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West Africa

Ghana
OBOTAN SAID TO TOP MILLION OZ.

Resolute Ltd. says it is close to proving up to one million ounces of gold at its Obotan gold project [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.02.1997

Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea
SEMAFO PLANS MAJOR PUSH

Benoit La Salle, president and CEO of SEMAFO (West African Mining Corp) which owns widespread assets in West Africa, has [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.02.1997

Equatorial Guinea
START UP FOR ALBA'S LPG

Production of liquefied petroleum gas from wet gas on the Equatorial Guinea field of Alba began on Jan. 24. Initial [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.02.1997

Nigeria
NEW BOSS FOR NLNG SOON

The Nigerian press revealed on Jan. 30 that Theo Oerlemans would shortly been leaving his post as chief executive officer [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.02.1997

Senegal
PAINFUL PRIVATIZATION

A breakdown that caused a blackout in Dakar and in all of Senegal's cities on Jan. 24 fell smack in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.02.1997

Mali, Mauritania
INITIAL WORK ENCOURAGING FOR ASHTON

Ashton Mining is very sanguine about the diamond exploration licence [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.02.1997

Burkina Faso
DOMESTIC ZINC AND MANGANESE TO MANUFACTURE BATTERIES

The company Sofapil Winner, which manufactures batteries in Burkina Faso, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.02.1997

Equatorial Guinea
NEW DISCOVERY FOR MOBIL; CONTRACT FOR SAIBOS

Mobil's IQI-105 well on B block in Equatorial Guinea's offshore, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.02.1997

Nigeria
ABACHA QUASHES PRIVATIZATION HOPES

Nigerian head of state Sani Abacha has put his foot [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.01.1997

Ghana, Zimbabwe
PLUTO IN THE PICTURE

A group of investors in Perth, Australia has set up [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.01.1997

Ivory Coast
LEO SHIELD WINS LICENCE

The Australia junior, Leo Shield Resources, which is already active [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.01.1997

Equatorial Guinea
MOBIL TO MAINTAIN PRODUCTION PACE

That Mobil will maintain a very active drilling program in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.01.1997

Equatorial Guinea
UMC WILL NEED TO RE-DRILL AFTER KICK

United Meridian's drilling program was disrupted on Jan. 16 by [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.01.1997

Nigeria
CONOCO SEEKS RIG

Conoco has invited bids for provision of a floating rig [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.01.1997

Nigeria
ASHLAND TO DRILL WITH SOUTH SEAS DRILLER

Ashland could drill a well in Nigeria with South Seas [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.01.1997

Ivory Coast
HIGH RIVER CLAIMS POSITIVE RESULTS ON TAPARKO

The Canadian company High River Gold Mines has announced positive [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.01.1997

West Africa
DRILLING COSTS STILL RISING

Charter rates for offshore drilling rigs are continuing to climb sharply in West Africa. Jack-up dayrates are particularly buoyant and [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.01.1997

West Africa
MORE TURNKEY PROJECTS

The relative shortage of drilling rigs and rise in charter prices (see above) have helped to boost demand for turnkey [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.01.1997

Guinea-Bissau
HYDROELECTRIC DAM SCHEME

Guinea Bissau's minister for industry, energy and natural resources held talks in Paris in the third week of December with [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.01.1997

Ghana
GNPC SHIP IN US GULF

The drillship Discoverer 511 that Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) bought three years ago from Houston-based Transocean Offshore has just [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.01.1997

Nigeria
TEXACO RETAINS ED NOBLE

Texaco has exercised the second of two extension options to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.01.1997

Benin
TARPON SEEKS RIG

Tarpon, which obtained Block 2 in Benin's offshore in October [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.01.1997

Equatorial Guinea
SCRAMBLE AT MALABO

As Equatorial Guinea is a small country with rich oil prospects several big groups are scrambling to install the first [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.12.1996

Guinea
CFD TO FINANCE THREE THERMAL GENERATORS ALONE

The Caisse Française de Developpment has just approved a Ffr30 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.12.1996

Nigeria
SHELL TO KEEP SEDCO 709 UNTIL OCTOBER, 1998

AEM understands that Shell is planning to utilize all three [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.12.1996

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West Africa

Ghana
OBOTAN SAID TO TOP MILLION OZ.

Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea
SEMAFO PLANS MAJOR PUSH

Equatorial Guinea
START UP FOR ALBA'S LPG

Nigeria
NEW BOSS FOR NLNG SOON

Senegal
PAINFUL PRIVATIZATION

Mali, Mauritania
INITIAL WORK ENCOURAGING FOR ASHTON

Burkina Faso
DOMESTIC ZINC AND MANGANESE TO MANUFACTURE BATTERIES

Equatorial Guinea
NEW DISCOVERY FOR MOBIL; CONTRACT FOR SAIBOS

Nigeria
ABACHA QUASHES PRIVATIZATION HOPES

Ghana, Zimbabwe
PLUTO IN THE PICTURE

Ivory Coast
LEO SHIELD WINS LICENCE

Equatorial Guinea
MOBIL TO MAINTAIN PRODUCTION PACE

Equatorial Guinea
UMC WILL NEED TO RE-DRILL AFTER KICK

Nigeria
CONOCO SEEKS RIG

Nigeria
ASHLAND TO DRILL WITH SOUTH SEAS DRILLER

Ivory Coast
HIGH RIVER CLAIMS POSITIVE RESULTS ON TAPARKO

West Africa
DRILLING COSTS STILL RISING

West Africa
MORE TURNKEY PROJECTS

Guinea-Bissau
HYDROELECTRIC DAM SCHEME

Ghana
GNPC SHIP IN US GULF

Nigeria
TEXACO RETAINS ED NOBLE

Benin
TARPON SEEKS RIG

Equatorial Guinea
SCRAMBLE AT MALABO

Guinea
CFD TO FINANCE THREE THERMAL GENERATORS ALONE

Nigeria
SHELL TO KEEP SEDCO 709 UNTIL OCTOBER, 1998

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West Africa

Ghana OBOTAN SAID TO TOP MILLION OZ.

Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea SEMAFO PLANS MAJOR PUSH

Equatorial Guinea START UP FOR ALBA'S LPG

Nigeria NEW BOSS FOR NLNG SOON

Senegal PAINFUL PRIVATIZATION

Mali, Mauritania INITIAL WORK ENCOURAGING FOR ASHTON

Burkina Faso DOMESTIC ZINC AND MANGANESE TO MANUFACTURE BATTERIES

Equatorial Guinea NEW DISCOVERY FOR MOBIL; CONTRACT FOR SAIBOS

Nigeria ABACHA QUASHES PRIVATIZATION HOPES

Ghana, Zimbabwe PLUTO IN THE PICTURE

Ivory Coast LEO SHIELD WINS LICENCE

Equatorial Guinea MOBIL TO MAINTAIN PRODUCTION PACE

Equatorial Guinea UMC WILL NEED TO RE-DRILL AFTER KICK

Nigeria CONOCO SEEKS RIG

Nigeria ASHLAND TO DRILL WITH SOUTH SEAS DRILLER

Ivory Coast HIGH RIVER CLAIMS POSITIVE RESULTS ON TAPARKO

West Africa DRILLING COSTS STILL RISING

West Africa MORE TURNKEY PROJECTS

Guinea-Bissau HYDROELECTRIC DAM SCHEME

Ghana GNPC SHIP IN US GULF

Nigeria TEXACO RETAINS ED NOBLE

Benin TARPON SEEKS RIG

Equatorial Guinea SCRAMBLE AT MALABO

Guinea CFD TO FINANCE THREE THERMAL GENERATORS ALONE

Nigeria SHELL TO KEEP SEDCO 709 UNTIL OCTOBER, 1998

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Ghana
OBOTAN SAID TO TOP MILLION OZ.

Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea
SEMAFO PLANS MAJOR PUSH

Equatorial Guinea
START UP FOR ALBA'S LPG

Nigeria
NEW BOSS FOR NLNG SOON

Senegal
PAINFUL PRIVATIZATION

Mali, Mauritania
INITIAL WORK ENCOURAGING FOR ASHTON

Burkina Faso
DOMESTIC ZINC AND MANGANESE TO MANUFACTURE BATTERIES

Equatorial Guinea
NEW DISCOVERY FOR MOBIL; CONTRACT FOR SAIBOS

Nigeria
ABACHA QUASHES PRIVATIZATION HOPES

Ghana, Zimbabwe
PLUTO IN THE PICTURE

Ivory Coast
LEO SHIELD WINS LICENCE

Equatorial Guinea
MOBIL TO MAINTAIN PRODUCTION PACE

Equatorial Guinea
UMC WILL NEED TO RE-DRILL AFTER KICK

Nigeria
CONOCO SEEKS RIG

Nigeria
ASHLAND TO DRILL WITH SOUTH SEAS DRILLER

Ivory Coast
HIGH RIVER CLAIMS POSITIVE RESULTS ON TAPARKO

West Africa
DRILLING COSTS STILL RISING

West Africa
MORE TURNKEY PROJECTS

Guinea-Bissau
HYDROELECTRIC DAM SCHEME

Ghana
GNPC SHIP IN US GULF

Nigeria
TEXACO RETAINS ED NOBLE

Benin
TARPON SEEKS RIG

Equatorial Guinea
SCRAMBLE AT MALABO

Guinea
CFD TO FINANCE THREE THERMAL GENERATORS ALONE

Nigeria
SHELL TO KEEP SEDCO 709 UNTIL OCTOBER, 1998