Libya: Operations onshore Sirte Basin transferred to new company

Operations onshore Libya’s Sirte Basin were transferred by Wintershall Aktiengesellschaft (WIAG) to Sarir Oil Operations (SOO), a newly established joint operating company with the National Oil Corporation (NOC). The transfer concerns operatorship of Contract Areas 91 (former Concession 96) and 107 (former Concession 97), wintershall said in a press release. After the signing of two […]

Portugal backs Morocco’s Atlantic Initiative in favor of landlocked African states

Portugal, an Atlantic nation with centuries-old ties to many countries in Africa, has backed in clear-cut terms Morocco’s initiative to facilitate access to global trade for landlocked Sahel states. This came in a joint statement following talks in Lisbon Tuesday between Moroccan Foreign Minister, Nasser Bourita, and his Portuguese peer, Paulo Rangel. Portugal backs the […]

Football: Morocco, Qatar sign deals for closer cooperation

Morocco’s football federation (FRMF) and its Qatari counterpart (QFA) have signed a set of deals that will enable local and national teams of both countries to arrange friendly ties and using each other’s facilities. The agreements, signed on the sidelines of Super Cup of African Football Confederation (CAF), snatched by Morocco’s Raja Club Athletic in […]