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Mauritania

Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug

Former Mauritanian minister of health, justice and energy, Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug has just been named high commissioner of the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.03.2002

New Estimate for Chinguetti's Reserves

Following our article on the conflicting estimates of potential reserves [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.03.2002

Oil and Gas in the Gulf of Guinea

The CWC Group is organizing a conference in London on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.03.2002

Local Ties Hold Key to Profits in 2002

Like its rivals, the oil services company Stolt Offshore is seeking to pick up major development contracts expected to be awarded in West Africa this year. And a crucial factor in the competition will be forging partnerships with local firms.

Subscribers only Energy 11.02.2002

International Petroleum Grouping

International Petroleum Grouping, which is 48% owned by Technology Investment [...]

Subscribers only 07.02.2002

Opec

OPEC has signed an agreement reducing Mauritania's debt to the [...]

Subscribers only 07.02.2002

Russians Tip-Toe into Offshore

A mysterious company has just made its debut in oil exploration in Mauritania. According to our sources it is controlled by ussian interests.

Subscribers only Energy 29.01.2002

INTERWAVE COMMUNICATION

INTERWAVE COMMUNICATION has been picked to extend Mauritania’s GSM network [...]

Subscribers only 24.01.2002

Desperately Seeking Partners

The Australian firm Fusion Oil which acquired a series of concessions in West Africa is now seeking partners to develop them.

Subscribers only Energy 15.01.2002

The Last Oil Frontier

Oil companies will start moving seriously this year into parts of West Africa’s deep offshore that haven’t yet been fully explored.

Subscribers only Energy 15.01.2002

MOHAMED LEMINE OULD N’DIAYANE

Col. Mohamed Lemine Ould n’Diayane has been named chief-of-staff of [...]

Subscribers only Business 03.01.2002

Vivendi-ONE Tops for Sonelec

Already partners in Senegal (see below), Vivendi and Morocco’s ONE are in the strongest position to win Mauritania’s Societe Nationale [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.12.2001

Oil Output to Jump 60% by 2005

West Africa figures among the oil producing areas that consumer [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.11.2001

Sphere a Rival for Rio Tinto, BHP and CRVD ?

Some could call it David against Goliath. A small Australian company, Sphere Investments , has signed a joint venture pact [...]

Subscribers only Mining 06.11.2001

Aussies Already Quit On-shore

Mauritania’s oil bonanza looks set to fizzle out before it begins. The Australian group Hardman Resources has just announced it [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.10.2001

Watchdog Panel for Manantali

An offshoot of OMVS , the Societe de Gestion de l’Energie de Manantali has just set up a committee to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.10.2001

ICORE

ICORE, Spain’s credit guarantee agency, awarded a $32 million loan [...]

Subscribers only 11.10.2001

DAVID CRAIG

A New Zealand national who specializes in mining projects, David [...]

Subscribers only Business 11.10.2001

Spotlight
Atlas Petroleum & Friends Gain Ground

A small oil company that counts among the holdings of Nigerian millionaire Prince Arthur Eze , Atlas Petroleum has grown in recent years into a fairly big regional player. Its affiliate, Oranto Petroleum , has just acquired 50% on two [.

Subscribers only Energy 02.10.2001

Seismic Campaigns in Kenya and Mauritania

The British junior Dana Petroleum has decided to conduct seismic [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.10.2001

Rex Raises Money for Exploration

Rex Diamond Mining Corporation is seeking to raise $Can. 2.4 [...]

Subscribers only 24.09.2001

Woodside Has Big Plans

A consortium headed by Australia’s Woodside that holds three exploration areas in Mauritania’s offshore plans a series of wells spread [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.09.2001

The Bank’s Privatization Bonus

After awarding a loan worth nearly $100 million in late July for the renovation of NEPA’s facilities in Nigeria, the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.09.2001

Setback for Okore Mining

A project by Australia’s Shield Telecommunications to bring all of its mining assets in West Africa under the roof of [...]

Subscribers only Mining 11.09.2001

Normandy Throws in Towel

Normandy-LaSource, a company owned by Australia’s Normandy Mining, decided in [...]

Subscribers only 28.08.2001

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International Petroleum Grouping

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Russians Tip-Toe into Offshore

INTERWAVE COMMUNICATION

Desperately Seeking Partners

The Last Oil Frontier

MOHAMED LEMINE OULD N’DIAYANE

Vivendi-ONE Tops for Sonelec

Oil Output to Jump 60% by 2005

Sphere a Rival for Rio Tinto, BHP and CRVD ?

Aussies Already Quit On-shore

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ICORE

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Atlas Petroleum & Friends Gain Ground

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The Bank’s Privatization Bonus

Setback for Okore Mining

Normandy Throws in Towel

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Paul Biya

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Mauritania

Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug

New Estimate for Chinguetti's Reserves

Oil and Gas in the Gulf of Guinea

Local Ties Hold Key to Profits in 2002

International Petroleum Grouping

Opec

Russians Tip-Toe into Offshore

INTERWAVE COMMUNICATION

Desperately Seeking Partners

The Last Oil Frontier

MOHAMED LEMINE OULD N’DIAYANE

Vivendi-ONE Tops for Sonelec

Oil Output to Jump 60% by 2005

Sphere a Rival for Rio Tinto, BHP and CRVD ?

Aussies Already Quit On-shore

Watchdog Panel for Manantali

ICORE

DAVID CRAIG

Spotlight Atlas Petroleum & Friends Gain Ground

Seismic Campaigns in Kenya and Mauritania

Rex Raises Money for Exploration

Woodside Has Big Plans

The Bank’s Privatization Bonus

Setback for Okore Mining

Normandy Throws in Towel

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About Africa Intelligence

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Burkina Faso, Mali
Gold traders cast in uncertainty as jihadist threat looms

Gabon
The secrets behind the FGIS, a sovereign wealth fund set adrift

Spotlight
Atlas Petroleum & Friends Gain Ground