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West Africa

Niger
PRE-SELECTION FOR KANDADJI STUDY

The Haut Commissariat au Barrage de Kandadji is seeking a consultant to carry out a feasibility study on the Kandadji [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.01.1999

Nigeria
KICKOFF FOR AMENAM & BONGA

The Nigerian government has approved a decision in August, 1997 that resulted in the choice of Elf Petroleum Nigeria as [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.01.1999

Nigeria
FIND FOR ELF IN DEEP OFFSHORE

Elf Petroleum has made an appearently substantial discovery in Nigeria's deep offshore. The French group remained silent about results of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.01.1999

Cape Verde
GOVERNMENT SEEKS CONSULTANTS

The Cape Verde Islands government has issued a first notice [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.01.1999

Spotlight | West Africa
LAST OBSTACLES TO GAS PIPELINE

Of the three regional gas or gas-electricity projects that could be completed by the end of the decade in sub-Saharan Africa the West African Gas Pipeline (WAPG) based on reserves in Nigeria, where 2 billion cu.m. of associated gas are [...]

Subscribers only Energy 16.12.1998

Ivory Coast
FUNDING PACKAGE IN SIGHT FOR AZITO

In record time the World Bank affiliate International Development Association (IDA) has approved a partial credit guarantee worth $30.3 million [...]

Subscribers only Energy 16.12.1998

Ghana
DOMINION WIDENS ITS INTERESTS

The Australian firm Dominion Mining has identified a prospect with promising gold potential on its Homasi property some 20 km [...]

Subscribers only Energy 16.12.1998

Niger
PRIVATIZATION NEXT YEAR

The privatization of Nigelec will take place in 1999, one [...]

Subscribers only Energy 16.12.1998

Benin, Togo
IDA LOANS PAVE WAY FOR PRIVATIZATION

Four loans from the World Bank affiliate International Development Association [...]

Subscribers only Energy 16.12.1998

Ghana
MINING SECTOR MADE $580 MILLION IN 1997

The minerals commission said Ghana's mining industry earned $580 million [...]

Subscribers only Energy 16.12.1998

Ghana
SECOND PHASE LAUNCHED FOR TARKWA BUT COSTS ARE HIGH

The second phase of development of the Tarkwa gold mine [...]

Subscribers only Energy 16.12.1998

Ivory Coast
OCEAN ENERGY CANCELS ITS PROGRAM WITH ADRIATIC IX

Ocean Energy (UMIC) has called it a day after drilling [...]

Subscribers only Energy 16.12.1998

Ivory Coast
GENTRY SELLS OFF LAST ASSETS

Gentry Resources has just signed a letter of intent to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 16.12.1998

Nigeria
AMNI DISCUSSES GAS PROJECT WITH MOBIL

The local firm Amni Petroleum, which is continuing to produce [...]

Subscribers only Energy 16.12.1998

Nigeria
CHEVRON RELINQUISHES ONE OF TWO JACK-UPS

The jack-up Noble Lloyd Noble has completed its contract with [...]

Subscribers only Energy 16.12.1998

Sierra Leone
EUROPEAN LOANS FINALIZED

Ann Silvia Pierregosi, who is in charge of the West [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.12.1998

Guinea
STUDY ON KARTA GOLD PROJECT COMPLETED

A survey has been completed on reserves at the Karta [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.12.1998

Ghana
GLENCAR OPENS ITS WASSA MINE

The Irish firm Glencar Mining announced on Nov. 24 that [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.12.1998

Senegal
ESKOM BIDDING FOR SENELEC

The list of candidates pre-qualified to take over the private [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.12.1998

Ghana
VALCO COULD REOPEN POT LINES

The Volta River Authority has offered the Valco aluminum smelter [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.12.1998

Ghana
CONTRACTS WITH ABB, SAMSUNG, NORELEC AND CROMPTON GREAVES

The Electricity Corporation of Ghana (ECG) and Volta River Authority [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.12.1998

Guinea
WARTSILA WINS ENGINE CONTRACT FOR FOURTH GENERATOR FOR TOMBO III

The Finnish company Wartsila has won a Ffr50.5 million ($9 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.12.1998

Nigeria
PRIVATE INVESTORS INVITED INTO POWER BUSINESS

A government decree has officially stated that private investment will [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.12.1998

Nigeria
ELF TO USE TWO JACK-UPS ON AMENAM

Elf is reviewing responses to a recent market check into [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.12.1998

Nigeria
MOBIL CUTS SHORT CONTRACT

Mobil Nigeria has issued notice of early termination of its [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.12.1998

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