Sudanese president Omar El Bechir has made sweeping changes in high government spheres by naming a clutch of new ministers and advisers. The new line-up will have a major impact on management of the oil industry which remains the country’s [.
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According to sources at Mauritania’s oil and mines ministry, the results of a second well that Total drilled in 2013 [...]
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Security problems in northern Mali have prevented oil companies that recently won blocks from working on them.
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A number of former Tullow executives have formed a brand new company to explore for oil in Africa. Here’s a rundown of the “all star group.”
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A swift move by Gambia's president to cancel oil contracts took companies by surprise.
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In the end, Chevron has chosen to sell its licenses in the Niger Delta to Seplat instead of Brittania-U. But a legal injunction has added complications to the transaction.
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The favourite sub-contractor of state-owned NNPC, Nigeria’s oil services group Seven Energy will soon see the International Finance Corp., private investment arm of the World Bank, buy a stake in its business.
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The three licenses owned by the Canadian company have been cancelled by Chad’s government.
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In travelling to Tanzania between Jan. 8-11, Algeria's energy and [...]
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Executives from the Israeli firm Telemania are due to visit [...]
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Madagascar is due to begin seismic surveys shortly under a [...]
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The Austrian oil concern OMV took the final investment decision (FID) on its gas project at Nawara in the far [...]
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Forced to pay the arrears he owed to Victoria, the American oilman can now claim the right to return to the Logbaba project and enjoy the fallout from new developments.
The Uqqo gas field which already supplies the Ibom power plant will also supply gas to the future station at Calabar (560 MW).
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Three months behind schedule, the first phase of work on the 2,070 MW Lauca dam will be completed by March. [...]
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The cancellation of the Russian firm ZBS’ contract to build the Kandadji dam will cause delays and additional outlays but the authorities have already begun the process to choose new contractors.
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The Indian concern Kalpataru is making fast headway in building a transmission line between the Inga dam and Kinshasa. That puts it in a good stead to win other contracts.
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A French consulting concern specializing in infrastructure, Nodalis Conseil, has [...]
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Linked to Oando by a reserve- based lending agreement BNP [...]
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The French-speaking Austrian lawyer Andreas Reiner (he studied in France) [...]
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