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Niger Refinery Strike Ends

The strike at Niger’s sole refinery has ended allowing for operations to restart at the Soraz refinery. The refinery workers were striking over working conditions and pay. The strike disrupted fuel deliveries for three days as it restricted deliveries of all oil products from the plant. The strike was just the latest action taken by […]

April 21, 2016 Read More

ENI’s Descalzi Meets with Algerian Officials

ENI CEO, Claudio Descalzi, met with several government and energy officials in Algeria. Descalzi met with the North African country’s Prime Minister, Abdelmalek Sellal; the Energy Minister, Salah Khebri; and the President and General Director (PDG) of Sonatrach, Amine Mazouzi. During the meeting, ENI’s CEO outlined further opportunities for the relaunch of the activities within […]

April 21, 2016 Read More

Ivoiriens Host Dignitary Tour of New Power Facility

Ivoirian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Adama Toungara played host to the UK Minister for Africa, James Duddridge, at the Aggreko power generation facility. Minister Duddridge was in Abidjan to meet government ministers and business leaders to foster closer economic and trade links between the two countries. The 200 MW gas-powered facility plays an important […]

April 21, 2016 Read More