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West Africa

Nigeria
FPSO for Agbami

Texaco has issued an invitation to tender for a FPSO to develop the deepwater Agbami field, one of the biggest [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.01.2001

Nigeria
Pat on Back for NNPC

Long considered one of the symbol’s of Nigeria’s ramshackle industrial landscape, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has been getting a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.01.2001

Senegal
End Game for Elyo/HQI

The divorce by mutual consent between the government and the consortium made up of Elyo (Suez-Lyonnaise des Eaux) and Hydro [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.01.2001

Nigeria
Olusegun Obasanjo

When Nigeria’s electorate brought former general Olusegun Obasanjo to power in a free ballot in 1999 he enjoyed a long [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.01.2001

Nigeria
Chevron Stands Accused

The problems of the Niger delta region are continuing to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.01.2001

Nigeria
Political Fallout from Shortages

The government has hit out at retailers and is moving [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.01.2001

France, Mauritania
SIDNEY SOKHONA

A new Mauritanian ambassador has been named to Paris. Sidney [...]

Subscribers only Business 18.01.2001

Senegal
Senegal’s gold to be put to tender

The government of Senegal is to launch an international call for tender in the near future to operate the Sabodala [...]

Subscribers only Mining 17.01.2001

Document | Canada, Liberia
Guy Pas

Co-chairman of Mano River Resources Inc. which is headquartered in Canada and operates in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, Guy [...]

Subscribers only Mining 16.01.2001

Nigeria
Alimi Abdul-Razaq

Named chairman of Nigeria’s National Iron Ore Mining Company (Niomco), Alimi Abdul-Razaq is a lawyer who turned to politics at [...]

Subscribers only Mining 16.01.2001

Nigeria | Aluminium
Alscon on the road to privatisation?

Involved in Nigeria’s industrialisation efforts from the year dot, the Aluminium Smelter Co of Nigeria (Alscon) looks set to rise [...]

Subscribers only Mining 12.01.2001

Spotlight | Nigeria
Mission Impossible for NEPA in 2001 ?

The Nigerian Electric Power Authority’s overarching aim is to boost its effective production capacity from 2,500 MW (official figure) to 4,000 MW by the end of 2001, the nominal but theoretical capacity currently being 6,000 MW.

Subscribers only Energy 09.01.2001

Nigeria
Onyema Ugochukwu

After some hesitation, Nigeria’s Senate has confirmed the appointment of chief Onyema Ugochukwu as president of the Niger Delta Development [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.01.2001

Liberia
Work Stalled on Block A

The fate of the Block A offshore exploration license is now hanging in the air and will probably remain so [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.01.2001

Nigeria
Chevron to Operate OPL 250

The Nigerian government has justified its choice of Chevron Corporation as operator on OPL 250 even though Snepco, an affiliate [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.01.2001

Nigeria
"Major" Find on Akpo

The second appraisal well on the Akpo discovery on OPL 246, Akpo-3, was completed in December and the results confirm [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.01.2001

Nigeria
Funding and Acquisition Project for Trans-Atlantic

The Canadian firm TransAtlantic Petroleum Corporation has signed a letter [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.01.2001

Ghana
Climate Changes and International Funding

Ghana is hoping to pick up foreign loans for certain [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.01.2001

Burkina Faso
Money From BOAD

The Banque Ouest-Africaine de Developpement (BOAD) has pledged to bankroll [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.01.2001

Nigeria
No End to Shortages

Nigeria is continuing to be hit by a shortage in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.01.2001

Guinea
Pinnacle to Finance Alpha Plus

The U.S. firm Pinnacle Resources plans to finance a diamond project on the Kanteya river to the tune of $400,000. [...]

Subscribers only Mining 02.01.2001

Mali
New Exploration Program for Great Quest

Vancouver-based Great Quest Metals Ltd. has decided to start a third exploration program on its 10 concessions in the Bourdala [...]

Subscribers only Mining 02.01.2001

Ghana
Divorce By Mutual Consent for Prestea

Ghana’s government is seeking a mutually agreed basis to end [...]

Subscribers only Mining 02.01.2001

Nigeria
Border Disputes

The government has voiced its concern over the way border [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.12.2000

Spotlight | West Africa
Oil and Politics in the Niger Delta

The government has come forward with a new policy on developing marginal fields that appears aimed at involving the inhabitants of the Niger river delta in the management of their oil resources. According to Rilwanu Lukman, adviser to president Olusegun [.

Subscribers only Energy 19.12.2000

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