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The government is promising action, but many projects remain on the drawing board as decision-making drags on. The shape of Nigeria’s export LNG and domestic gas industries could become clearer as the government finally gets to grips with allocating gas to projects (AE 148/6, 147/15). There have been some soothing words about the future of export projects such as Brass LNG Ltd

The inclusion of Russian giant Gazprom on Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s list of the 15 companies shortlisted as potential investors in Nigeria’s domestic gas infrastructure did not go unnoticed by policy-makers and security experts (AE 147/1).

Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation has replaced six group executive directors (GEDs) in a reshuffle ahead of planned restructuring spearheaded by Petroleum Resources Minister Rilwanu Lukman. The new appointments follow the naming of Mohamed Sanusi Barkindo as NNPC group managing director in January to replace Alhaji Abubakar Lawal Yar’Adua (AE 155/24).

Why build a pipeline across several borders and through potentially volatile regions when you could instead export the gas as LNG to a choice of markets? John Hamilton in Paris and Jon Marks examine the latest efforts to build momentum behind the TSGP.

Following a successful appraisal well late last year, Afren plc and its partner Oriental Energy Resources plan to start up the Ebok field in early 2010 with production of 15,000-25,000 b/d, rising to 35,000-50,000 b/d by year-end.

Isarene drilling to start in May; Russian field development to proceed; Minister says Tullow will get Lake Albert stakes; Chevron awards FEED, New find on Abu Qir for Edison; Burullus Gas extends rig contract; Essar gets back OPL 226

Total Upstream Nigeria Limited (TUPNI) has started production ahead of schedule from its Akpo deep-water gas and condensate development on OML 130.

Operator Addax Petroleum Corporation has signed an agreement with Transocean for the use of the Deepwater Pathfinder drillship to drill the Kina prospect on Block 4 in the Joint Development Zone.

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation subsidiary Nigerian Gas Company is seeking prequalification bids for three pipeline contracts

PetroVietnam/PTTEP JV plans $2bn investment; AMEC JV in training initiative; Block 31 yields 17th discovery; Lukoil/Vanco drilling; San Leon to convert Zag licence; Chariot completes seismic, woos partners; Aje field deemed commercial; Petrodar to bring new field on stream

Gasol and Teekay are planning a near-shore liquefaction process to monetise gas in the Gulf of Guinea region.

Despite early hopes that Africa might escape the worst of the global financial crisis, sharp falls in oil and metals prices will hit many countries hard.

CETCO: New entrant in Libyan oilfield service sector; SEABIRD: Agbami survey contract

EGYPT: ELNG software contract; KENYA: Mombasa refinery maintenance closure; NIGERIA/US: KBR pleads guilty in NLNG case

Amid reports of in-fighting over power policy and claim and counter-claim over police raids, President