Recovering Côte d’Ivoire seeks gas to fuel power plans as it aims for double-digit growth

Côte d’Ivoire relies on natural gas for around 70% of its generation capacity. Domestic supply from fields operated by Foxtrot International and Petroci is meeting demand for now, but fresh reserves are needed to meet growing domestic energy demand. As well as the planned expansion of the CI-27 Foxtrot field, the government’s primary hope in the near term is Rialto Energy, an Australian explorer which entered the country in 2010. Rialto operates Block CI-202, which has five oil and gas discoveries, and is estimated to hold some 40m barrels of oil and condensate and 270bcf of natural gas.