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Spotlight | West Africa
LAST OBSTACLES TO GAS PIPELINE

Of the three regional gas or gas-electricity projects that could be completed by the end of the decade in sub-Saharan Africa the West African Gas Pipeline (WAPG) based on reserves in Nigeria, where 2 billion cu.m. of associated gas are [...]

Published on 16/12/1998 at 11:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Energy

Morocco
LPG, SOUNDING OUT MARKET

A Moroccan source has depicted Rubis' plan to build an imports terminal with a capacity of 40,000 tons per year [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.12.1999

Angola
TECHNIP SCORES AND SCS GROWS

When Technip Angola was set up in June the step marked a promising debut for the French engineering group on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.12.1999

Angola
HAKURYU V TO DRILL FOR TEXACO

The Japan Drilling semi-submersible Hakuryu V has secured a commitment [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.12.1999

Canada
SHELL PULLS OUT OF COASTAL FIELDS

Shell has sold its 45% stake in the coastal permits [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.12.1999

Canada
CHEVRON FIXES GLOMAR HIGH ISLAND

Chevron DRC has fixed the jack-up Glomar High Island V [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.12.1999

Spotlight | Chad, Libya
KHADAFI COMES TO RESCUE CHAD'S OIL

Colonel Muammer Kadhafi declared during a press conference on Nov. 30 that he intended to help Chad "replace Western oil companies" that pull out of the Doba oil fields project (AEM 264). He didn't dare add, however, that he was [.

Subscribers only Energy 08.12.1999

Spotlight | Mozambique
ELECTORAL SCENARIOS

Another mandate for presidential-candidate Joaquim Chissano, whose re-election in the face of competition from rival runner Afonso Dhlakama seemed assured as the December 3-4 presidential election approached, will be sharply influenced by the equilibrium between his FRELIMO (governmental) party and [.

Subscribers only Politics 04.12.1999

Angola
HITCHES WITH NEWBUILD

Elf Exploration Angola's eighth find on block 17 after that of Cravo in early September is going to have to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.11.1999

Cameroon, Chad
DOBA VICTIM OF GLOBALIZATION

The Chad government signed a preliminary accord with Vivendi to take over management of the Societe Tchadienne d'Electricitre et d'Eau [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.11.1999

Congo
ELF MAY HAVE FOUND RIG FOR ULTRA DEEP

AEM has learned that Elf is negotiating with Shell to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.11.1999

Spotlight | Africa
TOTALFINA-ELF, RESOLVED BUT SELECTIVE

A decision like the withdrawal – complete or partial – of Elf and Shell from the Chad oil project is automatically economic in nature. That, at any rate, was how the head of TotalFina Exploration-Production Christophe de Margerie portrayed the [.

Subscribers only Energy 24.11.1999

Nigeria
EA PROJECT IN STARTING BLOCKS

In late October Shell's board gave a go-ahead to the EA project that will involve a first venture in "alternative" [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.11.1999

Angola
OCEAN ALLIANCE TO DRILL FOR CHEVRON

The deepwater semi Ocean Alliance has secured a series of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.11.1999

Gabon
TRIDENT 4 TO DRILL ON ATORA?

The jack-up Trident IV is in the running for the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.11.1999

Angola
KUITO IN PRODUCTION IN NOVEMBER

Chevron is to put Kuito, a first development in block [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.10.1999

Angola
CHEVRON PLANNING TWO NEW WELLS

Chevron is seeking a semi-submersible or drillship to drill two [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.10.1999

Nigeria
CHEVRON NEEDS SECOND JACK-UP

Chevron is in the market for a jack-up for a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.10.1999

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
NEWCOMER EDGES INTO OIL PICTURE

Bids for the privatization of Societe Ivoirienne de Raffinage (SIR) are now set to close on Nov. 7. This follows changes in TotalFina's approach to the sell-off that prompted it to re-shape its bid by bringing Shell aboard in addition [.

Subscribers only Energy 27.10.1999

Angola
CHEVON SEEKS TWO OTHER JACK-UPS FOR THE MOMENT

Chevron has invited tenders for two jack-up contracts for drilling [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.10.1999

Zimbabwe
TIGHT TIMING FOR NEW PLAN

The Zimbabwe government and the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) have just submitted a draft of a new System Development [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.09.1999

Cameroon, Chad
WORLD BANK COVERS ITSELF

With the pipeline project between Doba and Kribi coming up before the board in mid-October (AEM 258) the World Bank [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.09.1999

Angola
CHEVRON TO KEEP THREE JACK-UPS OUT OF FOUR

Cabinda Gulf Oil has not received approval to extend its [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.09.1999

Nigeria
SHELL STILL SEEKING TWO JACK-UPS FOR EA

Shell is still in the market for two other jack-ups [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.09.1999

Rwanda
METHANE GAS PROJECT

At the behest of Rwanda's energy ministry, the "special projects [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.09.1999

Zimbabwe
WORLD BANK FOLLOWS SUIT

Following the IMF's lead, the World Bank will on September 13 present a third structural adjustment credit line for Zimbabwe [...]

Subscribers only 04.09.1999

Cameroon, Chad
THREAT TO PIPELINE LOOMS LARGE

An obstacle to the funding of the Chad-Cameroon pipeline in the form of a U.S. bill named "Demilitarization for Development [...]

Subscribers only Energy 01.09.1999

Ghana, Nigeria
CHEVRON FORMULA FOR WAGP

Chevron has been officially named head of the West African Gas Pipeline project linking Nigeria, Ghana, Benin and Togo. The [...]

Subscribers only Energy 01.09.1999

Nigeria
NEW SHELL-SEDCO CONTRACT FOR TRIDENT VIII

Shell Nigeria has agreed a new contract with Sedco Forex [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.07.1999

Nigeria
SHELL REPLACES PUMPING STATIONS

Shell Nigeria has placed an order for two mobile pumping [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.07.1999

Ivory Coast
DEEPWAER FRONTIER TO DRILL ON CI-105

AEM has learned that Ocean Energy will drill its East [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.07.1999

Morocco
SHELL APPLIES FOR TWO BLOCKS

Shell and the Office National de Recherches et d'Exploitation Petrolieres [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.07.1999

Spotlight | Africa, France
TOTALFIN/ELF FALLOUT FOR AFRICA

A full week after Total Fina, which exists as such only since April 16, launched a 43 billion Euro takeover bid for Elf there is no solid indication of when Elf's board will meet to approve the "major project" that [.

Subscribers only Energy 14.07.1999

Africa
EXATRADE-JOVENNA ON THE MOVE

Exatrade is interested in extending its activities to the mining sector, concedes the South African trading company. But in fact [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.06.1999

Senegal
WOODSIDE AND ROC OIL TAKE OPTION ON 120,000 SQ.KM. LEASES

The Australian gas company Woodside Petroleum and the Australian junior [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.06.1999

Nigeria
SHELL LOOKS FOR ELUSIVE HIGH PRESSURE JACK-UP

Shell has again invited bids for provision of a jack-up [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.06.1999

West Africa
WAGP PUSHES AHEAD

A feasibility study on the West African Gas Pipeline project that the scheme's promoters handed to the German company Pipeline [...]

Subscribers only Energy 16.06.1999

South Africa
SASOL-CHEVRON PACT ON SYNTHETIC OIL PRODUCTS

An agreement between Sasol and Chevron on gas-to-liquids cooperation announced [...]

Subscribers only Energy 16.06.1999

Nigeria
TOTAL TO USE SEDCO 709

Total will use the deepwater semi Sedco 709 as previously [...]

Subscribers only Energy 16.06.1999

Nigeria
CHEVRON IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

Chevron has teamed up with the International Foundation for Education [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.1999

Spotlight | Cameroon, Chad
THE LAST BUMPY MILE

Chad president Idriss Deby flew to Washington on May 24 to voice his concern over delays in the Doba-Kribi pipeline project to World Bank president James Wolfensohn. Cautious, Wolfenson met earlier in the morning with representatives from three environmental organizations, [.

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.1999

Cameroon
WORKOVERS FOR ELF AND DEVELOPMENT IN SIGHT

Elf has fixed the Sedco Forex jack-up Trident VIII for [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.05.1999

Spotlight
SOUTH AFRICA: PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN GAS?

A state utility could team up with private firms in investing in the initial phase of a gas pipeline network in South Africa before itself being privatized. And the state pipeline company Petronet could be the key piece in that [.

Subscribers only Energy 19.05.1999

Angola
FINAL ULTRA DEEP AWARDS SOON

Already postponed several times, the final distribution of stakes on the first blocks in Angola's ultra deep offshore - 31, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.05.1999

Nigeria
EARLY 2001 DRILLING FOR AMENAM

Elf is expected in late April to issue invitations to tender for two jack-ups that it needs to drill development [...]