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ANGOLA: New find on Block 15/06; EGYPT: Mitsui buys in; GABON: Perenco workover raises output; MOROCCO: Exploration progress; NIGERIA/SAO TOME: Total Takes Chevron’s Block 1 stake; NIGERIA: Drilling success for Sinopec; TUNISIA: AfDB funds for Etap; UGANDA: Butiaba appraisal success

A prominent daughter of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has won a prestigious environmental prize

The CS-11 well drilled by Canada’s Winstar Resources tested at 860 b/d of crude from the onshore Chouech Essaida concession on the border with Algeria

The Ministry of Industry, Energy and Small and Medium Enterprises has received three bids to build the planned Bizerte independent power project

Austria’s OMV said on 16 June it had made a new gas discovery during drilling of the Ritma-1 exploration well in the Nawara production concession in southern Tunisia

With continued production problems at the El Bibane field limiting cash flow, Candax Energy has reached agreements to farm down stakes in its Tunisia and Madagascar operations

Sixteen international companies responded to a request for prequalification (RfP) issued by the Tunisian Ministry of Industry and Technology for the 1,200MW ElMed project at El Haouaria, which is intended to supply 400MW of power to the local market

Australia’s AuDAX Resources has completed the interpretation of a fast-track 3D seismic cube over the Lambouka prospect in the Sicily Channel and expects to spud a well in the week of 14 June.

Tunisia will deliver two of three power generation projects on schedule despite repeated delays to the bidding process, while a third, which will export electricity to Italy, has been held up by at least a year. Richard Nield reports on the projects roster and reasons for delays over the past year

EGYPT: EDEPC contracts; EGYPT: Ain El Sokhna contract; GHANA: Takoradi expansion boost using WAGP gas; KENYA: KenGen to reduce emergency power; MOZAMBIQUE: EIB funding for power access; NIGERIA: Afam VI expansion; TUNISIA: EIB considers funding Sousse CCGT; ZIMBABWE: China Ex-Im to fund Kariba expansion

The Ministry of Industry and Technology has finally issued its request for qualification (RFQ) for the 1,200MW Elmed independent power project, intended to supply 800MW for export to Italy and 400MW for state utility Société Tunisienne de l’Electricité et du Gaz (Steg). The main thermal power plant will be gas-fired,

ALGERIA: Sonatrach makes two Illizi finds; ALGERIA: Petroceltic raises $120m in share placing; ANGOLA: Sinopec buys overseas upstream assets; EGYPT: Aegean Energy widens horizons; NAMIBIA: Block 1711 extension; NIGER: CNPC to drill again; TUNISIA: Two new licences for Shell; UGANDA: Dominion to drill in June

Renewables projects are attracting strong interest from financiers, with Morocco offering particularly strong incentives for investors, writes John Hamilton

London-based Gulfsands Petroleum has agreed with Australia’s AuDAX Resources to farm into the Chorbane and Kerkouane permits in Tunisia and the adjacent G.R15.PU permit in southern Italy.

GUINEA: PSC still not finalised; MOZAMBIQUE: More gas for Anadarko; TUNISIA: AfDB loan for Hasdrubal development