Côte d’Ivoire: Former rebels’ leader Guillaume Soro to run for president

Former Ivorian rebels’ leader Guillaume Soro has announced he will run in next year’s presidential election — the first major politician to do so. “There are some pro-Soro parties that have chosen me as their candidate,” Soro, who has also served as prime minister, said in a speech broadcast live on his Facebook page. “So […]

Sound Energy Starts Drilling TE-10 Well in Eastern Morocco

Sound Energy, the Moroccan focused upstream gas company, has confirmed that the drilling at TE-10, the second well of a planned three exploration well campaign in Eastern Morocco, has started. The TE-10 well will test the North East Lakbir prospect in the Company’s Greater Tendrara permit and is located approximately 25 km to the northeast […]

BP discovers new gas field in Egypt’s Nile Delta

British multinational oil and gas company, British Petroleum (BP) has announced the discovery of a new gas field in Egypt, in the Nile Delta. The new discovery is located at 16 meters water depth on a new formation-level near current Nidoco NW-1 exploratory well, in Abu Madi West concession, 4 km north from the Nooros […]