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West Africa

Ivory Coast
Ouattara for Mandarin teaching

The growing number of Chinese companies in Ivory Coast since [...]

Subscribers only Politics 03.06.2015

Guinea
Conde plays it prudent

Alpha Conde’s security services were only informed at the last [...]

Subscribers only Politics 03.06.2015

Ghana, Nigeria
Ghana Energy Resources, a firm that dreams of being Oando

Some Ghanaian businessman are doing a lot to attract attention in order to benefit from the local content law adopted [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.2015

Nigeria
Madueke resolves thorny issues at last moment

Before leaving her job to a successor, Nigeria’s powerful petroleum resources minister snubbed her friends. Here’s why.

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.2015

Nigeria
SacOil and Nigdel set for a painful divorce

In announcing it was pulling out of a joint venture it formed with Nigdel, SacOil stirred the ire of its partner.

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.2015

Niger
Savannah seeks a clean sweep on Agadem

Africa Energy Intelligence understands the British explorer Savannah Petroleum, which was already awarded two relinquished blocks, R1 and R2, on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.2015

Nigeria
Kairos Petroleum, a newcomer in race for marginal fields

Set up in London in 2013, the newcomer Kairos Petroleum Resources appears determined to make its debut in Nigeria this [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.2015

Ivory Coast
Endeavor elbows Israel’s Telemenia aside

The Ivoirian junior Starenergie2073 has joined forces with Texas-based Endeavor to build a power plant at Songon, to detriment of its Israeli partners.

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.2015

Ghana, Ivory Coast
Abidjan beefs up legal team for border standoff

Ivory Coast has retained the services of Gide as a decisive phase of its maritime boundary dispute with Ghana looms before an arbitration panel.

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.2015

Nigeria
Erin (formerly Camac) teams up with Glencore to get funding

To ensure it has the wherewithal to pay for costly exploration work on OML 120, the junior has sealed a partnership with the Anglo-Swiss trader.

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.2015

Nigeria
Amaechi and Sylva, the two strongmen in Delta for Buhari

Nigeria’s new president, Muhammadu Buhari, is going to have to find a way to be accepted by inhabitants of the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.2015

Nigeria
Torstein Sanness fleshes out new Panoro team

Starting several months ago, the remake of the executive team of Panoro Energy is nearing completion. Norway’s Torstein Sannes joined [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.2015

Ivory Coast | Juniors
AGR finicky in offshore

Exclusive talks that began in October between Ivory Coast’s government [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.2015

Guinea-Bissau, Senegal | Juniors
Oryx Petroleum sanguine as ever in the joint development zone

Canada’s Oryx Petroleum has no intention of neglecting its AGC [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.2015

West Africa | Juniors
Cap Energy lured to the Gulf of Guinea

The junior Cap Energy, which is based in London and [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.2015

Guinea
New features in fresh oil code

Guinea’s new oil and gas legislation will shortly be officially [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.2015

Nigeria
Buhari slams amnesty for Delta Militants

In his first speech as Nigeria’s president on May 29 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.2015

Mauritania | Juniors
Kosmos speeds up timeline on mega Tortue field

According to our sources, the success of its Tortue 1 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.2015

Nigeria | Juniors
Oando proposes an alternative to pipeline vandalism

Already active in producing and distributing gas, Nigeria’s Oando group [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.2015

Ivory Coast
Ouattara raises the household bills

Ivory Coast president Alassane Ouattara has allowed his energy and [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.2015

Ghana
Amandi Energy seeking funds for its power plant

Based in Accra, the firm Amandi Energy headed by Israeli [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.2015

Ghana
Vitol closes on its OCTP target thanks to IFC

Vitol appears close to completing its funding package to produce [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.2015

Ivory Coast
How much funding does SODEMI need?

After scrapping a plan to turn Ivory Coast’s SODEMI into [...]

Subscribers only Mining 26.05.2015

Ivory Coast
Why did Yai want a new chamber?

Having failed to fold a project for training mining officials [...]

Subscribers only Mining 26.05.2015

Liberia
How is Tawana going to export output of Mofe Creek’s iron ore?

Australia’s Tawana Resources has penned an agreement with WISCO CAD [...]

Subscribers only Mining 26.05.2015

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