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West Africa

Nigeria
Shell in Cahoots with Army?

The Nigerian army used Osubi airport operated by RoyalDutch/Shell to the north of Warri in the Niger Delta last week [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.02.2006

Equatorial Guinea
Suit in South Africa

George Ehlers, a South African businessman who is trying to recover money owed to him by the Equatorial Guinea government, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.02.2006

Mauritania
Woodside To Meet the Judge

An inquiry into amendments to Woodside’s production sharing contracts is gathering steam.

Subscribers only Energy 21.02.2006

Nigeria
New Contracts

The Department of Petroleum Resources has awarded another contract under [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.02.2006

Spotlight | West Africa
Henin Spies a Golden Future

Although he’s very busy finding a buyer to pay top dollar for his Maurel & Prom oil group (the leading candidate is the Indian Oil Corporation, according to Africa Energy Intelligence, sister publication of Africa Mining Intelligence), France’s Jean-Francois Henin [...]

Subscribers only Mining 14.02.2006

Nigeria
RusAl Finalizes Alscon Deal

Uncertainty over the privatization of the Aluminum Smelter Company of Nigeria (Alscon), which was launched three years ago, appears to [...]

Subscribers only Mining 14.02.2006

Ghana
Reginald Bannerman

A Ghanaian lawyer, Reginald Bannerman, has been named to the board of AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. Bannerman is the leading partner [...]

Subscribers only Mining 14.02.2006

Guinea
Zeng Man Zeng

A former senior World Bank official, Zeng Man Zeng headed a delegation from the Chinese steel concern Tangshang Ganglu Group [...]

Subscribers only Mining 14.02.2006

Ghana
African Mining Services

African Mining Services (Ausdrill group) has won a contract worth [...]

Subscribers only Mining 14.02.2006

Burkina Faso
Genivar Groupe Conseil Inc.

Genivar Groupe Conseil Inc. was chosen by Canada's Semafo for [...]

Subscribers only Mining 14.02.2006

Ghana
Adamus Resources

Adamus Resources has increased the resources of its Southern Ashanti [...]

Subscribers only Mining 14.02.2006

Ghana
GCD Privatization Stalled

On the auction block for years, highly indebted Ghana Consolidated [...]

Subscribers only Mining 14.02.2006

Nigeria
Barclays and JP Morgan Push Nigeria’s Mines

The recent cancellation of part of Nigeria’s debt by the [...]

Subscribers only Mining 14.02.2006

Sierra Leone
Indians Study Railway for Ore

According to our sources, Sierra Leone recently signed a memorandum [...]

Subscribers only Mining 14.02.2006

Ghana
IFC Go-Ahead for Ahafo

As Africa Mining Intelligence reported in September, the International Finance [...]

Subscribers only Mining 14.02.2006

Mauritania
Pakistanis Debut in Offshore

The private Pakistani group Hashoo has just been awarded a concession in Mauritania.

Subscribers only Energy 07.02.2006

Nigeria
Delta Draws the Security Men

The Niger Delta is beginning to replace Iraq as the leading market for private security concerns.

Subscribers only Energy 07.02.2006

Nigeria
Newcomer Needed for LNG Plan

The Nigerian government is seeking a company to replace Chevron following its withdrawal from the highly political Brass LNG project.

Subscribers only Energy 07.02.2006

Nigeria
Seeking Finance in London

Leading officials in Nigeria’s power industry were in London last week to take part in a workshop organized by the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.02.2006

Nigeria
ONGC Replaces KNOC

India’s ONGC Videsh has been awarded OPL 321 and 323 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.02.2006

Nigeria
Total in Tie-Up with Amni?

According to our sources, the French major is negotiating a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.02.2006

Equatorial Guinea
Talk of Second LNG Train

The first train at Marathon’s LNG plant on Bioko island [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.02.2006

Guinea
Loan for EDG

The World Bank’s board will decide in June whether to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.02.2006

Nigeria | The whitaker group
Contract with Nigeria

The lobbying concern of Rosa Whitaker, formerly in charge of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.02.2006

West Africa
Nigeria Oil & Gas 2006

The CWC Group is organizing a conference at the International [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.02.2006

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