Following a decade of investigations only two former executives of France's Technip accused of paying bribes related to the construction of the Nigeria LNG's liquefaction plant on Bonny Island are waiting for a verdict to be handed down in France [.
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In addition to his new work as a consultant with his firm Mantral, former Algerian oil minister Chakib Khelil has [...]
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Thanks to an agreement with Portugal’s Galp, a junior headed by the former vice president of Australia’s Woodside looks set to start fulfilling its ambitions in Africa.
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The potential of the Tunisian and Libyan offshore is attracting oil companies operating in the two countries. But before developing acreage they must agree on sharing costs on either side of the maritime boundary.
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The oil group founded by Adonis Pouroulis made the most of the connections of Pouroulis’ father, a mining explorer who has been active in Mauritania since 2007.
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Several officials from the company headed by Larry Bottomley have begun talks to operate the Djado 2 and 3 concession.
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To raise the money needed to buy out the assets of ConocoPhillips in Nigeria, Oando is considering selling off some of its operations in the downstream and borrowing from traders.
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Malawi's new mines minister John Bande (see P. 8) wasted [...]
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Initially planned for early next year, a bidding round for [...]
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The chairman of Foxtrot, Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani, was in Abidjan last week to use some friendly persuasion with the government to [...]
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In something approaching near secrecy, a company hired by Sinopec to build a gas pipeline in shallow water is advancing slowly towards the coast.
While companies are kept waiting for changes in Algeria’s oil legislation to be adopted the majors clearly differ on the future of their businesses in the country.
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Mozambique will shortly be able to start using its gas [...]
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The Compagnie Ivoirienne d’Electricite (CIE) that generates and sells power in the country can’t get regions in the centre, north [...]
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After six years of field work and strategic networking, the Swedish firm PPC has landed a first contract.
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The European institution has finally agreed to finance a good part of a hydro power plant at Itezhi-Tenhi that is to be built by India’s Tata.
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After a seemingly endless period of indecision, the Zambezi River [...]
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The powerful boss of the petroleum exploration and production department at Uganda’s energy ministry, Ernst Rubondo, accompanied the country’s president [...]
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The management of the Congolese affiliate of Perenco likes to work with the offspring of politically well-connected families. After hiring [...]
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Malawi’s president, Joyce Banda, has proceeded with her first cabinet shuffle that led to the portfolio of energy and mines, [...]
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The American oil group Kosmos Energy that is active on the Jubilee field in Ghana as well as in Morocco, [...]
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The chief executive of Sonangol, Francisco de Lemos, officially inaugurated [...]
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Many are wondering what is behind the postponement of a [...]
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The chief executive of Italy's ENI, Paolo Scaroni, travelled to [...]
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Liberia’s ambassador to Kuwait, Konah Blackett, is presently in charge [...]
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Oil and mines minister Adama Toungara can count on unswerving [...]
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Uganda's oil industry has come under new legislation since Dec. [...]
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Trouble is brewing in Congo-K’s territorial waters. In late November, [...]
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Anticipated by Africa Energy Intelligence 18 months ago (AEI 655), [...]
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Two years after an investigation began in Algeria into the [...]
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Standard Chartered Bank has had to fight an uphill battle [...]
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After examining the case for two years, an arbitration tribunal [...]
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The British oil services company has won a contract from [...]
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Already active in Gabon, the firm Alex Stewart International is [...]
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The British law firm represented the Standard Chartered Bank bank [...]
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Georges Dallemagne, a Belgian legislator, succeeded on Dec. 13 in [...]
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Frank Timis, the Australian businessman, finally managed in early December [...]
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Kwabena Donkor, the present managing director of Ghana's Petroleum Commission, [...]
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