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West Africa

Liberia
AMALIA TAKES A FALL

Amalia Gold, a South African company that got its foot in the door in Liberia just before the political settlement [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.03.1998

Guinea, Liberia
AMALIA TURNS TO IVANHOE CAPITAL

While a re-structuring of the Nimba Mountain project in Guinea is underway, the South African junior Amalia signed an agreement [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.03.1998

Mali
SECOND ANGLO/IAMGOLD PROJECT

Just over a year after Sadiola , the first industrial-scale gold mine in the Sahel, was put into production Anglo [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.03.1998

Equatorial Guinea
ELF DEBUTS IN DEEP OFFSHORE

Elf has just won a licence in Equatorial Guinea's deep offshore, marking its return to a country in which it [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.03.1998

Nigeria
TOTAL SIGNS UP FOR KADUNA

After lengthy negotiations Total and the National Nigerian Petroleum Corp (NNPC) have just confirmed an agreement following a memorandum of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.03.1998

Ivory Coast
SIX NEW GOLD LICENCES

Six new gold exploration licences valid for three years have [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.03.1998

Mali
NEVSUN BUYS SEGALA AND DAR ES SALAAM CONCESSIONS

Nevsun has signed an agreement with Trillion Resources and Oliver [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.03.1998

Equatorial Guinea
ATWOOD EAGLE LEAVES

The semi-submersible Atwood Eagle left Equatoral Guinea on March 4 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.03.1998

Equatorial Guinea
AND IS LOOKING FOR A SWAMP BARGE

Shell has tendered for a swamp barge to drill one [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.03.1998

Equatorial Guinea
AGIP KEEPS SEAREX IX

The tender-assist drilling unit Searex IX is being extended by [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.03.1998

West Africa
COMPACT DRILLER TO LEAVE REGION

The jack-up Compact Driller will leave West Africa in June [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.03.1998

Mauritania
SOMAGAZ ACCUSED BY ITALIAN SUPPLIER

An Italian member of the European Parliament, Ernesto Caccavale, has [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.03.1998

Ghana
CMS TAKES HALF IN TAKORADI

The U.S. group CMS Energy Corporation has taken a 50% stake in a joint venture that is to own and [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.02.1998

Ivory Coast
JOINT FOXTROT-ESPOIR PIPELINE

Gas from the Foxtrot and Espoir fields could be carried to the coast and from there to the Azito power [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.02.1998

Ivory Coast
UMC'S PERFORMANCE IN 1997

United Meridian Corp, which is shortly to merge with Ocean Energy, has just published its financial results for 1997 as [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.02.1998

Ivory Coast
APPEAL TO BELGIAN FIRMS

Ivory Coast's raw materials minister Guy-Alain Gauze appealed to Belgian [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.02.1998

Ivory Coast
PROJECT FOR OIL RECYCLING PLANT

Guy-Alain Gauze, Ivory Coast's raw materials minister, called on Belgian [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.02.1998

Nigeria
ELF SEEKS RIG TO DRILL IN OVER 900 M

Elf is looking for a one-well slot with a deepwater [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.02.1998

Nigeria
EXXON STILL HUNTING FOR RIG

Exxon is struggling to find a rig to drill a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.02.1998

Nigeria
ABACAN WIL KEEP TRIDENT VIII ON SHARE WITH SHELL

The rig Trident VIII looks like remaining a long time [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.02.1998

Nigeria
SHELL LOOKS FOR SHALLOW-WATER RIG

Shell Nigeria has issued a formal tender for a contract [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.02.1998

Nigeria
FRANCE'S CGG MOVES IN

Integrated Data Services, the geophysics division of state-owned NNPC, has [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.02.1998

Benin
BLOCK A FINDS BUYERS

Deminoil and Thomson & Van Eyck have acquired Block A, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.02.1998

West Africa
"WEST AFRICAN OIL & GAS" CONFERENCE

London, June 1-2, 1998. This conference will cover the critical [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.02.1998

Nigeria
CORRECTION

It would almost go without saying but the oil minister [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.02.1998

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