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<description>Construction and installation contracts have been awarded for Ofon Phase 2 which is scheduled to come on stream in 2014. The Ofon field is located in Oil Mining Lease OML 102 65 kms off the Nigeri</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<item><title>Wentworth Resources Limited sale of Mtwara power plant to Tanzania electric supply company</title>
<description>The sale will upon completion be effective as of February 7 2012 and is expected to close on or before March 9 2012.  Reasons for  Benefits of the Sale 			Wentworth an independent oil and gas </description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<item><title>SacOil revised terms for entry: OPL 281 Licence, Nigeria</title>
<description>1. Revised terms of the farmin to licence OPL 281  Highlights 			A reduction in farmin fees for SacOil and EER its technical joint venture partner from 32.5m to 24.5m 			Transcorp will remain </description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<item><title>Stork Technical Services lands major West Africa subsea inspection project</title>
<description>Stork announced the contract at the Subsea 2012 exhibition where the company is exhibiting for the first time on stand A25 on Wednesday 8 and Thursday 9 February 2012 at the Aberdeen Exhibition and C</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<item><title>James Bay expands partnership with DSME and Hemla II AS to develop significant oil &amp; gas opportunities in Nigeria</title>
<description>James Bay had previously announced an agreement with DH for a partnership to conduct identification and due diligence of prospective acquisition targets of significant onshoreoffshore oil and gas pr</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<item><title>Orca announces commencement of drilling the first well in its $130 million expansion programme</title>
<description>The well is part of a previously announced US130 million expansion programme to double Orca39s production from the Songo Songo field. The programme also includes provision for the drilling of an o</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<item><title>Aminex provides update on Ntorya-1 exploration well</title>
<description>The well was spudded on the 22 December 2011 and is now at a depth of 2500 metres. The targeted sandstone intervals were not encountered at the prognosed depths between 1800 and 1900 metres. Further</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<item><title>Solo Oil provides Ntorya-1 drilling update</title>
<description>The well was spudded on the 22 December 2011 and is now at a depth of 2500 metres. Sandstone reservoirs were not encountered as originally prognosed at depths between 1800 to 1900 metres however s</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<item><title>Exploration: Uganda exploration...</title>
<description>One author has said quotThe East African Rift System is now one of the world39s 39exploration hotspots39 potentially just as significant for landlocked Africa and its underexplored rift sy</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<item><title>Uganda's Energy Minister says oil production could begin next year</title>
<description>Reuters reports that Muloni said quotif I may give a tentative period then maybe in a yearquot on the sidelines of an annual mining conference in Cape Town.  Muloni announced details of the deal</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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