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ANGOLA: Pipelines contract for LNG plant; ANGOLA: Technip to expand Angoflex; GHANA/CAMEROON: USTDA study; MADAGASCAR: Enermad farms out to Niko Resources; MOROCCO: Canamens takes Essaouira blocks; NAMIBIA: Key pulls out; SIERRA LEONE: Elixir takes over after Prontinal fails to pay; UGANDA: Tower farms out Area 5; UGANDA: Heritage spuds Giraffe

CAMEROON: Andritz VA Tech Hydro wins refurb order; EGYPT: AfDB loan for Ain Sokhna; EGYPT: Bechtel gets nuclear design and consultancy contract; EGYPT: Transmission order for KEC; GHANA: Gas-to-power plans; MOZAMBIQUE: EU-backed capacity-building TA work; NAMIBIA: NamPower tenders Ruacana IV civil works; NAMIBIA: EIB/EU support for NamPower, Caprivi interconnector; NIGER: Areva to mine Imouraren uranium; NIGERIA: Business lobby plans 30MW wind farm; SUDAN: Talks on co-operation with Iran; TOGO: Opic funding for Lomé plant

Austria’s Andritz VA Tech Hydro announced in mid-December that it had received a contract valued at more than 40m ($54m) from AES Sonel for refurbishment of the 263MW Edea and 396MW Songloulou hydropower projects on the Sanaga River. The hydropower equipment supplier said it would replace turbine-generators of units 1, 2, and 3 at Edea I. The three units were supplied and installed by the Austrian company between 1949 and 1955 and will each be upgraded from 35.3 MW to 49.2 MW.

DR CONGO: Oil Ministry to meter production; EQUATORIAL GUINEA: CNOOC rig contract; ETHIOPIA: Aero survey plans; LIBYA: More RWE discoveries; LIBYA: Hellenic sells up; LIBYA: Punj Lloyd rig contract; NAMIBIA: Seismicl plans; SIERRA LEONE: Elixir hits snag on SL-4; TUNISIA: Ashtart upgrade contract

Pressure from Gazprom appears to have motivated Sintez Group to move into Africa. According to Moscow financial daily Kommersant, Gazprom would like to regain control of two prospective fields in the Russian Arctic offshore, controlled by Sintez.

Taking risk on the cash-strapped utility Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) has been low on anybody’s list of priorities in recent years. However, African Energy was told that Namibia Power Corporation’s deal with Zesa

Technip contracts for Block 31 developments; PA Resources farms out Marine XIV; EODC contracts for two jack-ups; M&P to appraise Omko-1; Perenco quits Dussafu Marin; Swiss Oil takes Blocks L4 and L13; Candax starts seismic; Universal extends holdings; Aker contract

After trying for years to get a deal together for a regional gas-to-power project, Tullow Oil is now considering alternative markets for gas that might be produced from Namibia’s offshore Kudu field. But power generation remains the absolute priority for NamPower, as the Namibian utility evolves its strategy to cope with the southern African electricity supply crisis, writes Thalia Griffiths.

Vancouver-based Universal Power Corporation has entered into a letter of intent to acquire a 30% carried interest in offshore block 2815, which lies immediately to the east of the Kudu gas field, for $1.5m.

The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has selected Ron Robinson LLC to study funding opportunities for power projects in southern Africa.

A new listing on London’s AIM market brings with it some substantial holdings in Namibia. Eleanor Gillespie talked to Chariot Oil & Gas and analysed the well-connected newcomer’s background and ambitions.

CityView to work with local operator; PA completes MPS farm-in; Dry well on WEEM; Noble spuds Benita appraisal; Chinese partners; New reconnaissance licence for Czechs; Kunene well spuds; Key teams up with Pancontinental; Tower Block 5 drilling plans

Cegelec to expand grid at Arzew; Work starts at Kpone plant; Strategic energy study; Coal miner plans 500MW power plant; Higher tariffs; AFC backs power project; Mittal in deal with Coal of Africa; Miners complain of power shortages

PETER BROTHERHOOD: Gabon FPSO turbine gensets; WARTSILA: Namibia presence confirms regional ambitions; WOOD GROUP: Nigerian GT order

BP new find on Block 31; Pazflor topsides contract for KBR; Apache find in Western Desert; Circle farms into NW Gemsa; Gulf of Suez farm-in opportunity; Rig and vessel contracts; EPSA-4 block signed by RWE Dea; Sasol awards offshore drilling contract; Block 1711 drilling