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For long flared or just ignored, gas has emerged as a critical energy source for local use and export as demand has risen across the continent and consumers world-wide have looked to book secure supplies.

ANGOLA: First Subsea contract for PSVM; CAMEROON: Polarcus in seismic survey for Noble/Petronas; GABON: Vaalco extends Etame permit; LIBYA: Hess tests offshore well; MOZAMBIQUE: Anadarko drilling; NAMIBIA: Chariot starts second 3D survey; SENEGAL: FAR extension; SOUTH AFRICA: Companies to explore for shale gas; SUDAN: Three new agreements for CNPC; TUNISIA: PGS to shoot seismic for AuDAX

AFDB: African Infrastructure Investment Fund stake; ANGOLA: IMF approves $1.4bn stand-by; ECOBANK: IFC investment

Gulf Of Guinea Commission meeting; China Development Bank opens Egypt office; Liberia EITI compliant; Botswana ONDD downgrade

ALGERIA: More success for Petroceltic; ANGOLA: Cabinda Onshore drilling; CONGO-B: SOCO announces Viodo appraisal success; NIGERIA: Afren completes appraisal well

EDP: Still mooting Angolan generation investments; MASDAR/MDC: Seychelles wind project

Oil find on Block 17/06; Aseng FPSO contract award; Anadarko starts onshore drilling; Acergy contract for Escravos gas

San Leon-Island merger proposal; Ultra-deep Transocean drillship starts work off Angola

Relations between Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo have deteriorated following the tit-for-tat expulsion of Angolan and Congolese nationals who have, until recent crackdowns, generally been allowed to live in border regions. President José Eduardo dos Santos failed to attend the Southern African Development Community’s Kinshasa summit

General syndication for state oil giant Sonangol’s new $1.5bn loan has brought the number of banks in the deal to 16, underwriting bank Calyon told African Energy

In a remarkable warming of relations between two long-standing adversaries, the International Monetary Fund board is expected to approve a standby arrangement for Angola in November worth some

ANGOLA: Nineteenth oil discovery in Block 31; REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Marine XI drilling; ETHIOPIA: Petronas resumes exploration in Ogaden; MAURITANIA: Total drilling in Taoudeni Basin; NIGERIA: Oriental launches Ebok field development; SEYCHELLES: Black Marlin starts new seismic; TUNISIA: Australian company takes Chorbane permit

GE Oil and Gas wins equipment contract; Chevron starts Tombua-Landana production; SOCO well plugged; Vanco awards seismic inversion project; Niger Delta pressure study; DualEx takes Bouhajla permit; Roc Oil delisting from AIM

The African Development Bank is committed to hydropower, reports François Misser, who met its president Donald Kaberuka and his team

ALGERIA: IFC invests $24m in cement plant, GHANA: IFC raises $160m for mobile telecoms; LUSOPHONES: IFC, Portugal launch private sector growth fund