Senegal: Bid round launch put back

Senegal has postponed the launch of a planned licensing round until 4 November, saying contract documents still need to be finalised. The launch had been due to take place at the Africa Oil & Power (AOP) conference in Cape Town on October 9-11 but will instead be held during Africa Oil Week. President Macky Sall did not attend the event to receive the AOP Oil Man of the Year award, which was accepted on his behalf by oil and energy minister Mouhamadou Makhtar Cissé.