Construction works for the 355 km-long pipeline in Cameroon will commence in January 2017, with a first 110 km section which will connect Limbé, in the Southwest, to Douala, in the littoral. This is as a result of the project’s schedule which was recently revealed by Cameroon’s government. After the Douala-Limbé section, the 3PL consortium heading the project will build another section...

Few weeks after the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) annulled the crude oil delivery contract for its refineries with Ocean Marine Transport (OMT) quoting exorbitant costs and inappropriate process of engagement; it plans to retender the contract which will now be awarded on a stop-and-go basis. As a substitute measure, NNPC engaged its subsidiary, NIDAS Marine Limited to provide...

File generated by: Anita on 09.14.2015 13:31:42 Fil: Oil and Gas Ocean Installer, a subsea company headquartered in Stavanger, Norway, has been given a contract for deep water UFR (umbilical, flowlines, risers) installation work with Total E&P Congo at the Moho Nord field off the coast of the Republic of Congo. The contract would be Ocean Installer’s first major operation in West...

Construction works for the 355 km-long pipeline in Cameroon will commence in January 2017, with a first 110 km section which will connect Limbé, in the Southwest, to Douala, in the littoral. This is as a result of the project’s schedule which was recently revealed by Cameroon’s government. After the Douala-Limbé section, the 3PL consortium heading the project will build another section...

After 21days IPR TransOil Corp. (IPRTOC) has successfully drilled and completed the first horizontal well in the Northeast Alamein (NEAL) field of the Yidma/Alamein Concession in Egypt’s Western Desert, the NEAL-15H. The NEAL-15H targeted the Abu Roash “G” (ARG) Dolomite with a total measured depth of 8,100 ft, yielding a horizontal section (leg) of 1,100 ft.  The horizontal leg is...

Engen South Africa’s oil and gas company has recently increased its supply capacity to southern African countries with the launch of the Beira Terminal in Mozambique. The new terminal is targeted at strategically boosting security of supply and to strengthen the supply chain in the region. The terminal was officially launched on September 4. Petroleumafrica reports The 24,000 meter² Beira...

Users of internet services in Mali gathered in the collective "#Mali100Méga", have denounced the slowness and expensive cost of the internet speed offered in the country. During a press conference set up on 3rd September 2015, after many lobbying activities on social networks, the organisers of "#Mali100Méga" declared that Malian consumers a permanent, unlinked and high speed internet...

One person died and many other were injured on 10th September, in Côte d'Ivoire during protests against the presidential bid of Alassane Ouattara to the 25th October election. The demonstrations which took place in Abidjan and many other Ivorian cities were organised following a rallying call from some members of the opposition in favour of ex-president Laurent Gbagbo (pictured) and who are...

Côte d'Ivoire has just submitted as part of COP 21, its contribution to the attenuation of climate changes. It committed to lower its emissions of greenhouse gases by 28% by 2030. This commitment could rise to 36% if the country manages to get external support. To reach its goals, the country intends to increase to 26% and 16% respectively the shares of hydroelectricity and other renewable...

On 10th September 2015, the CEO of the French telecom group Orange, Stéphane Richard (photo) conducted a work visit in Côte d’Ivoire. He met with President Alassane Ouattara. At the end of this meeting, Orange boss revealed that the telecom group will build a head office in Abidjan valued at FCfa 15 billion. The area where this building will be erected has already been selected. A competition...