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West Africa

Nigeria
China’s Big Bluff

The sensational headline in the Financial Times on Sept. 29 about CNOOC wanting to buy 23 concessions in Nigeria’s onshore [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.10.2009

Mauritania
Will Chavez Keep his Word?

The Latin American-African summit meeting organized by the Vezuelan president Hugo Shavez resulted in a flurry of energy contracts, including one for a refinery in Mauritania.

Free access Energy 06.10.2009

Nigeria
NNPC

The Nigerian National Oil Corp (NNPC) wants to take charge [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.10.2009

Nigeria
MEND’s Go-Betweens

In coming weeks, a skilled team of intermediaries is going [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.10.2009

Nigeria
A Fund to Defend the Delta

Procuring equipment here and there to fight militants in the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.10.2009

Guinea
Hyperdynamics Begins New Seismics Campaign

The Texas-based Hyperdynamics company will have to hand back 64% [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.10.2009

Mauritania
Cash Injection for SNIM Postpones Sale

The possibility of a privatisation of SNIM, Mauritania's national iron producer, seems now to be receding. In fact, the country's [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.09.2009

Ivory Coast | DIAMONDS
Ivory Coast Embargo Likely to be Renewed

There is a strong chance that the embargo on diamond exports from Ivory Coast that was extended until October 31, [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.09.2009

Guinea
Way Out Sought in RusAl Imbroglio

There have been more and more attempts to arbitrate in the case concerning RusAl following a court decision on September [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.09.2009

Mali
Bamako, 10-13/11

A 13th conference and exhibition on oil, mining and gas trading and finance in Africa will be staged in Bamako [...]

Free access Mining 29.09.2009

Ivory Coast
Chinese Firm Ponders Manganese Move

China National Geological and Mining Corp may invest over USD [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.09.2009

Nigeria
ADB Aids Nigerian Mines

The African Development Bank (ADB) is to grant the sum [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.09.2009

Guinea
Hyperdynamics Wins at Last

The Texas-based company mounted a skillful and effective lobbying campaign to win confirmation of its block, even though the size was reduced.

Subscribers only Energy 22.09.2009

Liberia
Zakhem Deal Fatal to Officials

The boss of the Liberia Petroleum Refinery and the state secretary for justice have lost their jobs because of a contract to the Lebanese firm Zakhem.

Subscribers only Energy 22.09.2009

Ghana
Vitol Shuffles The Deck

Owing to reserves discovered by Vitol on its Cape Three Points concession, the prospects of building a gas liquidation plant [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.09.2009

Equatorial Guinea
BG Exports its Gas to Chile

GNL Quintero, the first re-gasification terminal in South America, is processing gas from the Alba field.

Subscribers only Energy 22.09.2009

Mauritania
Mohamed Salem Ould Bechir

To meet an emergency, the Mauritanian government appointed an official with wide knowledge of electricity issues as new chief executive [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.09.2009

West Africa
Charles de Chezelles

Following the appointment of James Dick last week, the Canadian concern Gold Star Resources, which is active in exploration in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.09.2009

Mauritania | Nouakchott
Chavez Does His Stuff

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez announced on September 14 that Venezuela [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.09.2009

Mauritania | Nouakchott
Spain to Bankroll Electrification of Southern Mauritania

The Spanish ambassador to Mauritania has just made a EUR [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.09.2009

Ivory Coast
Trafigura Not in the Clear

The announcement on Sept. 20 that an agreement had been [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.09.2009

Ivory Coast
Wladimiroff & Waling

Based in The Hague, Wladimiroff & Waling is representing Trafigura [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.09.2009

Benin
TGS-Nopec

The seismics and consultancy concern TGS-Nopec will oversee an international [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.09.2009

Equatorial Guinea | Bamako
Juan Antonio Ndong Ondo

Juan Antonio Ndong Ondo, managing director of Sonagas (Equatorial Guinea) [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.09.2009

Equatorial Guinea | Houston
Owono Edu Marcelino

Owono Edu Marcelino, the oil minister of Equatorial Guinea, said [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.09.2009

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