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Bright prospects for Ken Etete

Ken Etete, nephew of former oil minister Dan Etete, who is a close friend of president Goodluck Jonathan, seems well positioned to win a coveted oil licence.

Subscribers only Energy 11.09.2012

Pirates cut off the gas

The West African Gas Pipeline that carries gas from the Niger Delta to Ghana, Togo and Benin stopped functioning completely [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.09.2012

Jonathan as Etete's banker

If Ednan Agaev and Emeka Obi, the two middle men [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.09.2012

Eland on AIM

After finalizing its acquisition of 45% of OML 40% in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.09.2012

Verdict to fall on OPL 245

The arbitration court that is to rule on a suit by Russian lawyer Ednan Agaev against his one-time customer, former [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.08.2012

The mysterious Tridax company

Completely unknown, the firms Tridax and Mezcor were awarded several cargoes of crude last month.

Subscribers only Energy 28.08.2012

NNPC

Politicians in northern Nigeria are banding together to weigh on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.08.2012

EITI

The president of the Movement for the Survival of the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.08.2012

No ulterior motives behind help?

The small, gas-rich Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago has [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.08.2012

Rothschild makes his move

After investing in Kurdistan, Genel Energy, a fund set up [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.08.2012

Eland finds the wherewithal

After a few fruitless efforts, Eland Oil & Gas has [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.08.2012

Glover Park

Headed by former staffers of Bill Clinton, among them the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.08.2012

Fifteen on short list for Conoco

The sale of ConocoPhillips' assets in Nigeria looks like becoming this summer's saga. After a first bidding round that ended [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.07.2012

Timis and CNPC as bedfellows

African Petroleum’s quick and bountiful harvest of acreage in West Africa means it will have to look for key partners with deep pockets. State-run Chinese companies fit the bill.

Free access Energy 24.07.2012

Question marks over Brass LNG

With Mitsui seeking to acquire the stake of ConocoPhillips in Brass LNG, the facility’s future looks uncertain because its costs are going through the roof and Abuja is reducing its contribution.

Subscribers only Energy 24.07.2012

Nigeria National Petroleum Corp

Nigeria's representative at the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.07.2012

RPS Energy

The British firm RPS Energy Consultants (formerly Troy-Ikoda) drafted the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.07.2012

Vivek Heblikar

The patience of Vivek Heblikar, general manager of Nigeria’s Dangote Industries, is being put to the test in Zambia. The [...]

Subscribers only Mining 17.07.2012

NPDC calls all the shots

Heritage Oil has agreed to let the state-owned oil company operate on OML 30 and Petrolin seems about to do the same on OML 34.

Subscribers only Energy 10.07.2012

Bailout won’t derail Brass LNG

A decision by ConocoPhillips in April to sell its 17% stake in the Brass LNG project won’t have any impact [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.07.2012

Andrew Laah Yakuba

Austin Oniwon didn’t last two years at the helm of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corp (NNPC). Since early July the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.07.2012

Noble defies the SEC

A no-holds-barred fight is developing between the current boss of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.07.2012

VRA boss in urgent quest for gas

The authorities in Ghana realize the country won’t be producing gas this year and are struggling to increase imports from Nigeria.

Subscribers only Energy 26.06.2012

IFC in trade finance deal

For the first time, the International Finance Corp (IFC), the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.06.2012

Shell’s Delta imbroglio

The saga concerning the sale of Shell’s stakes on OML [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.06.2012

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