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West Africa

Ivory Coast
RANGER OIL'S PARTNERS

After receiving a green light from Ivory Coast to acquire and operate blocks CI-101 and 103 (AEM 219), Ranger Oil [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.01.1998

Nigeria
NLNG-ENEL CONTRACT MODIFIED

Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas signed a new gas agreement with ENEL in London just before New Year's Eve that confirmed [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.01.1998

West Africa
LITTLE IMPACT FOR MERGER

The merger of Reading & Bates and Falcon Drilling which became effective on Jan. 1 with the creation of R&B [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.01.1998

Niger
EU COULD BACK PROJECTS

A "strategy and cooperation" paper just signed by Niger's government and the European Commission raises the possibilities of Sysmin funding [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.01.1998

Spotlight | Nigeria
OIL WATERS UNRUFFLED

The supposed putsch in Nigeria on Dec. 21 stirred some media interest but only briefly. From the oil standpoint, however, the re-appearance of oil minister Don Etiebet in the government formed on Dec. 16 when he had been scheduled to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.12.1997

Burkina Faso
PRIORITY TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY

A number of efforts will be carried out in Burkina Faso in 1998 to reduce energy costs. A major drive [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.12.1997

Niger
PRIVATIZATION UNDERWAY IN MAY

Invitations to tender for the privatization of Niger's power sector, and specifically the operating concession for Nigelec, will be issued [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.12.1997

Ghana
POWER-SHEDDING IN JANUARY

Power shedding is going to become widespread on Ghana's electricity grid in January. It began in July at the same [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.12.1997

Guinea-Bissau, Senegal
AGC OPTIONS FOR JUNIORS

Two little-known companies that, to our knowledge, haven't yet worked in Africa have signed an agreement with the Agence de [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.12.1997

Niger
IMF PUSHES FOR EXPLORATION

The timetable for Niger's structural adjustment program approved by the IMF calls for initiatives to identify "high potential areas" for [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.12.1997

Benin
LOAN FOR TRANSMISSION LINE IN NORTH

An agreement was announced in Cotonou between Christmas and New [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.12.1997

Ivory Coast
INVITATIONS TO TENDER FOR IVORY COAST-MALI LINE

The new year will see an electricity interconnection between Ivory [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.12.1997

Burkina Faso
A $25 MILLION TARGET FOR EXPLORATION

Following the recent ratification of its new mining code (AEM [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.12.1997

Ivory Coast
RANGER NOW OPERATES ON FIVE BLOCKS

Ivory Coast's oil minister has received a green light to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.12.1997

Ivory Coast
IFC LOAN FOR FOXTROT

The International Finance Corp. (World Bank) has approved a $60 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.12.1997

Nigeria
WESTERN ATLAS SIGNS TWO YEAR CONTRACT WITH FORAMER

Western Atlas has negotiated a two year contract with Forasol [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.12.1997

Ivory Coast
ANGLO INTERESTED IN SODEMI

Anglo American Corp is displaying a keen interest in the privatization of the state-owned Ivory Coast mining company Sodemi that [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.12.1997

Ghana
REUNION RESUMES WORK ON CHIRANO

After an 18-month suspension, exploration resumed in late November on the Chirano gold prospect, declared Reunion Mining whose partners in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.12.1997

Benin
ADP LOAN

The African Development Bank has just agreed to lend Benin [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.12.1997

Equatorial Guinea
A FUTURE OIL BASE?

Equatorial Guinea is looking for funding to build a port [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.12.1997

Ghana
EDF/SAUR-ECG CONTRACT EXTENDED

A 1994 contract providing for Electricite de France and SAUR [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.11.1997

Ivory Coast
CHINESE SEISMICS

The Chinese are popping up everywhere. Their state-run company CNPC [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.11.1997

Equatorial Guinea
MOBIL IS TO CONTINUE DRILLING WITH ALEUTIAN KEY

Mobil has signed a contract extending its contract for Aleutian [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.11.1997

Equatorial Guinea
TRITON SEEKS RIG TO DRILL IN OVER 700 METERS OF WATER

Triton Energy is understood to have a requirement for a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.11.1997

West Africa
BP LOOKING FOR DEEPWATER RIG

BP is checking the market for a deepwater rig for [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.11.1997

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