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West Africa
Tullow Oil may jettison assets to steady the ship

It is shaping up to be a decisive year for the British junior, which is set to sell off various assets to reduce its substantial debts.

Subscribers only Energy 31.01.2025

Spotlight | Mauritania, Senegal
BP narrowly avoids fresh crisis with Dakar and Nouakchott over Grand Tortue

On a visit to Nouakchott and Dakar, BP's Gordon Birrell managed to ease some of the tensions surrounding the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim gas project. These included Petrosen's refusal to validate cash calls.

Subscribers only Energy 30.01.2025

BP regional director Gordon Birrell in Baku, Azerbaijan, in June 2016.

Spotlight | Africa
Behind the scenes of Tullow Oil CEO Rahul Dhir's exit

Dhir, who had served as CEO for the past four years, has resigned from his post, rather than being asked to do so by shareholders. The search for his successor has begun.

Subscribers only Energy 07.01.2025

Rahul Dhir, Tullow Oil CEO, at the Africa Oil Week in Cape Town, South Africa, 4 October 2022.

Spotlight | Senegal
Mazars' scathing audit of BP in Senegal's Tortue field

A confidential report by the French audit firm commissioned by Senegal's oil and mines ministry found that the British major overestimated its costs surrounding the GTA project. A valuable trump card for the Senegalese government, which must repay BP's costs before getting any money in its own coffers.

Subscribers only Energy 04.12.2024

Equatorial Guinea
UK's Antler Global firms up its plans for Block EG-08

Talks about the future of Block EG-08 are in full swing at the London headquarters of Antler Global.

Subscribers only Energy 27.11.2024

Equatorial Guinea
State-owned GEPetrol contacts SLB and Halliburton to turn around Zafiro oilfield

Once Equatorial Guinea's largest oilfield in terms of volume produced, Zafiro's throughput is continuing to fall. This has prompted the government to consult several firms to find solutions as quickly as possible.

Subscribers only Energy 11.11.2024

Senegal
Sonko's task force met privately to begin reviewing oil and mining contracts

Created in August 2024 at the instigation of Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, the commission charged with auditing oil, gas and mining contracts signed during Macky Sall's presidency met on the afternoon of 7 November in Dakar.

Subscribers only Energy 11.11.2024

Mauritania, Senegal
Nouakchott and Dakar get into spat over Tortue gas

The naming of the support vessels for the gas field that straddles the border between Senegal and Mauritania has pushed the two countries to the brink of a mini-diplomatic crisis.

Free access Energy 04.10.2024

Senegal
Airbus keen on Grand Tortue aerial surveillance contract

The giant aircraft manufacturer is looking to sell its helicopters to the Senegalese Air Force as the start of production approaches on the Grand Tortue offshore gas field. It could face competition, however, from Italy's Leonardo group, which is already operating in the sector.

Subscribers only Defence, Energy 05.09.2024

Senegal
Diomaye Faye turns to Petronas after BP's Yakaar-Teranga gas exit

The Senegalese government is looking for a new partner for the vast Yakaar-Teranga gas field, and the Malaysian multinational is high on its shortlist.

Subscribers only Energy 21.08.2024

Spotlight | Cameroon, Congo
Perenco sees an opportunity in Norwegian firm Golar

Services provider Golar LNG has floating liquefied natural gas technology that could prove to be a strategic asset for the British-French major, one of the largest operators in central Africa.

Subscribers only Energy 02.08.2024

The LNG tanker Golar Celsius in the port of Rotterdam in May 2021.

Inner circles | Africa
The powerful friends of star oil lawyer NJ Ayuk

With 20 years' experience in legal counsel and lobbying for African governments keen to secure their countries' place on the oil map, Cameroonian NJ Ayuk, a thorn in the side of anti-fossil fuel civil society, now fancies his hand at investment.

Free access Energy 12.07.2024

Africa
Complaints pile up over Trond Mohn's Island Drilling rig failures

Several of the Norwegian firm's junior oil clients in Africa have taken the company to task over the repeated failures of its sole drilling unit, the Island Innovator. Kosmos, Trident and Tullow have all found fault with the rig.

Subscribers only Energy 02.04.2024

Spotlight | Mauritania, Senegal
Sall and Ghazouani get tough on BP

The two presidents have joined forces to put pressure on BP over its cost management of the Senegal-Mauritania cross-border liquefied natural gas project. This could have significant consequences for the British oil major.

Subscribers only Energy, Politics 02.02.2024

Senegalese president Macky Sall (left) and his Mauritanian counterpart, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani.

Mauritania
EU funding helps French firms Delair and Sillinger bag border defence deals in Mauritania

The French defence groups Delair and Sillinger have, thanks to European Union funding, bagged contracts in Mauritania to protect offshore gas fields and curb illegal migration.

Subscribers only Defence 21.11.2023

Senegal
BP passes on Yakaar-Teranga discovery to Kosmos

Disinclined to develop the gas field itself, BP has decided to pass Yakaar-Teranga along to US partner Kosmos Energy.

Subscribers only Energy 17.10.2023

Equatorial Guinea
Golar LNG lobbies VP Teodorin over Fortuna FLNG

Golar LNG hasn't given up on Equatorial Guinea and has its sight set on the offshore Fortuna gas field. The firm has called on a powerful lobbyist to get closer to Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue.

Subscribers only Energy 21.09.2023

Angola
The Lobito Corridor, a golden opportunity for drone surveillance specialists

The handover to new operators of the railway that links Kolwezi in DR Congo to the Angolan port of Lobito offers an opening for infrastructure inspection firms. French start-up ROAV7, already well-established in Central Africa, hopes to get in on the action.

Subscribers only Energy 19.09.2023

Spotlight | Angola, Mauritania, Senegal
Tatarstan rolls out flagships Tatneft and KamAZ to bring refinery and LAVs to continent

The head of the Russian republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, has been networking in Africa in search of new opportunities for the Tatar-majority owned companies Tatneft (oil) and KamAZ (automobile).

Subscribers only Defence, Energy, Diplomacy 15.09.2023

Rustam Minnikhanov took advantage of the Russia-Africa Summit in St Petersburg (27-28 July) to approach African leaders. Here, a meeting with Vladimir Putin and Macky Sall.

Spotlight | Mauritania, Senegal
GTA domestic gas not due to arrive in Senegal or Mauritania before 2025

BP and Kosmos Energy plan to begin production in the Grand Tortue offshore LNG project early next year, but the pipelines and power stations needed to supply Mauritania's and Senegal's domestic markets are far from ready.

Subscribers only Energy 12.07.2023

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Morocco
US-China trade war threatens Morocco's nascent battery industry

Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Kosmos Energy

West Africa
Tullow Oil may jettison assets to steady the ship

Spotlight | Mauritania, Senegal
BP narrowly avoids fresh crisis with Dakar and Nouakchott over Grand Tortue

Spotlight | Africa
Behind the scenes of Tullow Oil CEO Rahul Dhir's exit

Spotlight | Senegal
Mazars' scathing audit of BP in Senegal's Tortue field

Equatorial Guinea
UK's Antler Global firms up its plans for Block EG-08

Equatorial Guinea
State-owned GEPetrol contacts SLB and Halliburton to turn around Zafiro oilfield

Senegal
Sonko's task force met privately to begin reviewing oil and mining contracts

Mauritania, Senegal
Nouakchott and Dakar get into spat over Tortue gas

Senegal
Airbus keen on Grand Tortue aerial surveillance contract

Senegal
Diomaye Faye turns to Petronas after BP's Yakaar-Teranga gas exit

Spotlight | Cameroon, Congo
Perenco sees an opportunity in Norwegian firm Golar

Inner circles | Africa
The powerful friends of star oil lawyer NJ Ayuk

Africa
Complaints pile up over Trond Mohn's Island Drilling rig failures

Spotlight | Mauritania, Senegal
Sall and Ghazouani get tough on BP

Mauritania
EU funding helps French firms Delair and Sillinger bag border defence deals in Mauritania

Senegal
BP passes on Yakaar-Teranga discovery to Kosmos

Equatorial Guinea
Golar LNG lobbies VP Teodorin over Fortuna FLNG

Angola
The Lobito Corridor, a golden opportunity for drone surveillance specialists

Spotlight | Angola, Mauritania, Senegal
Tatarstan rolls out flagships Tatneft and KamAZ to bring refinery and LAVs to continent

Spotlight | Mauritania, Senegal
GTA domestic gas not due to arrive in Senegal or Mauritania before 2025

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Morocco US-China trade war threatens Morocco's nascent battery industry

Ivory Coast French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

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The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

Makhzen Inc. or the ever more prosperous business empire of Mohammed VI's entourage

Kosmos Energy

West Africa Tullow Oil may jettison assets to steady the ship

Spotlight | Mauritania, Senegal BP narrowly avoids fresh crisis with Dakar and Nouakchott over Grand Tortue

Spotlight | Africa Behind the scenes of Tullow Oil CEO Rahul Dhir's exit

Spotlight | Senegal Mazars' scathing audit of BP in Senegal's Tortue field

Equatorial Guinea UK's Antler Global firms up its plans for Block EG-08

Equatorial Guinea State-owned GEPetrol contacts SLB and Halliburton to turn around Zafiro oilfield

Senegal Sonko's task force met privately to begin reviewing oil and mining contracts

Mauritania, Senegal Nouakchott and Dakar get into spat over Tortue gas

Senegal Airbus keen on Grand Tortue aerial surveillance contract

Senegal Diomaye Faye turns to Petronas after BP's Yakaar-Teranga gas exit

Spotlight | Cameroon, Congo Perenco sees an opportunity in Norwegian firm Golar

Inner circles | Africa The powerful friends of star oil lawyer NJ Ayuk

Africa Complaints pile up over Trond Mohn's Island Drilling rig failures

Spotlight | Mauritania, Senegal Sall and Ghazouani get tough on BP

Mauritania EU funding helps French firms Delair and Sillinger bag border defence deals in Mauritania

Senegal BP passes on Yakaar-Teranga discovery to Kosmos

Equatorial Guinea Golar LNG lobbies VP Teodorin over Fortuna FLNG

Angola The Lobito Corridor, a golden opportunity for drone surveillance specialists

Spotlight | Angola, Mauritania, Senegal Tatarstan rolls out flagships Tatneft and KamAZ to bring refinery and LAVs to continent

Spotlight | Mauritania, Senegal GTA domestic gas not due to arrive in Senegal or Mauritania before 2025

Refine your search

About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Morocco
US-China trade war threatens Morocco's nascent battery industry

Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

West Africa
Tullow Oil may jettison assets to steady the ship

Spotlight | Mauritania, Senegal
BP narrowly avoids fresh crisis with Dakar and Nouakchott over Grand Tortue

Spotlight | Africa
Behind the scenes of Tullow Oil CEO Rahul Dhir's exit

Spotlight | Senegal
Mazars' scathing audit of BP in Senegal's Tortue field

Equatorial Guinea
UK's Antler Global firms up its plans for Block EG-08

Equatorial Guinea
State-owned GEPetrol contacts SLB and Halliburton to turn around Zafiro oilfield

Senegal
Sonko's task force met privately to begin reviewing oil and mining contracts

Mauritania, Senegal
Nouakchott and Dakar get into spat over Tortue gas

Senegal
Airbus keen on Grand Tortue aerial surveillance contract

Senegal
Diomaye Faye turns to Petronas after BP's Yakaar-Teranga gas exit

Spotlight | Cameroon, Congo
Perenco sees an opportunity in Norwegian firm Golar

Inner circles | Africa
The powerful friends of star oil lawyer NJ Ayuk

Africa
Complaints pile up over Trond Mohn's Island Drilling rig failures

Spotlight | Mauritania, Senegal
Sall and Ghazouani get tough on BP

Mauritania
EU funding helps French firms Delair and Sillinger bag border defence deals in Mauritania

Senegal
BP passes on Yakaar-Teranga discovery to Kosmos

Equatorial Guinea
Golar LNG lobbies VP Teodorin over Fortuna FLNG

Angola
The Lobito Corridor, a golden opportunity for drone surveillance specialists

Spotlight | Angola, Mauritania, Senegal
Tatarstan rolls out flagships Tatneft and KamAZ to bring refinery and LAVs to continent

Spotlight | Mauritania, Senegal
GTA domestic gas not due to arrive in Senegal or Mauritania before 2025