Foxtrot International

Ivory Coast
Abidjan racks up unpaid bills with Bouygues and other businesses

For almost 10 months, Abidjan has been unable to pay its bills to natural gas producer Foxtrot International

Ivory Coast
Fatoumata Sanogo continues her takeover of Ivory Coast's PETROCI

Petroci's managing director secured the dismissal of both Georges Kam Sié, deputy managing director in charge of operations and production, and Barakissa Bamba, in charge of finance, administration and commercial activities.

Congo
SNPC pursues onshore exploration ambitions despite pushback from Ministry of Hydrocarbons

Congo's national oil company wants to digitise its data with the goal of taking on its first exploration project. The Ministry of Hydrocarbons remains sceptical.

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Ivory Coast
Foxtrot and Tullow Oil hone their drilling plans

Several operators will be embarking on new offshore drilling campaigns in 2024, while Italy's ENI develops its huge Baleine reserves.

Ivory Coast
Cybersecurity: Foxtrot International hit by $200,000 fraud

French group Bouygues has ordered a cyber-security audit after its Ivorian subsidiary was the victim of a massive bank transfer fraud.

West Africa
NSIA peddles prized assets

The Ivorian family bancassurance outfit, which has branches across Africa, is shedding some key assets. The hasty sales come as the group needs to reimburse in full a €32m loan.

Ivory Coast
Government back against the wall as energy woes continue

The Ivorian authorities are betting on the CI-11 block and the relaunch of a gas terminal plan - projects that have been neglected in recent years - to try to end the power cuts plaguing the country.

Ivory Coast
Total plans exploratory drilling on Ivorian offshore blocks

In early June, Foxtrot International (Bouygues) was able to begin operations at its CI-27 block thanks to the Sapura Berani platform supplied by Sapura Energy. The French major Total also recently awarded a service contract to the American drilling company Valaris.

Africa
Top offshore services companies Seadrill, Polarcus and CGG battle for survival

European drilling and geophysical services companies are seeing their activities shrink drastically under the impact of the economic crisis and Chinese competition, particularly in the onshore seismic segment. Several of them are even close to bankruptcy.

Ivory Coast
Foxtrot Block CI-27 drilling faces possible delay

Foxtrot International planned to launch its drilling campaign on Block CI-27 in April using the Sapura Berani platform, but it may now have to delay the project.

Ivory Coast
A full line-up: Foxtrot, CNR, Total and ENI prepare to drill

Despite Covid-related delays, oil companies working in Ivory Coast are determined to prepare for shallow-water drilling.

DRC
Freddy Kita Bukusu, minister of a thousand networks

The deputy minister for economic planning, Freddy Kita Bukusu, has been chosen to represent President Félix Tshisekedi in Malabo on [...]

Ivory Coast
Gas prices/Foxtrot: Olivier Bouygues' crusade over at last

The deputy CEO of French energy, telecommunications and public works [...]

Ivory Coast
Martin Bouygues in Abidjan to boost business

The CEO of the construction, telephone and energy company Bouygues, [...]