Cote d’Ivoire will receive next September a delegation of Chinese experts which will evaluate the needs of the West African nation in sectors like cashew, cocoa, rice, pineapple and mangoes. The visit should contribute to the growth of the China-Cote d’Ivoire agricultural cooperation. According to the Ivorian Minister of Agriculture, the delegation’s visit comes after a work visit by...

Tullow Oil on Thursday, announced that first oil has flowed from the Tweneboa, Enyenra, Ntomme (TEN) fields offshore Ghana, to the FPSO Prof. John Evans Atta Mills. According to the company, three years after the Plan of Development was approved by the Ghanaian Government in May 2013, first oil has been reached on time and on budget. It added that the TEN field’s startup process is now well...

Aminex plc and Solo Oil have announced that the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) has paid them for the gas pumped from their Kiliwani North-1 well in Tanzania. Although the amount of the payment was not disclosed, Solo oil's chairman, Neil Ritson, said it was quite a small amount which reflects the preliminary commissioning rates.“[We are] delighted that the first payment for...

As part of moves to increase oil production and ensure a complete operation by November, war-torn South Sudan has summoned investors to its oil regions with the guarantee that security will be provided for their safety. “We are stable and peaceful, security is okay in oil areas,” Ezekiel Gatkuoth (photo), South Sudan’s Petroleum Minister, said. South Sudan is also planning to start...

A three weeks industrial action that has resulted in limited supply disruptions by the South African petroleum sector employers and workers has been called off with the signing of a new two-year wage deal, an official representing employers revealed. About 15,000 striking workers under the aegis of the Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Workers union (CEPPWAWU) went on strike at...

Egypt’s Oil Minister, Tarek El Molla (photo), has revealed that by the end of 2016 state-holding company, Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) will issue tenders for oil and gas exploration and production in eight or nine concessions in the Mediterranean. This makes the total number of concessions this year reach 30. The new tender is expected to be issued as soon as the Egyptian...

Tanzania signed with the World Bank a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a $209 million funding of its national rural electrification program. “The government of Tanzania wishes to modernize its economy through industrialization. Expansion and power infrastructure improvement programs, paired with reinforcement of technical sector will help it achieve this,” said Minister of...

Scatec Solar ASA will build in the Jigawa State, Nigeria, a 100 MW solar plant.“Solar power in Nigeria has significant long-term potential, and we want to take part in the development of this new market,” said Scatec Solar chief executive Raymond Carlsen Contract for the project which was obtained from the Canadian energy developer CDIL and Nigerian construction consultant BPS includes...

The Central Bank of DR Congo disclosed in data it recently published that the country produced over the first half of 2016, 466,250t of copper, representing a fall of 14%. The decrease in output was driven by the halting of processing activities at various copper mines across the country as a result of global drop in the prices of the commodity. This is bad news for DRC’s economy which...

According to French website “La Tribune”, Dassault Aviation signed a contract to sell four Falcon 7X to Egypt. This will help the country boost its fleet of governmental aircrafts which is currently mainly composed of American planes. The contract is valued at around €300 million ($337.8 million). However, a tranche was paid in advance prior to deal closure. The order is for...