BP spearheads British diplomacy in West Africa

• SOUTH AFRICA - The voice of industry, Busisiwe Mavuso

• SEYCHELLES - Anti-drugs champion, MP Sathya Naidu
  

• COMOROS - The AU chairman's spin doctor, Samir 'MH'

• EGYPT - PM's privatisations' promoter, Gehan Saleh

KPMG's Jean-Luc Ruelle to probe Petroci's missing butane 

Ivory Coast's leading importer and distributor of cooking gas somehow lost track of several thousand tonnes of its stock earlier this year. One of the word's top auditing firms is now on the case.

Fortesa, two years after deadly Gadiaga explosion, plans to drill new well 

Fortesa, the operator of Gadiaga - Senegal's only producing gas field - is planning costly work on its onshore block. The aim is to increase the yield, which was drastically reduced after a deadly fire in 2020 and the decommissioning of a well.

BP considering BirAllah gas project withdrawal 

As it continues to shed assets across the continent, the British major is unlikely to spud a new well on its conventional gas development BirAllah. Behind its half-hearted attempts at denial are signs it is planning to abandon the project it shares with Kosmos Energy.

Ex-Apache execs' Apex International makes name in onshore exploration 

Just five years old, Apex International's seasoned founders are slowly gaining ground in the Egyptian oil industry.

Consulting firm Gaffney Cline becomes two-time winner on Tortue 

After advising the special oil unit, COS Petrogaz, housed within the president's office of Senegal, on the technical and financial issues involved in the Tortue gas mega-project, the British technical and strategic consultancy firm specialising in hydrocarbons, Gaffney, Cline & Associates, was retained at the end of December by neighbouring Mauritania to "develop a strategic vision for the oil sector".

Oil ministry desperate to sort out communication campaign for Tortue project 

All of the communications experts preselected at the start of the year to present the Mauritanian-Senegalese gas project Tortue either pulled out or failed to make the cut.

IMF to draw up new finance programme for Nouakchott 

The International Monetary Fund disbursed just over $280m between 2020 and 2021 to help Mauritania counter the consequences of Covid-19 on its economy. It is now planning to support the country again with a financial programme for the coming years.

McDermott teams up with Bolloré to work for Kosmos and BP 

In Nouakchott, US engineering firm McDermott has joined with Sogeco, whose director is also active in promoting US-Mauritanian business relations.

Follwoing BP and Woodside, local logistics companies jostle for contracts 

As oil subcontractors hone in on Senegal, local firms are busy ensuring they get their share in the country's lucrative logistics market.

BP hires headhunters Aldelia for Grand Tortue-Ahmeyim project 

BP, which in early October lifted the force majeure on its Grand Tortue-Ahmeyim (GTA) gas field on the sea border between Senegal and Mauritania, is using recruitment firm Aldelia for the project.

BP: Aziz man Ahmed Izid Bih will leave London for Rome 

According to our sources, the Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Ghazouani will replace the country ambassador to the UK, Isselkou Ould [...]

Amadou Hott promotes Dakar in London 

The Senegalese minister of the economy Amadou Hott took advantage of his presence in London, where he was accompanying Macky [...]