Madagascar intends to open all of its sedimentary zones to oil and gas exploration this year with a revised legislative framework allowing for production sharing accords for the first time instead of the so-called "participation" agreements which prevailed under the [.
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Zaire's Société Nationale d'Electricité (SNEL) has set its mind this year on "improving its technical, commercial, financial and human resources [...]
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The Caisse Francaise de Developpement (CFD) and its affiliate for the private sector, Proparco, put up loans worth a total [...]
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Frequent mistakes in management in public companies form one of the leading arguments of donor countries in favor of privatization, [...]
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The U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation has offered the CMS Energy Corporation a guarantee on a contract that its affiliate [...]
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Egypt is technically ready to launch construction of a first [...]
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Belgium has offered a Bfr28 million grant ($1 million) to [...]
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Several onshore and maritime areas have been opened to exploration by Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH). They are located in [...]
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The government last week took a major step towards privatization as championed by the IMF and World Bank when it [...]
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The International Development Association's final appraisal mission on the Songo Songo gas and electricity project is expected to shortly be [...]
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Sonatrach produced 163.2 Mtoe in the form of oil, condensates and gas in 1994 and sold 100 Mtoe, with 63 [...]
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Two weeks ago Anadardko and the Algerian state-owned company Sonatrach announced the American company's third discovery on its Hassi Berkine [...]
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An agreement signed in April, 1994 that provided for Walter [...]
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Kelt has fixed the jack-up Glomar High Island VII to [...]
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Tanzania Oxygen Ltd. (TOL) has undertaken a three year investment [...]
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The government submitted its claims in a border dispute with [...]
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The draft 1995-96 budget unveiled in Parliament on March 15 [...]
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Following long months of bargaining, the government has signed a [...]
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Extension work on the Transmed gas pipeline between Algeria and [...]
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Texaco is awaiting final partner approval prior to finalizing a [...]
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Namibia has extended the second round of bidding for exploration [...]
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The International Development Association will decide in April whether to [...]
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According to ETAP, Tunisia's oil production was less than 4.38 [...]
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France's L'Air Liquide has just signed a contract with Saldanha [...]
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Canada's concern Petro Canada International Assistance Corporation (PCIAC) plans to [...]
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A consortium headed by operator Phillips (25%) alongside Petrofina (25%) [...]
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The Ivory Coast affiliate of United Meridian, UMIC, which operates [...]
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Operator Apache Cote d'Ivoire Petroleum has issued an invitation to [...]
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Already operator in the Hartley project that will make Zimbabwe the world's second platinum producer, BHP has built up its [...]
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The Société Minière du Kivu (Sominki) succeeded in boosting its sales of cassiterite last year but its overtures to South [...]
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Mali has signed an exploration agreement with Anmercosa Exploration Ltd. [...]
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The British company Samax, which is already involved in a [...]
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The assassination of mines minister Ernest Kabushemeye has given rise [...]
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