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West Africa

Guinea
GARAFIRI FINANCING SEWN UP

The Caisse Francaise de Developpment (CFD) confirmed a new Ffr50 million ($10 million) loan in late December for the Garafiri [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.01.1996

West Africa
JACK-UPS FOR TEXACO ANGOLA

The market squeeze on jack-ups in the West Africa offshore, though less tight than for semi-submersible rigs and floaters, has [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.12.1995

Nigeria
PRIVATIZATION SOON UNDERWAY

The privatization of electricity distribution in Nigeria is set to begin even though the sell-off was confirmed officially just a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.12.1995

Nigeria
GABON SEEKS EMBARGO

"The heads of state and government appeal to the Nigerian authorities to work to establish a law-abiding and democratic state." [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.12.1995

Nigeria
ELF SEEKS FLOATER

Preparing for its first operation in Nigeria's deep offshore, Elf [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.12.1995

Nigeria
AGIP LOOKING FOR JACK-UP

Agip has tendered for a jack-up to operate in a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.12.1995

Nigeria
GLOMAR ADRIATIC IX TO DRILL FOR ATLAS

As it had hoped (AEM 169), Global Marine Integrated Services [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.12.1995

Ivory Coast
ADDAX SEEKS JACK-UP

Following a contract it recently signed to work-over the Espoir [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.12.1995

Niger
EXXON UPS STAKE ON AGADEM

Exxon and Elf now hold 80-20% stakes respectively on the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.12.1995

Spotlight | Niger
PAINFUL URANIUM FACELIFT

The re-structuring of Niger's uranium industry that the IMF insisted upon in the early 1990's is increasingly urgent if this sector so essential to the country's economy is to survive. The very importance of what is at stake has put [.

Subscribers only Energy 29.11.1995

Ghana
TOR'S CRACKER PROJECT

The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) plans to build a cracker unit for its surplus residual fuel oil to produce gasoline [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.11.1995

Burkina Faso
RANDGOLD-NORTH PACT

The Sanmatenga gold exploration and development project in Burkina Faso will serve as a springboard for a cooperative venture between [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.11.1995

West Africa
DEEP OFFSHORE PUSHES EXPLORATION

The deep offshore will continue to serve as the main arena of exploration activity off Western Africa. Elf's discovery of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.11.1995

West Africa
CONTRACTS FOR ETPM AND SAIBOS

The current oil activity along Africa's west coast has started to be reflected in the order books of ETPM International [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.11.1995

Senegal
CFD LOAN FOR ICS

The Caisse Française de Développement (CFD) has just approved a Ffr32 million ($6.4 million) loan to Industries Chimiques du Sénégal [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.11.1995

France, Nigeria
CFCE DEBATE ON NIGERIAN OIL AND GAS

The Centre Francais du Commerce Extérieur (CFCE) is organizing a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.11.1995

Nigeria
ELF MAKES MARKET CHECK FOR OFON JACK-UP

Elf has made an early request to drilling contractors for [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.11.1995

Nigeria
SHELL TO KEEP SEAREX XI

Shell recently confirmed that it had extended its contract with [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.11.1995

Equatorial Guinea
MOBIL SEEKS THIRD PLATFORM FOR 1996

After lining up two drilling rigs for exploration and for [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.11.1995

Nigeria
ASHLAND TO SEEK PLATFORM IN BLACK SEA

After Petrobras renewed its contract for Arethusa Yorktown in Brazil, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.11.1995

Ivory Coast
GNPC TO BUY INTO BLOCK CI-1

The idea of a joint development of offshore gas resources in the eastern part of Ivory Coast and western part [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.11.1995

Nigeria
LNG PROJECT SHELVED AGAIN?

The execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other pro-Ogoni activists after they were sentenced to death on Nov. 6 on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.11.1995

Senegal
FINDING A WAY OUT

The Senegalese government intends to have a private operator build and run a power station. An invitation to tender is [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.11.1995

Sierra Leone
LITTLE DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT

For the first time since troops from the RUF overran [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.11.1995

Nigeria
GLOBAL LOOKING TO DRILL FOR ATLAS

Global Marine Integrated Services may drill a well for Atlas [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.11.1995

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