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NIGELEC a Good Deal?

African countries tend to privatize a company only when it's in trouble. For the moment the Societe Nigerienne d'Electricite (NIGELEC) [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.10.2001

TotalFinaElf and Tamoil Set to Compete for SONIDEP

The French oil group TotalFinaElf and Libya’s Tamoil , which [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.10.2001

U.S. Firm Eyes Niger Delta

Active in Ivory Coast (on the CI-11 and CI-1 permits), [...]

Subscribers only Energy 16.10.2001

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

Ibrahim Tampone

Named mines and energy minister in a new government set up on Sept. 17, Ibrahim Tampone is considered a close [...]

Subscribers only Mining 24.09.2001

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

Power Increase in Exchange for Pledge

Niger already receives 35 MW per day in power supplies from Nigeria and will shortly get a lot more in [...]

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

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

No Rate Cut for Niger

NEPA won’t lower the price of power that it [...]

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

Semafo resumes drilling in Niger

Canada’s Semafo (50%) and its partner Etruscan Resources (50%) plan to invest $400,000 in an exploration and development programme at [...]

Subscribers only Mining 12.03.2001

Spotlight
The Sonatrach Imbroglio

With Algerian energy and mines minister Chakib Khelil standing in since Feb. 28 as acting chairman of Sonatrach, the Algerian authorities have remained remarkably close-mouthed about the departure of Abdelhak Bouhafs a little over a year after he returned as [.

Subscribers only Energy 06.03.2001

John Craven

Previously managing director in charge of exploration at Dana Petroleum, John Craven has been appointed "New Ventures" manager at Vanco [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.03.2001

New Push to Drilling

"The majors are back in the game," declared the head of Houston-based Global Marine Inc., Bob Rose, in commenting on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.03.2001

Nigelec Improves Finances by Getting Government Departments to Pay Up

For Niger’s power utility Nigelec the Niger government is both [...]

Subscribers only Energy 20.02.2001

Growth Area for Chevron

With the spectacular rebound of the oil price since the dip in early 1999 the petroleum industry is gradually regaining [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.01.2001

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Oil and Politics in the Niger Delta

The government has come forward with a new policy on developing marginal fields that appears aimed at involving the inhabitants of the Niger river delta in the management of their oil resources. According to Rilwanu Lukman, adviser to president Olusegun [.

Subscribers only Energy 19.12.2000

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Niger

NIGELEC a Good Deal?

TotalFinaElf and Tamoil Set to Compete for SONIDEP

U.S. Firm Eyes Niger Delta

Spotlight
Atlas Petroleum & Friends Gain Ground

Ibrahim Tampone

The Bank’s Privatization Bonus

Setback for Okore Mining

Eskom to Manage Manantali

Power Increase in Exchange for Pledge

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

Truce in Border Disputes ?

A Profitable Region

No Rate Cut for Niger

New Start & Name Switch for Shield

Semafo resumes drilling in Niger

Spotlight
The Sonatrach Imbroglio

John Craven

New Push to Drilling

Nigelec Improves Finances by Getting Government Departments to Pay Up

Growth Area for Chevron

Spotlight
Oil and Politics in the Niger Delta

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Niger

NIGELEC a Good Deal?

TotalFinaElf and Tamoil Set to Compete for SONIDEP

U.S. Firm Eyes Niger Delta

Spotlight Atlas Petroleum & Friends Gain Ground

Ibrahim Tampone

The Bank’s Privatization Bonus

Setback for Okore Mining

Eskom to Manage Manantali

Power Increase in Exchange for Pledge

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

Truce in Border Disputes ?

A Profitable Region

No Rate Cut for Niger

New Start & Name Switch for Shield

Semafo resumes drilling in Niger

Spotlight The Sonatrach Imbroglio

John Craven

New Push to Drilling

Nigelec Improves Finances by Getting Government Departments to Pay Up

Growth Area for Chevron

Spotlight Oil and Politics in the Niger Delta

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Spotlight
Atlas Petroleum & Friends Gain Ground

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The Sonatrach Imbroglio

Spotlight
Oil and Politics in the Niger Delta