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Saipem contract for Hassi Messaoud LPG; LPG supply to double; KBR wins petrochems pre-FEED contract

Steam turbines for Ein El Sokhna; Vattenfall Power Consultant wins WAPP contract; ADF funds Conakry power project; Morocco seeks bids for wind, solar, PV and hydro; Linklaters wins Mphanda Nkuwa contract; Sweco wins Maputo grid contract; ADF backs Kandadji; Consultants sought for first joint hydro project in Nile Basin, ESBI wins US consultancy work; Southern finds mean increased gas for Ste

A number of gas discoveries in recent months have encouraged Entreprise Tunisienne d’Activités Pétrolières (Etap) to advance its development of the South Tunisia Gas Project (STGP), which it hopes will place the country among the ranks of gas exporters (AE 142/16).

The African Development Bank has approved a senior loan of $150m through its Private Sector Window to finance BG’s Hasdrubal oil and gas field development project in the Gulf of Gabes (AE 140/14).

Long-mooted plans for a power plant on the Tunisian coast to supply Italy through a subsea interconnection, as well as meeting rising demand, look set to go ahead

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

ALGERIA: Iran to build oil field power network; ALGERIA: Sonelgaz pledges tariff freeze; BOTSWANA: BPC seeks bids for Isang transformers; EGYPT: WDPEC extends transformer tender; EGYPT: WDEPC seeks Abu Qir transformers; MALI: Energy minister quits over EU probe; MOROCCO: Wind farm to supply steelmaker; REUNION: Bids sought for small hydro plants; SOUTH AFRICA: ABB wins new Eskom order; TUNISIA: Gamesa affiliate to supply Steg; UGANDA: PB Power to prepare investment plan

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

Calgary-based Canadian Superior Energy has teamed up with the Tunisian/Libyan Joint Exploration, Production, and Petroleum Services Company (Joint Oil), signing an exploration and production sharing agreement for the offshore 7 November Block and an asset swap agreement.

LIBYA: Agoco finds oil; MOROCCO: Dana rig for Bouanane drilling; MOZAMBIQUE: Rovuma farm-out; NIGERIA: Chevron launches biggest deep-water field; NIGERIA: CNOOC quits block; TUNISIA: Petrofac starts Chergui production; TUNISIA: PA Resources farm-in

Australia’s AuDAX Resources has completed its acquisition of the offshore Kerkouane permit from Stratic Energy (AE 131/16). Perth-based Kairiki Energy has 30% in the permit, while AuDAX is operator with 70%. The two Australian companies also have the adjacent Pantelleria permit in Italian waters, as well as the Chorbane permit west of Sfax.

EU date for Arzew probe; Higher fuel prices in Abidjan; Indians seek Chevron east Africa assets; Technip gets EPC contract for fertiliser project

ADDAX: Nigerian milestone; ARTUMAS: Mozambique’s gas potential; EUROGAS: Tunisia player’s subsidiary to be spun off to shareholders

France’s Alstom has confirmed the award of a €335m ($532m) contract from Société Tunisienne de l’Electricité et du Gaz (Steg) for the construction of a 400MW combined-cycle power plant at Ghannouch, in the Gabes region.

JGC wins big Rhourde Nouss EPC contract; Three firms in Liberia bid round; Bouri field tenders; Eni contracts platform supply vessel; Niko Resources to farm in to Grand Prix; Fugro gets Essar study award; Government tweaks oil law; Vangold in aeromag study; OMV find on Jenein Sud