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West Africa

Ivory Coast
BM Talks Tough over Audits

The World Bank has voiced is frustration over being unable to audit Ivory Coast's energy accounts, particularly its oil receipts.

Subscribers only Energy 27.03.2007

West Africa
Obasanjo Plans to Kick Off WAGP

Nigerian president Obasanjo is planning to inaugurate the West African Gas Pipeline on March 30 even though the facility won’t start operating until autumn.

Subscribers only Energy 27.03.2007

Nigeria
Technip Takes a Chance

France's Technip group has won the contract to build the pet project of president Olusegun Obasanjo only a few weeks before he steps aside for a new leader.

Subscribers only Energy 27.03.2007

Ivory Coast
Two New Blocks for Tullow

In presenting its annual financial results, Tullow Oil indicated on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.03.2007

Mauritania
Petrodollars for Guelb El Aouj’s Iron Ore

A year after Saudi Iron & Steel Co (Hadeed) bought into Sphere Investments., investors from the Gulf are positioning themselves [...]

Subscribers only Mining 20.03.2007

Guinea
Crew Gold Corp

Crew Gold Corp has considerably increased gold reserves on its [...]

Subscribers only Mining 20.03.2007

Ivory Coast
La Mancha Resources Inc.

La Mancha Resources Inc., a mining company listed in Toronto [...]

Subscribers only Mining 20.03.2007

West Africa
Semafo Completes Mana Funding

After talks lasting several months, Semafo Inc has finally won [...]

Subscribers only Mining 20.03.2007

Burkina Faso
North Sound Legacy Increases Stake in AIM Resources

The equity fund North Sound Legacy International Fund has boosted [...]

Subscribers only Mining 20.03.2007

Nigeria
One Month to Put Together OK LNG

Anxious to lock in a project for a gas liquefaction project in his native region before elections in April, president [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.03.2007

Nigeria
Doubts Over Licensing Round

Nigeria’s Department of Petroleum Resources identified 30 potential concessions to be put on the block in a licensing round it wanted to organize before Nigeria’s presidential elections. But the round now seems unlikely to be held.

Subscribers only Energy 13.03.2007

Nigeria
Last Minute Negotiations

With less than a month to go before Nigeria’s presidential election, China, India and South Korea have once again negotiated sweetheart agreements with the government in order to obtain acreage.

Subscribers only Energy 13.03.2007

Nigeria
Jumbo Contract for Chinese

The China Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC) and China Geo-Engineering Corporation (CGC) are to share a USD 1.4 billion contract for [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.03.2007

Burkina Faso
French Win Electrification Deal

Sonabel has awarded a EUR 32 million contract to Ineo Energie to build a power line.

Subscribers only Energy 13.03.2007

Benin
World Bank Loan

The World Bank is expected to grant a USD 8 million loan to Cotonou to improve the performance of its [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.03.2007

Nigeria
Halliburton Owns Up

Just as its affiliate KBR was beaten out by Technip for the contract to build the OK LNG plant in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.03.2007

Equatorial Guinea | GEPetrol
Audits Firms Fail Test

Equatorial Guinea’s oil ministry issued a call to bids in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.03.2007

Senegal
Maurel & Prom Wave Goodbye

After disappointing results from drilling on the Sebikhotane license which [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.03.2007

Mauritania
Russneft Lands Acreage

Founded in 2002 by the former chief executive of Slavneft, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.03.2007

Liberia
Broadway’s License Confirmed

The Liberian parliament last week approved a production sharing contract [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.03.2007

Senegal
OMVS To Call for Bids for Gouina

The Organisation pour la Mise en Valeur du Fleuve Senegal [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.03.2007

Equatorial Guinea | LeBoeuf Lamb
Adviser to Sonagas

The big American law firm LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.03.2007

Canada, West Africa
Roy Corrans

A former senior vice president for exploration at Anglo American, Roy Corrans has been named special adviser to the board [...]

Subscribers only Mining 06.03.2007

Guinea
Namory Conde

BHP Billiton has just appointed Namory Conde as its regional director for West Africa. Up to now Conde had been [...]

Subscribers only Mining 06.03.2007

Ghana
USD 75 million for Golden Star

Golden Star Resources is to issue 21 million new shares [...]

Subscribers only Mining 06.03.2007

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