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Exxon takes over operatorship on Usan from Total

After the failure of its operation with Sinopec, France’s Total still finds itself with a 20% stake on OML 138 to sell, and minus the role of operator.

Free access Energy 18.11.2014

Mezcor joins Sogara's exclusive club of customers

A discreet trading company founded in Switzerland in 2011 by Portugal’s Daniel Joanes, Mezcor SA, began lifting Gabon’s oil products [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.11.2014

Spotlight
Uncertainty over Shell's marginal fields

With presidential elections in February looming ever large, the Nigerian authorities are thinking of acquiring certain choice oil fields put on the auction block by Shell in order to sell them along to their cronies. While that process could well [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.11.2014

Emerging Markets Energy sets sights on Delta

The sale of Shell’s marginal fields in the Niger Delta has whetted the appetites of local traders (see here) but [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.11.2014

The new life of former Ophir executives

Four former executives of the highly successful explorer Ophir Energy are putting their expertise in Africa and in geology to work in their new equity fund based in Australia.

Subscribers only Energy 04.11.2014

Andrew Fawthrop, a top asset for Vaalco

The American oil group Vaalco that operates in Gabon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea is putting is betting a lot on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.11.2014

Seplat Petroleum off its stride

Although its production fell compared with 2013, Seplat Petroleum Co [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.11.2014

Forum on funding opportunities

The West African Power Industry Convention to be held in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.11.2014

Tempo, a trader with E&P connections

A little known firm, Tempo Energy Nigeria, has just made its first acquisition in the upstream by joining Nigerian traders [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.10.2014

SacOil kicks of seismics

The South African explorer SacOil Holdings headed by the former [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.10.2014

Addax finally grabs OML 137

The Chinese company has been given a go-ahead to start development work on the permit but the issue of gas isn’t altogether settled and could cause future headaches.

Subscribers only Energy 07.10.2014

Total back to square one on Usan

Why did China’s Sinopec duck out of forming a partnership with the French major on the Usan field?

Subscribers only Energy 07.10.2014

Lekoil keen on proving its mettle

Founded in 2011 by financial engineer Lekan Akinyanmi, Lekoil plans to launch production on the Otakikpo field in the coming year to make its mark in the industry.

Subscribers only Energy 07.10.2014

WAGP remains unsteady

The West African Gas Pipeline once again revealed its vulnerability when its deliveries of gas were halted following a strike by Nigerian workers.

Subscribers only Energy 07.10.2014

A fund for electricity

President Goodluck Jonathan’s government has set up an emergency fund [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.10.2014

IFC backs Seven Energy

The International Finance Corp, private investment arm of the World [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.10.2014

Kase Lawal

Kase Lawal, the American-Nigerian boss of the Camac Energy oil [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.10.2014

Rilwanu Lukman

The name of Nigeria’s former oil minister, Rilwanu Lukman, who died in July, has been removed from the web sites [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.09.2014

Ian Leslie Blair

In early September, the British firm Eland Oil & Gas created a new post of strategic adviser for Nigeria. The [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.09.2014

Cliff Ogbede

Cliff Ogbede, boss of the Nigerian oil firm Kleef & [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.09.2014

Tonye Princewill

Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is already preparing for the next election of a governor in Rivers [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.09.2014

Wider investigation at Afren

The turf battle at Afren has just claimed two new [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.09.2014

Afreximbank loan to A-Z

The African Export Import Bank is to lend $80 million [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.09.2014

Zenith bank in push for Oyo

Nigeria’s leading banking establishment, Zenith Bank, has agreed to lend [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.09.2014

KPMG

The consulting giant has been retained by the law firm [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.09.2014

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