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Benin

David Netherway

A geologist specializing in West Africa, David Netherway has just been named chief executive officer of Afcan. An Australian national, [...]

Subscribers only Mining 04.06.2002

Amerada Hess Bolsters Position

After buying Triton last year and gaining sway in Equatorial Guinea, the U.S. firm Amerada Hess has snapped up three of Fusion Oil's licenses in West Africa.

Subscribers only Energy 28.05.2002

How Abuja has Sidelined Yaounde

With tension rising constantly between Nigeria and Cameroon – the two are slugging it out in court in The Hague and on their borders – Abuja is busy sewing up oil pacts with its other neighbors.

Subscribers only Energy 09.04.2002

Oil and Gas in the Gulf of Guinea

The CWC Group is organizing a conference in London on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.03.2002

Local Ties Hold Key to Profits in 2002

Like its rivals, the oil services company Stolt Offshore is seeking to pick up major development contracts expected to be awarded in West Africa this year. And a crucial factor in the competition will be forging partnerships with local firms.

Subscribers only Energy 11.02.2002

Drilling to Start in Benin in June

Century International Oil & Gas, an affiliate of Canada's Archean [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.01.2002

Felix Essou Dansou

Former mines and energy minister under Benin president Mathieu Kerekou, Felix Essou Dansou, has just been named commissioner in charge [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.01.2002

Desperately Seeking Partners

The Australian firm Fusion Oil which acquired a series of concessions in West Africa is now seeking partners to develop them.

Subscribers only Energy 15.01.2002

The Last Oil Frontier

Oil companies will start moving seriously this year into parts of West Africa’s deep offshore that haven’t yet been fully explored.

Subscribers only Energy 15.01.2002

SBEE Sell-Off Set for 2002

A key component in the future West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) project, the Societe Beninoise de l’Electricite et de l’Eau [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.12.2001

Oil Output to Jump 60% by 2005

West Africa figures among the oil producing areas that consumer [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.11.2001

Watchdog Panel for Manantali

An offshoot of OMVS , the Societe de Gestion de l’Energie de Manantali has just set up a committee to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.10.2001

Spotlight
Atlas Petroleum & Friends Gain Ground

A small oil company that counts among the holdings of Nigerian millionaire Prince Arthur Eze , Atlas Petroleum has grown in recent years into a fairly big regional player. Its affiliate, Oranto Petroleum , has just acquired 50% on two [.

Subscribers only Energy 02.10.2001

The Bank’s Privatization Bonus

After awarding a loan worth nearly $100 million in late July for the renovation of NEPA’s facilities in Nigeria, the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.09.2001

Setback for Okore Mining

A project by Australia’s Shield Telecommunications to bring all of its mining assets in West Africa under the roof of [...]

Subscribers only Mining 11.09.2001

Eskom to Manage Manantali

An operating contract for the Manantali dam worth $84 million was signed on July 26 between the Societe de Gestion [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.08.2001

Toad Rule in Nimba

A species of toad that lives exclusively in the Nimba [...]

Subscribers only Mining 24.07.2001

Focus on West Africa

In snapping up the U.S. company Triton Energy early last week, Amerada Hess considerably beefed up its portfolio in the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.07.2001

Africa Major Exporter to U.S.

Out of $23.5 billion worth of goods and services that [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.06.2001

Semafo makes another discovery in Burkina

Semafo, the Canadian mining exploration company in West Africa, in [...]

Subscribers only Mining 15.06.2001

Lure of the Deep Offshore

Already figuring among the biggest oil operators in West Africa, Royal Dutch/Shell has just scored two new points in the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.06.2001

Felix Essou Dansou

The former minister of mines and energy, Felix Essou Dansou , who was replaced by Kamarou Fassasi on May 7, [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.05.2001

Truce in Border Disputes ?

The oil-producing nations in West Africa are having a lot of trouble sharing out oil wealth inasmuch as some of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.05.2001

A Profitable Region

West Africa’s share in revenue of Global Industries ., a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.05.2001

New Start & Name Switch for Shield

Shield Telecommunications, previously known as Leo Shield Exploration, which owns the Abore gold project in Ghana, plans to revive its [...]

Subscribers only Mining 13.03.2001

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DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Benin

David Netherway

Amerada Hess Bolsters Position

How Abuja has Sidelined Yaounde

Oil and Gas in the Gulf of Guinea

Local Ties Hold Key to Profits in 2002

Drilling to Start in Benin in June

Felix Essou Dansou

Desperately Seeking Partners

The Last Oil Frontier

SBEE Sell-Off Set for 2002

Oil Output to Jump 60% by 2005

Watchdog Panel for Manantali

Spotlight
Atlas Petroleum & Friends Gain Ground

The Bank’s Privatization Bonus

Setback for Okore Mining

Eskom to Manage Manantali

Toad Rule in Nimba

Focus on West Africa

Africa Major Exporter to U.S.

Semafo makes another discovery in Burkina

Lure of the Deep Offshore

Felix Essou Dansou

Truce in Border Disputes ?

A Profitable Region

New Start & Name Switch for Shield

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DRC The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

The Renaissance Dam – a national symbol but a regional quandary

West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

Andry Rajoelina

African Development Bank

Paul Biya

Erik Prince

AFRICOM

Benin

David Netherway

Amerada Hess Bolsters Position

How Abuja has Sidelined Yaounde

Oil and Gas in the Gulf of Guinea

Local Ties Hold Key to Profits in 2002

Drilling to Start in Benin in June

Felix Essou Dansou

Desperately Seeking Partners

The Last Oil Frontier

SBEE Sell-Off Set for 2002

Oil Output to Jump 60% by 2005

Watchdog Panel for Manantali

Spotlight Atlas Petroleum & Friends Gain Ground

The Bank’s Privatization Bonus

Setback for Okore Mining

Eskom to Manage Manantali

Toad Rule in Nimba

Focus on West Africa

Africa Major Exporter to U.S.

Semafo makes another discovery in Burkina

Lure of the Deep Offshore

Felix Essou Dansou

Truce in Border Disputes ?

A Profitable Region

New Start & Name Switch for Shield

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

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DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Spotlight
Atlas Petroleum & Friends Gain Ground