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West Africa

Sierra Leone
Oil is President’s Business

The Petroleum Exploration and Extraction bill that is currently before Sierra Leone’s parliament puts virtually all powers concerning the country’s [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.08.2001

Mauritania
Second Mauritanian Well Dry

The second well drilled by a consortium headed by Australia’s [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.08.2001

Nigeria
Billion Barrels for Agbami

The fourth appraisal well drilled by Texaco on the Agbami [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.08.2001

Mauritania
VERITAS DGC

VERITAS DGC is to conduct a 2D seismic survey in [...]

Subscribers only 26.07.2001

Mauritania
MOKTAR OUL DADDAH

The former Mauritanian president, Moktar Ould Daddah, returned to his [...]

Subscribers only Business 26.07.2001

Guinea
U.S. Hits Out at Corruption

In issuing a warning about the investment climate in Guinea the U.S. administration hasn’t minced its words in slamming what [...]

Subscribers only Mining 24.07.2001

Ghana
Mining Law Modified

The World Bank, which is expected to shortly approve a [...]

Subscribers only Mining 24.07.2001

West Africa
Toad Rule in Nimba

A species of toad that lives exclusively in the Nimba [...]

Subscribers only Mining 24.07.2001

Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea
The Secret Story of Petroguinea

Equatorial Guinea contacted several American firms in May, 2000 to seek help in founding a state-owned oil company...

Subscribers only Energy 17.07.2001

Mauritania
Bigger Boys Move In

The second phase of the rush on Mauritania’s offshore has begun. After the Australian junior Hardman made a discovery in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.07.2001

West Africa | AMERADA HESS
Focus on West Africa

In snapping up the U.S. company Triton Energy early last week, Amerada Hess considerably beefed up its portfolio in the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.07.2001

Burkina Faso
Sell-off for SONABEL

The Burkina Faso government has promised the International Monetary Fund that it will shortly privatize SONABEL, the country’s power utility. [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.07.2001

Nigeria
AES Could Sideline Maurbeni

Is the U.S. firm Applied Energy Services Corp. (AES) in the process of becoming the strategic partner of the national [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.07.2001

Ghana
New Rates No Help to Operators

A 103% rise in electricity rates authorized by Ghana’s Public Utilities Regulatory Committee (PURC looks unlikely to improve matters for [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.07.2001

Senegal
Seeking a Suitor for Senelec

An invitation to tender issued on July 9 for the second sell-off of Senegalaise d’Electricite (SENELEC) was largely inspired by [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.07.2001

Nigeria
Doubt over Tender

A new invitation to tender for acreage in Nigeria’s deep [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.07.2001

Mali
EDM Passes Oil Price Onto Electricity Bills

Last year’s privatization of Energie du Mali has put an [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.07.2001

Mali
Bamako Opts for Steady Income

Mali’s parliament has adopted a draft bill on inaugurating a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.07.2001

Ghana
No Open Bidding to Take Over from Vitol

The government has dug in its heel on what has [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.07.2001

Mauritania
WOODSIDE PETROLEUM

WOODSIDE PETROLEUM, an Australian oil firm, has acquired 11% of [...]

Subscribers only 12.07.2001

France, Mauritania
MOKHTAR OULD DADDAH

The former Mauritanian president who has lived in France since [...]

Subscribers only Business 12.07.2001

Ghana
Okore Mining Picks Tantalum over Gold

Contrary to expectations when the company was set up (AMI No. 10), Okore Mining, the mining arm of Shield Telecommunications [...]

Subscribers only Mining 09.07.2001

Mauritania
Guelb Moghrein Up For Grabs

The Guelb Moghreign copper and gold deposit and other exploration acreage owned by Australia’s General Gold Resources (GGR) have been [...]

Subscribers only Mining 09.07.2001

Burkina Faso
Ranger Minerals Quits Essakan Project

Ranger Minerals of Australia has pulled out of the Essakan gold project in Burkina Faso after investing $1.6 million in [...]

Subscribers only Mining 09.07.2001

Nigeria
Budget Push for Mining Industry

This year’s draft budget provides for the allocation set aside [...]

Subscribers only Mining 09.07.2001

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