Mauritania, Senegal
BP spearheads British diplomacy in West Africa

The New Guard
South Africa, Seychelles, Comoros and Egypt

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

South AfricaThe voice of industry, Busisiwe Mavuso

SeychellesAnti-drugs champion, MP Sathya Naidu

ComorosThe AU chairman's spin doctor, Samir 'MH'

EgyptPM's privatisations' promoter, Gehan Saleh

Ivory Coast
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.

Senegal
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.

Inner circles | Africa, United Kingdom
UK Export Finance reinvents itself while continuing to promote Mozambique LNG

UK Export Finance is walking a tightrope as it contends with pressure from both NGOs and industry. The agency responsible for promoting British exports has abandoned fossil fuels but continues to back the airline industry.

Mauritania
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.

Egypt
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.

Mauritania
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".

Mauritania
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.

Mauritania
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.

Spotlight | Mauritania, Senegal
BP dithers over Tortue phase one launch

The British oil major has repeatedly revised its timetable for the offshore gas field as problems mount, much to the annoyance of the two governments involved.

Mauritania
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.

Senegal
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.

Spotlight | Mauritania, Senegal
Tortue gas field: BP drastically lowers its expectations, to Sall and Ghazouani's dismay

The second development phase of the giant Grand Tortue Ahmeyim gas field will not be as ambitious as Macky Sall and Mohamed Ould Ghazouani had hoped. As for the third...

Senegal
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.

Mauritania
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 [...]

Senegal
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 [...]