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The government is understood to have approached UK-based developer Aldwych to discuss the potential implementation of a scheme to install a heavy fuel oil (HFO) plant to supply the Greater Banjul area, after pulling out of the project in 2009.

A new 9MW generator has been installed at the Brikama power plant, bringing capacity to 34MW.

GAMBIA: TGS acquires 3D; SENEGAL: FAR to extend permit, still seeking partners; TUNISIA: Jenein Centre well suspended; TUNISIA: OMV makes two gas-condensate finds

Canada’s Buried Hill Energy has won a farm-in offshore Gambia from Frank Timis’ African Petroleum Corporation. African Petroleum, which has two blocks offshore Liberia, has agreed to take a 60% stake in blocks A1 and A4 and assume the operatorship.

President Yahya Jammeh has commissioned a new $50m storage facility in Mandinary village, Kombo North, Western Region. The Observer newspaper said the Gam Petroleum Storage Facility Company storage facility had 17 tanks and a storage capacity of 51,000 tonnes of heavy and light fuel oil and gas, allowing Gambia to store the equivalent of six months’ fuel and gas consumption.

ENERISQ: Nigeria partnership; GALP: Portuguese buying Shell operations in three countries

ANGOLA: Block 15/06 find; ANGOLA: SeaBird contract; REPUBLIC OF CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE): Moho-Bilondo starts up; EGYPT: Melrose record production from its acreage; GAMBIA: GB Energy pulls out; LIBYA: Hess to acquire 2D seismic; MADAGASCAR: Seismic shoot; MAURITANIA: Banda NW sidetrack hits oil and gas; TUNISIA: Sud Remada drilling success