The Tanzanian authorities who are now sitting on reserves of over 40 trillion cubic feet of gas are posing exploration conditions that no private companies seem willing to accept. With a crucial presidential election set for next year, gas has [.
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Africa Energy Intelligence understands Addax Petroleum’s chairman, Xianliang Geng, has been relieved of his functions on orders from the company’s [...]
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The Chinese company has been given a go-ahead to start development work on the permit but the issue of gas isn’t altogether settled and could cause future headaches.
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Why did China’s Sinopec duck out of forming a partnership with the French major on the Usan field?
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Founded in 2011 by financial engineer Lekan Akinyanmi, Lekoil plans to launch production on the Otakikpo field in the coming year to make its mark in the industry.
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Swala Energy Kenya has launched arbitration proceedings against the Spanish oil group CEPSA after its enigmatic withdrawal from block 12B.
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The firm Rift Energy Corp headed by former leaders of the Republican Party urgently needs to find partners for its block L19 in Kenya.
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Addis Ababa is to kick off a new licensing round for blocks in the unstable region of Ogaden.
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The signing of an agreement between the Direction Generale des [...]
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Since Malagasy president Hery Rajaonarimampianina came to power in January, [...]
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The national power utility NamPower has just awarded a contract [...]
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After spending nearly $300 million on exploration drilling in Namibia's [...]
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The boss of Anadarko, R.A. Walker, flew to Maputo in September to dine with Mozambique’s president, Armando Guebuza. During the [...]
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Once again Algeria’s latest licencing round for new exploration blocks has fallen flat, testifying to strong misgivings by investors.
The West African Gas Pipeline once again revealed its vulnerability when its deliveries of gas were halted following a strike by Nigerian workers.
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During the screening of a documentary denouncing the oil industry’s encroachment on the Virunga national park in Congo-K before the [...]
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Between delays in deliveries, a reduction in its capacity and a seemingly abortive tender, the inauguration of the Jabanas power plant keeps being put back.
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After a full two years of bargaining, operators of a future Ruzizi 3 dam straddling the confines of Burundi, Congo-K and Rwanda, have finally reached an agreement.
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After a series of power blackouts, Empresa Nacional de Electricidade [...]
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The Paris-based lawyer Stephane Vernay from the firm Gide Loyrette [...]
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The law firm Clifford Chance acted as adviser for GDF [...]
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The Ghanaian law firm Lithur Brew & Co and Trinity [...]
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