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The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, more commonly known as MEND, has issued threats against Nigeria’s pipeline systems. The threats come following a quote in Nigerian newspapers from the head of NNPC that the government had paid the group to protect oil facilities.



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Seeps and Slicks for Pancontinental in Kenya
Thursday, July 24, 2008

Pancontinental provided an update on its activities for the period ending June 30 including its ongoing exploration work in Kenya. The company reported that the results from the satellite oil slick survey received from operator Origin Energy Ltd.
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Petrofac/IKPT Lose Algerian Award
Thursday, July 24, 2008

The announcement that Petrofac and IKPT won the construction contract for the LNG facility to be located at Arzew in Algeria, seems to have been a bit premature.
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SAPREF Refinery Back Online
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Pride Awarded West Africa Contract
Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Pride International has been awarded a contract for its deepwater semisubmersible rig, the Pride South Pacific, in West Africa. The award covers the drilling of two wells over an estimated 90-day period.
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Agbami Shipments Expected in August
Wednesday, July 23, 2008

The market will be receiving its first shipment of Nigeria's Agbami crude with the first loading expected shortly after Chevron starts up production on the offshore field.
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Tunisian’s Ink Permit with Aussies
Wednesday, July 23, 2008

AuDax Resources of Australia has been given the green light by Tunisian authorities to explore on the offshore Kerkouane oil and gas exploration permit.
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Algeria to Host OPEC “Extraordinary Meeting” in December
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Petroceltic Pre-qualifies for Algeria Bid Round
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
FAR and Hunt Report on Technical Study
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Zeus Conference to Discuss Sub-Saharan Gas Monetization
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
T. Boone Pickens Testifies on U.S. Oil Dependency
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Nigeria Gas Bound for Ghana
Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Ghana will be receiving natural gas from Nigeria according to a report on Radio Ghana. The report said that Nigeria would supply its fellow West African country with 30 million cubic meters of gas for power generation.
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Kunene#1 Reaches TD, Will Go Deeper Still
Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Drilling on Block 1711 offshore Namibia is still ongoing according to a statement released by EnerGulf Resources Inc.
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Health Concerns May Delay Lundin’s Kenya Program
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
ENI’s Delta Pipeline Up and Flowing
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
MoU Signed to Expand Nigerian Oil Development
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Hyperdynamics Retains Patton Boggs
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Bowleven Reaches TD in Cameroon, Preparing to Log
Monday, July 21, 2008

Bowleven plc reported that the IF-1r exploration well, which spud on May 28, has hit the targeted depth of 7,750 feet and is now preparing for logging operations.
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NOC and Yara to Fertilize Relationship
Monday, July 21, 2008

Libya’s NOC and Norway’s Yara have formed a joint venture (JV) for the production and marketing of fertilizer, according to the state company
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Libya and Portugal Sign Integrated MoUs
Monday, July 21, 2008

Libya and Portugal have entered into two agreements to boost cooperation in the petroleum sector between the two countries.
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BW Offshore Wins $100M Pazflor Contract
Monday, July 21, 2008
GSPC Priming North H’apy and South Diyur Blocks for Exploration
Friday, July 18, 2008

India’s Gujarat State Petroleum Company (GSPC) reports that it is making progress on its two operated blocks in Egypt: the North H’apy in the Mediterranean and the South Diyur in the Western Desert.
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Aminex Looks to Fast Track Tanzania Property
Friday, July 18, 2008

Aminex reports that the commercialization of Kiliwani North through the Kiliwani North-1 well will be fast-tracked as a separate project in an effort to achieve early production.
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Technip Scores Oyo Contract
Friday, July 18, 2008

Agip has awarded Technip a contract for work on its Oyo oilfield offshore Nigeria on OML 120/121. The lump-sum turnkey contract is worth approximately $145 million.
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Libya’s NOC Extends Stay for Some Players
Friday, July 18, 2008

Libya’s the National Oil Corp. (NOC) was busy on July 17 signing EPSAs with foreign oil firms. The EPSAs signed were with Repsol, Total, OMV, and Saga Petroleum Mabruk, and cover blocks NC 115 and NC 186.
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Nexen On Course for 2012 Usan Startup
Friday, July 18, 2008
Togo to See its Largest Ever Energy Investment
Friday, July 18, 2008
Sasol Wax expands hydro-treating capacity in Germany
Friday, July 18, 2008
NATCO Enters Contract for Bouri Field
Thursday, July 17, 2008

NATCO Group Inc. has been awarded a $24.9 million contract to provide membrane separation technology and equipment to capture CO2 for re-injection in Libya. The company’s contract is for ENI’s Bouri field, the North African country’s largest offshore oil field.
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Sasol Gets Set to Drill in Mozambique
Thursday, July 17, 2008

Drilling operations in Mozambique on Blocks 16 and 19 are moving closer to reality as Sasol and the country’s state-owned Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos E.P. (ENH) have been busy lining up and signing contracts for drilling and towing.
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Mnazi Gas Slated for Power Generation Feedstock
Thursday, July 17, 2008

Artumas announced that it has received approval from the government of Tanzania to use the natural gas discovered in the Mnazi Bay concession as feedstock for a power generation project.
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Gun Battle in Niger Delta Leaves Several Dead
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Golar and Bluewater JV to Bid on PetroSA LNG FSRU Contract
Thursday, July 17, 2008
ENI Pipeline Explosion in Nigeria
Thursday, July 17, 2008
South Africa Government Rues Synfuel Windfall Tax Decision
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Puntland 2D Program Underway
Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Partners Africa Oil and Range Resources have now officially started the 2,600 km 2D vibroseis seismic campaign in the Dharoor Valley of Puntland, Somalia. The seismic shoot commenced on July 9.
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Charges Filed Against Sudan’s Bashir for Genocide
Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Criminal charges have been filed against Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir for alleged genocide stemming from the ongoing Darfur atrocities. International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo filed genocide charges July 14 against Bashir accusing him
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Equa G’s Nguema Shakes Up Cabinet, New Energy Chief Named
Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema has named the government’s new cabinet members. Perhaps the biggest change came to the energy post with the removal of H.E. Atanasio Ela Ntugu as Minister of Mines, Industry, and Energy.
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Addax and ERHC Resolve JDZ Dispute
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Chevron Restores Escravos Production
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Sonatrach Awards JGC Corp. EPC Contract
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Artumas Upgrades Mozambique Rovuma Onshore Potential
Tuesday, July 15, 2008

The Artumas Group announced today that an independent review of the onshore gas opportunities in the Rovuma Basin in Mozambique indicate additional resource potential
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Equa G’s Diega Prospect Does Noble Proud
Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Noble Energy has hit again in Equatorial Guinea with the drilling of its Diega prospect on Block I. According to a release just issued by the company, results to date confirm the discovery of multiple hydrocarbon-bearing reservoirs. Initial formation logs have identified 38 feet of net gas-condensate pay in the primary zone.
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Zambia’s Indeni Refinery Shutdown Results in Fuel Imports
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
CIC Energy Prepares Mmamabula for CCS Technology
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Kosmos Energy Provides Support for Education
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Essar Launches Airborne Survey in Madagascar
Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Indian firm Essar Exploration & Production Ltd. (EEPL) has kicked off its first round of exploration on its three blocks onshore Madagascar.
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Star Consortium Deal Concluded for Ras Lanuf Upgrade
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
OMV High on Tunisia's Ahlem-1 Pay
Monday, July 14, 2008
Ring Around the Harcourt Oil Hub
Monday, July 14, 2008

Nigeria’s Port Harcourt is about to see some road construction as China Harbour Engineering Co. (CHEC) has signed an agreement to build a $1 billion road around the city.
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Petrofac and IKPT Seal Algerian LNG Deal
Monday, July 14, 2008

UK-based Petrofac and IKPT out of Indonesia have won a contract for the construction of an LNG plant in Algeria according to Algerian government newspaper El Moudjhaid, following the tender opening ceremony.
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Algeria Launches Bid Round
Monday, July 14, 2008

Those companies waiting for the official launch of Algeria’s latest licensing round will not have to wait any longer; the government issued an official statement on the Ministry of Energy and Mines’ website launching the round.
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Julius Berger Considers Nigeria Exit
Monday, July 14, 2008
Engen Takes Another Bite Out of African Market
Friday, July 11, 2008

On the heels of its acquisition of Shell Petroleum Company’s downstream petroleum business in Gabon, South Africa’s Engen Petroleum Ltd. announced that it will also be picking up Shell’s downstream business interests in Lesotho and Zimbabwe.
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Gazprom Covets ALL Libyan Hydrocarbon Exports
Friday, July 11, 2008

Russian gas giant Gazprom is looking to tie up a whole lot of natural gas, oil, and LNG exports out of North Africa. The company is in negotiations with Libya to buy up “all” of its export volumes.
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Armored Vehicle Company Offers Special Product Line for Nigeria
Friday, July 11, 2008

Texas Armoring Corp., has come up with a new product line, dubbed the “Nigeria Package,” a line of vehicles manufactured to protect occupants traveling in the Niger Delta region.
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Overtime Requested for Deep Venture in Angola
Friday, July 11, 2008

Due to the additional time required to finalize its drilling operation offshore Angola, Mærsk Oil Angola AS has requested an extension for the use of Venture Drilling’s Deep Venture rig.
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DPS Wins Nigeria’s Oyo Topsides Contract
Friday, July 11, 2008

DPS (Bristol) Ltd. has won a contract for the process topsides FEED for ENI’s 40,000 bpd Oyo field FPSO.
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MEND Cancels Ceasefire
Friday, July 11, 2008

MEND has called an end to its ceasefire following the UK’s offer to the Nigerian government to aid in ending the violence in the Niger Delta. I
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