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West Africa

Equatorial Guinea
TRITON TO DRILL IN MID-JULY

Triton Energy plans to start drilling in mid-July in offshore Equatorial Guinea with the R&B Falcon drillship Peregrine III. Triton [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.1999

Ghana
BOGOSO MINE CHANGES OWNERS

The Canadian firm Golden Star Resources (GSR) and Australia's Anvil [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.1999

Ghana
WILDCAT STRIKE AT OBUASI

A 10-day strike at the Obuasi mine, Africa's biggest gold [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.1999

Nigeria
AGIP AWAITING NEW BIDS FOR DRILLING ON BENIBOIYE

After a check in February for jack-up availability, Agip has [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.1999

Nigeria
CONSOLIDATED TO DRILL WITH SCARABEO 4

Consolidated Oil is considering drilling one well in offshore Nigeria [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.1999

Nigeria
CHEVRON IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

Chevron has teamed up with the International Foundation for Education [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.1999

Nigeria
GLOMAR EXPLORER WORKING FOR TEXACO

The deepwater drillship Glomar Explorer has arrived in Nigeria from [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.1999

Mauritania
WORLD BANK LOAN APPROVED

The World Bank affiliate International Development Association has approved a loan for Mauritania's mining sector capacity-building project. The loan amounts [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.05.1999

Mauritania
DIA MET JOINS ASHTON

Australia's Ashton Mining has found a Canadian partner, Dia Met Minerals, to help it continue prospecting on its diamond exploration [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.05.1999

Ghana
GGM STRUGGLING AT KONONGO

Ghana Gold Mines said drilling in its prime target area at its Obenemase gold concession had produced insufficient results for [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.05.1999

West Africa
BP AMOCO CANCELS PEREGRINE DEAL

BP Amoco has cancelled a three-year plus options drilling contract with R&B Falcon for the drillship Peregrine VII on the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.05.1999

Nigeria
CONTRACTUAL CHANGES IN SIGHT

Sources close to NNPC say the government will unveil proposals to modify the contracts linking oil operators to the state-owned [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.05.1999

Ivory Coast
AGBAOU UNDER DURBAN ROODEPORT'S WING

The Ivory Coast mining interests of Australia's Diversified Mineral Resources [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.05.1999

Ghana
JCI GOLD CONSIDERS OFFER FOR PRESTEA

South Africa's Barnato Exploration has received an offer from an [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.05.1999

Ivory Coast
FIRE EXTINGUISHED AT "AFRICA'S ROTTERDAM"

The government's wish to see its refinery in Abidjan become [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.05.1999

Nigeria
SEDCO 709 FOR TOTAL ON OPL 216?

Total is discussing a sublet of the semi Sedco 709 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.05.1999

Nigeria
BINTANG KALIMANTAN OFFICIALLY RELEASED

The drilling barge Bintang Kalimantan is now officially off contract [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.05.1999

Nigeria
OPERATOR SOUGHT FOR BENIN BASIN'S BITUMEN

The mining resources ministry has issued an international invitation to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.05.1999

Nigeria
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR DRILLING ON AMENAM-KPONO

As expected, Elf has invited bids for provision of two [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.05.1999

Nigeria
STATOIL'S PLANS ON BLOCKS 217-218

Statoil is considering a three to four-well appraisal program of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.05.1999

Nigeria
ANOTHER JACK-UP STACKED

The jack-up Noble Don Walker has been released after a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.05.1999

Ivory Coast
FINAL ACCORD ON ESPOIR BY JULY 1

Ranger is aiming for project sanction by July 1 for [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.05.1999

Ivory Coast
VANCO SIGNS UP

The production sharing agreements for blocks 109 and 112 where [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.05.1999

Ivory Coast
SIR PRIVATIZATION LAUNCHED

The government has given a final go-ahead to the privatization [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.05.1999

West Africa
DIAMOND COULD WITHDRAW SEMI

The Sedco 700 left Pointe Noire in Congo on April [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.05.1999

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