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West Africa

Liberia
First Licensing Round

The government of Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is about to hold its first licensing round. Up to now, the Liberian president, who [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.11.2007

Niger
Twelve Firms Line Up for Agadem

The competition for the huge Agadem license in Niger appears fiercer than ever. Initially set for the end of September [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.11.2007

Mauritania
Oil Firms in Stand-By Mode

Despite the woes of Woodside, oil companies are still interested in Mauritania. But they will all have to wait for an overhaul of oil legislation before landing acreage.

Subscribers only Energy 06.11.2007

Equatorial Guinea
Oil Services Battle

Well connected in Malabo, the CCC conglomerate has joined forces with Petrofac to flesh out its services. But rival Amec can open doors in ruling circles as well.

Subscribers only Energy 06.11.2007

Nigeria
Mittal No Longer Teacher’s Pet

Much favored under the presidency of Olusegun Obasanjo, ONGC Mittal hasn’t succeeded in getting the new Yar’Adua administration to confirm its licenses.

Subscribers only Energy 06.11.2007

Mauritania
Mysterious Saudi Companies

The private Saudi concern Naftoil and its partner, Gulf Regal [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.11.2007

Nigeria
Obasanjo’s Shadow over Importers

After handing out term contracts, the Yar’Adua government has awarded [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.11.2007

Ghana
Accra, 3-5/06/2008

Exhibition Management Services is organising the sixth West African Mining & Power Exhibition & Conference on June 3, 4 and [...]

Free access Mining 30.10.2007

Guinea | Conakry
Angola promotes “development diamonds”

Manuel Africano Antonio, the Angolan Minister for Geology and Mines [...]

Subscribers only Mining 30.10.2007

India, Nigeria
Prime Minister Drops In

For the first time since Jawaharlal Nehru turned up in 1962, an Indian prime minister carried out a state visit [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.10.2007

Niger
Last Minute Offer

A Canadian fund and a South African junior have put in bids for the Agadem concession.

Subscribers only Energy 23.10.2007

Guinea
Government to Peg Out Offshore

After rejecting a contract it had previously penned with Hyperdynamics, Guinea intends to peg out its offshore and auction off new blocks.

Subscribers only Energy 23.10.2007

Equatorial Guinea
Hiccup in Gas Plan

The inauguration of the LNG plant at Punta Europa served primarily as an occasion to call for a resumption on talks with Abuja and Yaounde to supply a 2nd train.

Subscribers only Energy 23.10.2007

Nigeria
Reforms a Damp Squid?

Issued a month behind schedule, the first list of term contracts for crude awarded by president Yar’Adua was good news for several firms linked to his predecessor.

Subscribers only Energy 23.10.2007

Burkina Faso
New Contract for Areva T&D

The French nuclear energy group Areva’s transmission and distribution (T&D) division is to build a power management center.

Subscribers only Energy 23.10.2007

Niger
TG World Raises Funds

With its partner in Niger, the China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), seeking to win the huge Agadem block (AEI 449), [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.10.2007

Nigeria
Martin Hutchison

Managing director of Brass LNG, the American Martin Hutchison, a former ConocoPhillips executive, is due to stand down on Nov. [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.10.2007

Nigeria
Basil Omiyi

The managing director of Shell Nigeria since 2004 and the company’s chairman for Nigeria since this summer, Basil Omiyi will [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.10.2007

Nigeria
Mercuria Keeps Moving On...

The change in Nigeria’s leadership hasn’t made any dent in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.10.2007

Nigeria
…But Gunvor Gets Cold Shoulder

Another Swiss-based trader highly active in Nigeria in recent years, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.10.2007

Nigeria | Watts Consulting Group
New Lobbyist for Nigeria?

During the presidency of Olusegun Obasanjo, the Nigerian government relied [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.10.2007

Burkina Faso
Operators take positions in gold

The gold industry in Burkina Faso is bubbling. The first industrial gold mine in the country, Youga, is due to [...]

Subscribers only Mining 16.10.2007

Guinea
China’s push into bauxite takes shape

A Chinese joint venture, Henan International Mining Co, is currently negotiating the granting of several bauxite permits in the west [...]

Subscribers only Mining 16.10.2007

Nigeria
Geneva Resources restarts core boring

The Canadian junior Geneva Resources is to restart core boring [...]

Subscribers only Mining 16.10.2007

Nigeria
Lulu Briggs

Major changes have taken place on the board of Transcorp, a company composed of the 10 leading Nigerian businessmen close [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.10.2007

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