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Central Africa

Congo
Sassou Heads for Washington

Congo president Denis Sassou Nguesso will fly to Washington in early September for a series of meetings with oil companies, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.08.2002

Chad
The World Bank's Dilemma

An in-house report at the World Bank has criticized the planned share-out of revenue from the Doba oil fields but its misgivings won't jeopardize the project itself.

Subscribers only Energy 27.08.2002

Cameroon
Juniors Eye Sananga

TotalFinaElf, Tullow Oil, Perenco, Transworld, Euroil and PanAfrican Energy have [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.08.2002

Gabon
New Contract for Perenco

The French firm Perenco has just been awarded a new [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.08.2002

Gabon
Petrolin Lands Contract as Well

Petrolin, a Monaco-based company owned by Samuel Dossou, adviser to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.08.2002

Gabon
Finds for Vaalco and Pioneer

Valco Energy and Pioneer Natural Resources both announced they had [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.08.2002

Gabon
SouthernEra Quietly Prospecting for Years

After quietly scouting out prospects in Gabon for three years, Canada's SouthernEra Resources was awarded a minerals exploration license covering [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.07.2002

Belgium, DRC
George Forrest

The president of Forrest International, George Forrest, will appear in September before a Belgian Senate panel inquiring into whether Belgian [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.07.2002

Chad
European Refinery For Sedigui

Africa Energy Intelligence understands that Concorp, a group owned by Sudan's Jar El Nabi, is no longer in charge of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.07.2002

Central Africa
Bishops Speak Their Mind on Oil

Bishops in central Africa have launched a campaign concerning the use of oil revenue. Given the church's influence in the region the movement is likely to pick up steam.

Subscribers only Energy 23.07.2002

Sao Tome and Principe
Chrome Energy Case Settled

The arbitration proceeding that pitted the American-Nigerian firm Chrome Energy against the Sao Tome government has wound up in London just two months before a call to bids is to be issued.

Subscribers only Energy 23.07.2002

Congo
New Transportation Kingpins

SNPC set up a new oil logistics firm last week. The companies likely to benefit most are Intels and Tacoma.

Subscribers only Energy 23.07.2002

Congo
Fresh Oil-Backed Loans?

After approaching Glencore, SNPC is negotiating a loan against future production with Trafigura.

Subscribers only Energy 23.07.2002

Burundi
Mathias Hitima

Minister for mines and energy in the transitional Burundi government since August, 2000, Mathias Hitimi was replaced in mid-July by [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.07.2002

DRC
Anvil's Charity Business

Anvil Mining, which plans to kick off copper mining at Dikulushi on August 25, is fast implementing a social program [...]

Subscribers only Mining 16.07.2002

Congo
Huge Layoffs at Gecamines

State-owned Gecamines plans to lay off 10,000 of its 24,000-strong payroll, Africa Mining Intelligence has learned from officials from the [...]

Subscribers only Mining 16.07.2002

Burundi
Andre Nkundikije

Burundi's minister of economic planning, development and reconstruction, Andre Nkundikije, has just been named mines and energy minister in succession [...]

Subscribers only Mining 16.07.2002

Congo
Out of Court Settlement for Rautenbach?

A case that has pitted Billy Rautenbach, who was ousted [...]

Subscribers only Mining 16.07.2002

DRC
Heritage Shows its Stuff

To persuade Congo-K to sign a production sharing agreement (PSA), Heritage will fly Congolese officials to Uganda to see how it operates there.