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Karl Smithson

The Canadian firm Mano River Resources that operates in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone clearly looks upon Karl Smithson as [...]

Subscribers only Mining 19.02.2002

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

Theo Botoulas

Canada's DiamondWorks has named one of its longest-standing consultants, Theo Botoulas, to spearhead a resumption of its operations in Sierra [...]

Subscribers only Mining 05.02.2002

DiamondWorks Makes Headway at Koidu

Without waiting for an official ceremony marking the end of the civil war to be staged on Jan. 18, DiamondWorks [...]

Subscribers only Mining 05.02.2002

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

Sierra Rutile Set to Re-Open

With the help of funds from the World Bank and U.S. government, the firms MIL Investment and US Titanium plan [...]

Subscribers only Mining 18.12.2001

Oil Output to Jump 60% by 2005

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

Subscribers only Energy 27.11.2001

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

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

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

Oil is President’s Business

The Petroleum Exploration and Extraction bill that is currently before Sierra Leone’s parliament puts virtually all powers concerning the country’s [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.08.2001

Eskom to Manage Manantali

An operating contract for the Manantali dam worth $84 million was signed on July 26 between the Societe de Gestion [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.08.2001

Toad Rule in Nimba

A species of toad that lives exclusively in the Nimba [...]

Subscribers only Mining 24.07.2001

Focus on West Africa

In snapping up the U.S. company Triton Energy early last week, Amerada Hess considerably beefed up its portfolio in the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.07.2001

DiamondWorks is Back in Business

Restructured and with a fresh input of cash, Canada’s DiamondWorks company returned to Sierra Leone in a homecoming of sorts [...]

Subscribers only Mining 09.07.2001

Diamondworks returns to Sierra Leone

Newly restructured and capitalized (AMI 12), the Canadian company DiamondWorks returned to Sierra Leone early this week. Negotiated with the [...]

Subscribers only Mining 03.07.2001

IFC Finances Sierra Rutile Renovation

The World Bank is expected to shortly adopt a project [...]

Subscribers only 26.06.2001

Africa Major Exporter to U.S.

Out of $23.5 billion worth of goods and services that [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.06.2001

Semafo makes another discovery in Burkina

Semafo, the Canadian mining exploration company in West Africa, in [...]

Subscribers only Mining 15.06.2001

The World Bank bankrolls Jean-Raymond Boulle

The renovation of the Sierra Rutile mine in Mobimbi, in Sierra Leone, ought to be partially financed by the International [...]

Subscribers only Mining 14.06.2001

Lure of the Deep Offshore

Already figuring among the biggest oil operators in West Africa, Royal Dutch/Shell has just scored two new points in the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.06.2001

Oil Legislation in Works?

The Sierra Leone government headed by president Ahmed Kabbah has [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.06.2001

Truce in Border Disputes ?

The oil-producing nations in West Africa are having a lot of trouble sharing out oil wealth inasmuch as some of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.05.2001

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Sierra Leone

Karl Smithson

Local Ties Hold Key to Profits in 2002

Theo Botoulas

DiamondWorks Makes Headway at Koidu

Desperately Seeking Partners

The Last Oil Frontier

Sierra Rutile Set to Re-Open

Oil Output to Jump 60% by 2005

Watchdog Panel for Manantali

Spotlight
Atlas Petroleum & Friends Gain Ground

The Bank’s Privatization Bonus

Setback for Okore Mining

Oil is President’s Business

Eskom to Manage Manantali

Toad Rule in Nimba

Focus on West Africa

DiamondWorks is Back in Business

Diamondworks returns to Sierra Leone

IFC Finances Sierra Rutile Renovation

Africa Major Exporter to U.S.

Semafo makes another discovery in Burkina

The World Bank bankrolls Jean-Raymond Boulle

Lure of the Deep Offshore

Oil Legislation in Works?

Truce in Border Disputes ?

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Ibrahim Traoré

Virtus Minerals

Paul Kagame

Savannah Energy

Denis Sassou-Nguesso

Sierra Leone

Karl Smithson

Local Ties Hold Key to Profits in 2002

Theo Botoulas

DiamondWorks Makes Headway at Koidu

Desperately Seeking Partners

The Last Oil Frontier

Sierra Rutile Set to Re-Open

Oil Output to Jump 60% by 2005

Watchdog Panel for Manantali

Spotlight Atlas Petroleum & Friends Gain Ground

The Bank’s Privatization Bonus

Setback for Okore Mining

Oil is President’s Business

Eskom to Manage Manantali

Toad Rule in Nimba

Focus on West Africa

DiamondWorks is Back in Business

Diamondworks returns to Sierra Leone

IFC Finances Sierra Rutile Renovation

Africa Major Exporter to U.S.

Semafo makes another discovery in Burkina

The World Bank bankrolls Jean-Raymond Boulle

Lure of the Deep Offshore

Oil Legislation in Works?

Truce in Border Disputes ?

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Atlas Petroleum & Friends Gain Ground