Gabon

NEW LEGISLATION THIS YEAR?

Mines and Hydrocarbons minister Jean Ping and his experts are working on a new law covering exploration-production contracts and taxation. [...]

CFD LOAN FOR COMILOG

The Caisse française de Développement and its Proparco subsidiary approved [...]

The jack-up Glomar High Island VII has begun a 40-day [...]

AMOCO DISAPPOINTED, AMOCO RETURNS

Amoco has taken a $170 million charge against revenue in [...]

Elf Gabon is seeking a land rig for a series [...]

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PATH TO PRIVATIZATION

The idea of privatizing the management of the Société d'Electricité d'Eau du Gabon has recently taken firmer root in stepped up talks with two partners, EDF International and Canada, according to Libreville sources. Canada would be represented by Vibec which, [.

FIVE DEVELOPMENT PERMITS FOR ELF

Either alone or in conjunction with Elf Aquitaine and Shell Gabon, Elf Gabon has recently obtained five new onshore development [...]

DROP IN REVENUE FOR SOGARA

The Société gabonaise de Raffinage (Sogara) saw its sales dip [...]

SIXTH ROUND CLOSES ON MAY 17

The closure of the sixth Gabonese round of exploration permits has been re-scheduled to May 17, AEM has learned. The [...]

Agip has chartered the Saipem semi-sub Scarabeo 3 to drill [...]

METERS WORTH 30 MILLION RAND

Spescom of South reckons it will earn 30 million rand [...]

CFD FINANCES MICRO-POWER STATION

The Caisse Francaise de Developpement (CFD) has offered a Ffr27.6 [...]

CFD AND EIB LOANS

The Caisse Francaise de Development (CFD) has offered loans to Cameroon and Chad for projects in the electricity branch. In [...]

PERMITS FOR SHELL

Following permits offered to BGC in the deep offshore and [...]

AGIP DISCOVERY

Agip-Gabon has discovered oil on the Mpira Marin permit. The [...]

Elf has chartered the tender rig Robray T-5 from Smedvig [...]

BRITISH GAS SNARES PERMIT

British Gas has won its new permit (AEM 94), allowing a new step in its efforts for international expansion while [...]

ELF'S FIRST "RURAL" STATION

Elf has opened its first "rural" service station in Gabon [...]

Agip has issued a tender invitation for a semi-submersible drilling [...]