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Ghana
Battle between ENI and Springfield just getting started

The well-connected Ghanaian oil junior Springfield E&P has won a first round against the Italian major, but ENI has no intention of stopping there and is exploring all legal avenues to contest a Ghanaian court ruling.

Subscribers only Energy 05.07.2021

Ghana
Asante Berko reaches deal with SEC over Aska Energi commissions

The US-Ghanaian financier has managed to halt the regulator's lawsuit against him. Here's what's in the deal.

Subscribers only Energy 02.07.2021

Guinea
Kalpataru tries its luck in Guinea despite being shunned by lenders

The Indian power transmission company is exploring opportunities in Guinea, despite having been excluded from a number of projects backed by international lenders over its perceived fraudulent practices in Egypt and the DRC.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 02.07.2021

Spotlight | Libya
NOC boss Sanalla may be on way out as Libya's oil industry booms

Mustafa Sanalla, Chairman of the Libyan National Oil Corp (NOC). © Christian Bruna/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Energy 01.07.2021

Rwanda
World Bank extends electricity programme for another year

Delayed by the fallout from the pandemic and other factors, works on extending Rwanda's electricity grid are now due to be completed in July 2022.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 01.07.2021

Tunisia
Hunt Oil joins the oil company exodus

The US junior Hunt Oil is actively seeking a partner to take over its exploration projects in a fraught climate, with the Tunisian authorities in a panic over the scale of the withdrawal of exploration companies.

Subscribers only Energy 01.07.2021

Ivory Coast
Patrick Achi's government calls on Aggreko, Total and Sahara Energy to help fix blackouts

Ivorian authorities reckon an LNG-fired backup power plant is the answer to the country's dire electricity shortage.

Subscribers only Energy 30.06.2021

Angola
Chevron, GE and John Deere take lead in moving US interests post-oil

As Angola faces the structural decline of its oil production, US companies are planning for the country's inevitable diversification. The US Chamber of Commerce has set up a platform for firms to work together to find investment opportunities for the future.

Subscribers only Energy 30.06.2021

Cameroon
Actis's electricity supplier Eneo negotiates second round of debt settlement

Eneo, Cameroon's top electricity supplier, is in talks with the government over payment of a second tranche of arrears owed it by the state.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 30.06.2021

Algeria
Sunny Hill seeks out arbitration expert in battle against Sonatrach

Deprived of its shares in the Algerian gas field Ain Tsila, the British junior formerly known as Petroceltic has enlisted the help of a star arbitrator to explore taking action against the Algerian national oil company Sonatrach.

Subscribers only Energy 29.06.2021

Nigeria
One by one, Lekoil Nigeria executives jump ship from Lekoil Limited

Mutual accusations of sabotage abound as the junior's senior managers distance themselves from the company's main shareholder, based in the Cayman Islands.

Subscribers only Energy 28.06.2021

Spotlight | Mozambique
Total forced to compensate lead subcontractors on troubled LNG project

To avoid further headache, the French major has decided to cough up and compensate the companies that it or its own subcontractors had hired on its now shelved LNG export project.

Subscribers only Energy 25.06.2021

Congo
Minister Itoua keeps faith in China's BFDI over faltering Pointe-Noire refinery project

Congo's new hydrocarbon's minister Bruno Jean-Richard Itoua has issued his first accreditation to the firm Atlantique Pétrochimie, the BFDI subsidiary that is supposed to be constructing the Pointe-Noire refinery. But since the laying of the cornerstone in February, the works have been at a standstill.

Subscribers only Energy 25.06.2021

Africa, Mauritania
Sasol, Fortescue and CWP spearhead Africa's green hydrogen drive

From Nouakchott to Djibouti and Johannesburg, more and more private firms are being drawn to the prospect of producing green hydrogen.

Subscribers only Energy 24.06.2021

Senegal
Sendou shareholders rebel against businessman Norland Suzor

The Sweden-based businessman Louis Claude Norland Suzor, the boss of Nykomb Synergetics Development AB and SBEC Systems, is contending with a rebellion by his co-shareholders in the 125 MW Sendou coal-fired power plant south of Dakar.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 24.06.2021

Algeria
BP's itchy feet leave Sonatrach with a big decision

The state-owned oil firm has not yet decided whether to accept or block the major's desired departure from the In Salah and In Amenas fields.

Subscribers only Energy 23.06.2021

Madagascar
Vinci, Colas and KEC compete for World Bank-backed Jirama power projects

The national electricity company is preparing to choose contractors for two projects supported by the World Bank to extend Madagascar's power grid. French firms Vinci and Colas are hoping to beat off India's KEC.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 23.06.2021

Ghana
First Shell delivery to Tema LNG delayed again

Already once postponed from April to June, the delivery of the first LNG cargo imported by Shell to supply the Tema LNG terminal will not take place before the end of July as rescheuled.

Subscribers only Energy 23.06.2021

Italy, Nigeria
Sergio Spadaro, prosecutor Pasquale's loyal deputy in ENI legal battles

Sergio Spadaro, a public prosecutor in Milan, has over the past decade become a major figure in the fight against corruption in Italy, relentlessly pursuing the oil major and its subsidiaries as well as politicians.

Subscribers only Energy 22.06.2021

South Africa
Petroleum Bill maintains 20% carried interest for state in all projects despite oil firms' protests

As expected, the final draft of the Petroleum Bill provides for the state to have a carried interest of 20% in oil permits. Energy companies are hoping to get the National Assembly, which will examine the bill over the next few weeks, to modify this provision.

Subscribers only Energy 21.06.2021

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Ghana
Battle between ENI and Springfield just getting started

Ghana
Asante Berko reaches deal with SEC over Aska Energi commissions

Guinea
Kalpataru tries its luck in Guinea despite being shunned by lenders

Spotlight | Libya
NOC boss Sanalla may be on way out as Libya's oil industry booms

Rwanda
World Bank extends electricity programme for another year

Tunisia
Hunt Oil joins the oil company exodus

Ivory Coast
Patrick Achi's government calls on Aggreko, Total and Sahara Energy to help fix blackouts

Angola
Chevron, GE and John Deere take lead in moving US interests post-oil

Cameroon
Actis's electricity supplier Eneo negotiates second round of debt settlement

Algeria
Sunny Hill seeks out arbitration expert in battle against Sonatrach

Nigeria
One by one, Lekoil Nigeria executives jump ship from Lekoil Limited

Spotlight | Mozambique
Total forced to compensate lead subcontractors on troubled LNG project

Congo
Minister Itoua keeps faith in China's BFDI over faltering Pointe-Noire refinery project

Africa, Mauritania
Sasol, Fortescue and CWP spearhead Africa's green hydrogen drive

Senegal
Sendou shareholders rebel against businessman Norland Suzor

Algeria
BP's itchy feet leave Sonatrach with a big decision

Madagascar
Vinci, Colas and KEC compete for World Bank-backed Jirama power projects

Ghana
First Shell delivery to Tema LNG delayed again

Italy, Nigeria
Sergio Spadaro, prosecutor Pasquale's loyal deputy in ENI legal battles

South Africa
Petroleum Bill maintains 20% carried interest for state in all projects despite oil firms' protests

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Ghana Battle between ENI and Springfield just getting started

Ghana Asante Berko reaches deal with SEC over Aska Energi commissions

Guinea Kalpataru tries its luck in Guinea despite being shunned by lenders

Spotlight | Libya NOC boss Sanalla may be on way out as Libya's oil industry booms

Rwanda World Bank extends electricity programme for another year

Tunisia Hunt Oil joins the oil company exodus

Ivory Coast Patrick Achi's government calls on Aggreko, Total and Sahara Energy to help fix blackouts

Angola Chevron, GE and John Deere take lead in moving US interests post-oil

Cameroon Actis's electricity supplier Eneo negotiates second round of debt settlement

Algeria Sunny Hill seeks out arbitration expert in battle against Sonatrach

Nigeria One by one, Lekoil Nigeria executives jump ship from Lekoil Limited

Spotlight | Mozambique Total forced to compensate lead subcontractors on troubled LNG project

Congo Minister Itoua keeps faith in China's BFDI over faltering Pointe-Noire refinery project

Africa, Mauritania Sasol, Fortescue and CWP spearhead Africa's green hydrogen drive

Senegal Sendou shareholders rebel against businessman Norland Suzor

Algeria BP's itchy feet leave Sonatrach with a big decision

Madagascar Vinci, Colas and KEC compete for World Bank-backed Jirama power projects

Ghana First Shell delivery to Tema LNG delayed again

Italy, Nigeria Sergio Spadaro, prosecutor Pasquale's loyal deputy in ENI legal battles

South Africa Petroleum Bill maintains 20% carried interest for state in all projects despite oil firms' protests

The weekly summary

About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Ghana
Battle between ENI and Springfield just getting started

Ghana
Asante Berko reaches deal with SEC over Aska Energi commissions

Guinea
Kalpataru tries its luck in Guinea despite being shunned by lenders

Spotlight | Libya
NOC boss Sanalla may be on way out as Libya's oil industry booms

Rwanda
World Bank extends electricity programme for another year

Tunisia
Hunt Oil joins the oil company exodus

Ivory Coast
Patrick Achi's government calls on Aggreko, Total and Sahara Energy to help fix blackouts

Angola
Chevron, GE and John Deere take lead in moving US interests post-oil

Cameroon
Actis's electricity supplier Eneo negotiates second round of debt settlement

Algeria
Sunny Hill seeks out arbitration expert in battle against Sonatrach

Nigeria
One by one, Lekoil Nigeria executives jump ship from Lekoil Limited

Spotlight | Mozambique
Total forced to compensate lead subcontractors on troubled LNG project

Congo
Minister Itoua keeps faith in China's BFDI over faltering Pointe-Noire refinery project

Africa, Mauritania
Sasol, Fortescue and CWP spearhead Africa's green hydrogen drive

Senegal
Sendou shareholders rebel against businessman Norland Suzor

Algeria
BP's itchy feet leave Sonatrach with a big decision

Madagascar
Vinci, Colas and KEC compete for World Bank-backed Jirama power projects

Ghana
First Shell delivery to Tema LNG delayed again

Italy, Nigeria
Sergio Spadaro, prosecutor Pasquale's loyal deputy in ENI legal battles

South Africa
Petroleum Bill maintains 20% carried interest for state in all projects despite oil firms' protests