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Mauritania
President Ould Abdel Aziz wakes up to Banda’s promise

The authorities haven’t given up hope of resuming work on the jinxed field lying off Nouakchott. [...]

Published on 05.05.2015 at 07:01 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Firms lining up to operate Banda’s gas field

Will the Banda gas field and its estimated 1.2 TCF [...]

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Ministry aide Mamadou Kane puts final touches to plans for Banda

After the successive withdrawals of Woodside, Petronas and finally Tullow Oil in 2014 (AEI 738), Mamadou Amadou Kane, who coordinates [...]

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Foreign firms scramble for contracts to work on Banda field

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World Bank a lone backer for Banda

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Mamadou Kane still pins hopes on Banda

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Chevron plants its flag in the country's offshore

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Kinross pulls rug under Banda

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$130 million for Banda

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Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Mauritania
President Ould Abdel Aziz wakes up to Banda’s promise

Mauritania
World Bank forks out another credit line for mining transparency

Mauritania
Hacena Ould Ely, the latest saviour of the floundering SNIM

Mauritania
Mohamed Salem Ould Bechir, a prime minister with a love of oil

Mauritania
SNIM boss undermined by slump in iron ore sales

Africa
Chalkstone helping oil firms weather local protest

Mauritania
MEA Energy seen as potential lifebuoy for Banda field

Mauritania
Tekrour, the president's oil man, waves goodbye to ministry

Mauritania
Firms lining up to operate Banda’s gas field

Mauritania
Can Mohamed Ould Bechir drag SNIM out of crisis?

Mauritania
Ministry aide Mamadou Kane puts final touches to plans for Banda

Mauritania
Foreign firms scramble for contracts to work on Banda field

Mauritania
World Bank a lone backer for Banda

Africa
Xodus in a deep drive to boost its business

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Mamadou Kane still pins hopes on Banda

Mauritania
Chevron plants its flag in the country's offshore

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Tullow Oil tumbles from its pedestal

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$130 million for Banda

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Riyadh lends funds- with strings

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