,1]
 
NIGERIA/SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
Petrobras
 [52 words]   [$2,1]

ANGOLA/CONGO-K
Bitterness over Boundary
   Angola appears to have succeeded in blocking headway on the issue of its maritime boundary with Congo-K, a question that involves ownership of fields pumping 800,000 bpd of crude.  (...)  [153 words]   [$2,1]
 
UGANDA
Oil a Family Affair for Leader
   Uganda president Yoweri Museveni wants to keep the closest tabs on exploration to make sure that Lake Albert’s oil starts flowing as quickly as possible.  (...)  [134 words]   [$2,1]
 
NIGERIA/CAMEROON
Militants Switch Targets
   With presidential elections slated for January in Nigeria it’s probably not the right moment to be championing self-rule in the Niger Delta.  (...)  [174 words]   [$2,1]
NIGERIA
Russia Still Believes in TSGP
   Dropping in on Abuja on Nov. 17, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov took note of the fact that the Trans Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP) project, in which Moscow is a partner, is no  (...)  [229 words]   [$2,1]

EQUATORIAL GUINEA
SBM Offshore
 [67 words]   [$2,1]
 
LIBERIA
RAB Capital
 [137 words]   [$2,1]
 
CAMEROON
Fox Davies Capital
 [106 words]   [$2,1]

KENYA
Africa Oil Awaits Court Ruling
   The High Court in Kitale will hand down its finding on Dec.  (...)  [176 words]   [$2,1]
NIGERIA
Soros to the Rescue?
   Soros Capital is interested in the sale of OML 30 by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), a subsidiary of RoyalDutch/Shell in Nigeria.  (...)  [281 words]   [$2,1]
 
GHANA
A $26 Mn Regulatory Body
   The World Bank’s board of directors is expected to vote on December 16 in favor of a USD 42 million loan to Ghana’s energy ministry.  (...)  [88 words]   [$2,1]
 
GUINEA BISSAU
Helping Hand for Utility
   International donors would like to see Guinea Bissau’s power utility Electricidade e Aguas de Guine Bissau (EAGB) generate a stable supply of electricity in order to help prop up weak  (...)  [162 words]   [$2,1]

Abyei
Benjamin Mkapa
 [84 words]   [$2,1]
 
Hoima
Kizza Besigye
 [60 words]   [$2,1]
 
Luanda
Xi Jinping
 [81 words]   [$2,1]
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