Gasol in new tie-in

London-based Gasol has announced a new alliance with another Afren-related company, Afrique Energie Corporation (AEC), to source upstream gas assets for its marketing plans. Gasol Upstream has taken a 47% stake in AEC and says it is “working with its management team to acquire discovered gas reserves in West Africa that require development, as opposed to higher risk exploration opportunities”. Gasol has a regional scheme to import liquefied natural gas into Cotonou harbour in Benin to supply offtakers in Benin, Togo and Ghana via the West African Gas Pipeline.