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West Africa

Mauritania
Russians Tip-Toe into Offshore

A mysterious company has just made its debut in oil exploration in Mauritania. According to our sources it is controlled by ussian interests.

Subscribers only Energy 29.01.2002

Ivory Coast
Ten Years of Self-Sufficiency

According to the French trade mission in Abidjan, two blocks in Ivory Coast's off-shore are likely to offer the country 10 years of energy self-sufficiency.

Subscribers only Energy 29.01.2002

Nigeria
The Oil Consultancies

A handful of well-connected Nigerian law firms are dominating the consultancy business for majors and local companies.

Subscribers only Energy 29.01.2002

Document | Nigeria
Snub for World Bank

Although NNPC has agreed to increased gasoline prices and privatize its refineries it has turned down a World Bank recommendation to sells its shares in the offshore.

Subscribers only Energy 29.01.2002

Senegal
Vivendi to Sign on Jan. 31

After a lot of ups and downs, France's Vivendi group has completed the acquisition of Senelec and is due to sign this week.

Subscribers only Energy 29.01.2002

Nigeria
Halt to Exploration in North

Before his departure (see P. 8), Ray Wilcox, president of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.01.2002

Nigeria
NNPC in Iraq Deal?

Africa Energy Intelligence has learned that Hyson Nigeria, one of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.01.2002

Mali
Loan for Power Project

The utility Electricite du Mali has just been awarded a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.01.2002

Ghana
Tema Oil's 300 Million Euro Debt

Ghana's deputy finance minister, Gyeysiko Adombire, announced in parliament last [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.01.2002

Nigeria
Swiss Cooperating on Abacha's Loot

Switzerland's justice minister said on Jan. 25 that he would [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.01.2002

Nigeria | ROYALDUTCH/SHELL
Discovery in Nigeria

Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company has made a discovery [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.01.2002

Mauritania
INTERWAVE COMMUNICATION

INTERWAVE COMMUNICATION has been picked to extend Mauritania’s GSM network [...]

Subscribers only 24.01.2002

Ghana
Fresh Exploration in the Ashanti Forest

Mining exploration in the forests along the Ashanti belt could step up in coming months.

Subscribers only Mining 22.01.2002

Benin
Felix Essou Dansou

Former mines and energy minister under Benin president Mathieu Kerekou, Felix Essou Dansou, has just been named commissioner in charge [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.01.2002

Ghana
Ghana Consolidated Diamonds Seeks Partner

Land and mines minister Kwado Adjei-Darko has declared that Ghana [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.01.2002

Burkina Faso
Axmin Takes Option on Bouroum and Bombore

A London-based mining firm, Axmin, took a 90-day option on [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.01.2002

Burkina Faso
Over $60 Million for Sonabel

The World Bank is poised to lend Burkina Faso $63 million to facilitate the partial privatization of the national power utility Sonabel.

Subscribers only Energy 15.01.2002

Equatorial Guinea
Derek Smith

A lawyer for Equatorial Guinea in its border dispute with Nigeria (see Spotlight), Derek Smith specializes in law of the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.01.2002

Nigeria
Michael Prest

Long a director of oil trading at Marc Rich Investment, Nigeria’s Michael Prest has just founded his own trading company, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.01.2002

Senegal
$45 Million for Senelec

In late December, the World Bank finally disbursed the final [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.01.2002

Nigeria
NNPC Seeks $3.38 billion to Explore

Andrew Uzoige, exploration director at Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.01.2002

Nigeria
RoyalDutch/Shell Sets $7.5 Billion Nigeria Budget

Ron van den Berg, director of Shell Nigeria, will have [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.01.2002

Nigeria
World Bank Looks at Privatizing Ports

Mark Tomlinson, head of the World Bank’s office in Nigeria, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.01.2002

Nigeria
Verdict on Profit-Sharing on April 5

The president of Nigeria’s supreme court, Mohamed Lawal Uwais, indicated [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.01.2002

Nigeria | ENI
Nigeria’s OML 119 in Production

Agip Nigeria, an affiliate of ENI, has begun producing on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.01.2002

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