The recent postponement of a seismics survey on Total’s block 3 in the Ituri region conceals a fierce struggle between the local authorities and the much-weakened central government in Kinshasa. The episode underscores the multitude of logistical, political and security [.
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The Nigerian firm Crestar which is fighting to win the 45% that Shell, Total and ENI have put up for [...]
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Tension in the oil industry has climbed to its highest point since a walkout in February 2013 that shut down production. The government is doing its utmost to avoid a repetition.
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The management of Crestar, which Shell chose as preferred bidder for OML 25, are pulling out all stops to win a green light from the oil minister.
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In the wake of Savannah, which acquired blocks R1 and R2, Nigeria’s Oranto is going to try its luck on R3 and R4.
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Everything seemed perfectly on track for Abidjan but the American major decided to take its time before committing itself to acquiring an offshore block.
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Active in Morocco since 2011, the U.S. company Kosmos Energy, is poised to start drilling a first well on its [...]
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The boss of African Petroleum, Stuart Lake, has every reason to be pleased. Gambia’s government caved in and handed back [...]
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One of six consortiums that put in bids this summer for a contract to design the Uganda-Kenya pipeline, Toyota Tsusho [...]
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Barely four months after debuting on Chariot Oil & Gas’ [...]
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A spot of good news for Niger’s oil sector. The [...]
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An offer to buy out Ireland’s Petroceltic by Dragon Oil, [...]
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In announcing an ambitious, $18 billion programme for its petrochemical [...]
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Lion Petroleum, the Kenyan affiliate of the Canadian oil concern [...]
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After more than a year behind schedule, Ghana’s government has finally confirmed the Italian major’s program of development for the Tano-Cape Three Points block.
Adopted on Nov. 25 by Mozambique’s government, a so-named "decree law" which sets out the conditions of extracting gas in [...]
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Eight months after signing a memorandum of understanding with Maputo, SacOil Holding is due to kick off feasibility studies in [...]
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After procrastinating for four years, Moroccan prime minister Abdelilah Benkirane [...]
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After long months of negotiations Turkey finally renewed its contract [...]
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The Cameroonian subsidiary of Victoria Oil & Gas, Gaz du [...]
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Oil minister in Mauritania up until 2013, Taleb Ould Abdi Vall is now selling emergency power plants in Conakry.
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Angolan energy minister Joao Baptista Borges is working on a national plan to ensure the safety of existing dams and [...]
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The Indian consortium International Coal Ventures (ICVL) has just announced construction of a coal-fired power station in Tete province. With [...]
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A Belgian company specializing in turnkey-construction of power plants, International [...]
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Half of the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) for Ivory [...]
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Founder and general manager of FairCourt Capital, Reinhold Heus, has [...]
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Up to now head of the American engineering giant AECOM’s [...]
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