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West Africa

Mauritania
GGR CHANGES TACK

Mauritania's Guelb Moghrein copper and gold project appears certain to be delayed unless an agreement bringing a major group into [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.11.1997

Liberia
FUNDING FOR AMALIA

A consortium made up of investment companies in the U.S., Europe and Middle East has opened a credit line worth [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.11.1997

Ghana
TRANS GLOBAL ATTACK PETERS OUT

Trans Global Resources has failed in its attempt to boost in assets in Ghana through takeover bids against Takoradi Gold [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.11.1997

Nigeria
ELF'S PROGRAM ON OFON

Elf is currently drilling the Ofon 102 well with the jack-up Perro Negro which it fixed specifically for the job [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.11.1997

Togo
FINAL TENDER FOR OTP PUT BACK

The invitation to tender for the sale of 38% in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.11.1997

Spotlight | Togo
RIVALS LINE UP FOR OTP SALE

The final round in the privatization of Office Togolais des Phosphates will end on Dec. 17, some 12 days after the referee, the World Bank, rings the bell for the pre-qualified fighters. The match won't be decided on weight. Only [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.11.1997

West Africa
POWER PROJECT FINALLY LAUNCHED

A contract was signed in late October with ABB, Sulzer and Norelec to supply the turbo-alternator generators (5X40MW) for the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.11.1997

Ivory Coast
UMIC POISED TO DRILL ON KUDU

The Glomar Adriatic IX will drill for UMIC on the Kudu field in Ivory Coast's offshore for 18 months instead [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.11.1997

Guinea
EAG STARTS TO DRILL ON CONCESSION

Emerging Africa Gold has started initial drilling on its gold [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.11.1997

Mali
SADIOLA CONSORTIUM ACQUIRES NEW PROPERTY

The Australian mining company Eltin has finally found a buyer [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.11.1997

Nigeria
UNPAID BILLS CLIMB

The National Electric Power Authority's unpaid bills amount to 15 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.11.1997

Burkina Faso
NEW MINING CODE

Burkina Faso has adopted a new mining code that is [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.11.1997

West Africa
WHAT DRILLING RIGS FOR TEXACO IN DEEP OFFSHORE?

On the heels of its project six months ago to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.11.1997

Nigeria
STATOIL HAS CHARTERED M.G. HULME

The semi-submersible M.G. Hulme will cross the Atlantic in mid-1998 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.11.1997

Nigeria
SHELL CONFIRMS SEDCO 709 UNTIL 2001

Shell confirmed its first extension option (three years) for the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.11.1997

Nigeria
PONTICELLI & CHAGURI LAND DEALS

The Bordeaux-based French firm Ponticelli recently won a contract in tandem with the Lebanese-Nigerian company IPCO owned by Gilbert and [...]