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West Africa

Nigeria
Shell in Quick Sell-Off

The Anglo-Dutch major is continuing to dispose of its onshore concessions. Some deals are about to be announced.

Subscribers only Energy 14.09.2010

Mauritania
Petronas Still Thwarted on Banda

The Malaysian group wants to develop its Banda gas field but still hasn’t won an extension of its rights on the offshore A and B blocks.

Subscribers only Energy 14.09.2010

Nigeria
PHCN

AES, Oando and MRS Holding are in the running to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.09.2010

Ghana
More Breathing Space

The state-owned Equatorial Guinea oil company GEPetrol is going to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.09.2010

Nigeria
Talks Sought Before Ballot

Most of the licenses on producing fields in Nigeria’s offshore [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.09.2010

Nigeria
New Contract for Siemens

Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan is determined to accelerate the construction [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.09.2010

Ghana
Banks in Feeding Frenzy

After the abortive sale of Kosmos’ assets in Ghana to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.09.2010

Nigeria
Alphin Capital AG

Specializing in advising operators of marginal oil fields, the firm [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.09.2010

Nigeria
Rhodium: Local Politicians Seek Investors

A firm specializing in extracting mineral resources in Nigeria, a country that has put the accent on petroleum up to [...]

Subscribers only Mining 07.09.2010

Niger
Paladin Seeks Partner in Niger

Paladin Energy, which is in the midst of acquiring the [...]

Subscribers only Mining 07.09.2010

Guinea | Conakry
Candidates in Favor of Modifying Contracts

The two candidates in the run-off in Guinea’s presidential election [...]

Subscribers only Mining 07.09.2010

Spotlight | Ghana
Fight Narrows Down for Giant Jubilee Field

After a year of squabbling with Ghana's government, ExxonMobil has finally dropped the idea of laying out USD 4 billion for Kosmos Energy's assets in Ghana, and particularly for its shares in the huge Jubilee field that is due to [.

Subscribers only Energy 31.08.2010

Niger
Question Over Agadam Reserves

The China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC), operator of the Agadem field, has identified around 20 new pockets of oil in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.08.2010

Ivory Coast, Nigeria
Strains in MRS- Petroci Tandem

Two years after buying Chevron’s service stations in West Africa, Nigeria’s MRS and its Ivory Coast partner, Petroci, are finding it hard to work together.

Subscribers only Energy 31.08.2010

Nigeria
New Movement on Brass LNG

President Goodluck Jonathan’s interest in the Brass LNG project in the Niger Delta - he is a native of the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.08.2010

Togo
Hefty Penalty For Government

After legal proceedings lasting four years, an arbitration court has ordered Togo to pay EUR 60 million to France’s GDFSuez, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.08.2010

Burkina Faso, Ghana
Ouagadougou Turns to Accra

With its Ivory Coast supplier hit by chronic shortfalls, Burkina Faso is to buy its electricity from Ghana via a new power line.

Subscribers only Energy 31.08.2010

Nigeria
PHCN

With presidential elections scheduled for 2011, the current head of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.08.2010

Gambia | Banjul
Buried Hill Finds a Partner

Frank Timis is extending his operations in Africa. Long confined [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.08.2010

Ghana
Kosmos Owes USD 1.25 Bn

Having failed to sell its stakes in Ghana (see Page [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.08.2010

Ghana
Stellar Energy

The small boutique bank-consultancy headed by David Fassom and Spencer [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.08.2010

Nigeria | Seoul
Henry O. Ajumogobia

Henry O. Ajumogobia, Nigeria’s foreign minister, paid an official visit [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.08.2010

Niger
Areva in Hot Seat in its African Bastion

France's Areva finds itself facing stiff challenges in Niger, where it remains the leading private employer. Famine is threatening the [...]

Subscribers only Mining 24.08.2010

Niger
GoviEx Zeros in on Anou Melle

On the strength of a rights issue that netted USD 5 million on top of the USD 20 million it [...]

Subscribers only Mining 24.08.2010

Ghana | Accra
More Royalties for Local Government in Ashanti

AngloGold Ashanti plans to step up the production rate at [...]

Subscribers only Mining 24.08.2010

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