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Nigeria Develops New Legal and Regulation for Mining Exploration and Industry
Nigeria has developed a new legal and regulatory framework for mining, in addition to carrying out a number of institutional reforms, the country’s Minister of Mines and Steel, Deziani Allison-Madueke, said here Friday.
U.S Plans Expand Oil and Gas Exploration Leasing in Utah
The Bureau of Land Management has expanded its oil and gas lease program in eastern Utah to include tens of thousands of acres on or near the boundaries of three national parks, according to revised maps published this week.
National Park Service officials say that the decision to open lands close to Arches National Park and [...]
Nigeria Expand and Develop Mineral Mine Exploration Make Regulation for Mining Exploration
Federal Government has identified seven minerals for national development, inister of Mines and Steel Development, Chief Sarafa Isola, said in Abuja yesterday.
He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the minerals were Gold, Lead/Zinc, Barite, Bitumen, Limestone, Coal and Iron Ore. Isola said that Nigeria was well-endowed with myriad of solid minerals, but that [...]
New Discovery Block Oil Mining Exploration in The North Sea
Oil and gas explorer Dana Petroleum has made a discovery in Block 210/24a of the East Rinnes oil field in the North Sea.
The East Rinnes discovery well, 210/24a-11z, was drilled to a total measured depth of 6,935 feet and encountered a full Brent reservoir sequence. Initial analysis of the data from the test drilling [...]
Pan African Mining Corp. Prees Release, Mozambique Gold Projects Report
PAN AFRICAN MINING CORP. (the “Company”) reports progress on its four Mozambique gold projects during recent months. Each is the subject of a joint venture or similar agreement with a strategic partner, where the Company manages and funds exploration and development of the project in its earlier stages in order to earn a controlling interest. [...]
Africa’s big plans for biofuels – Feature
Visitors to the poor south-east African country of Mozambique are often taken aback at the cost of getting around. “Is petrol is problem,” taxi drivers in the capital Maputo retort when challenged over fares that begin at 100 meticais (close to 4 dollars) for a journey of no more than a couple of blocks.
Spiralling oil [...]
Canadian Energy to Develop Construct 400m power plant in Mtwara
Canadian energy giant, Artumas Group, inc., through the newly formed Tanzania Generation Company (TanGen), will build a 300 megawatts integrated power plant in the country.
TanGen will build, own and operate the plant at Artumas’ existing green-field site in Mtwara at a cost of $225 million. Funding for the project will be arranged by the Netherlands [...]
Canadian Mining company, Vangold Resources Ltd, Signs Deal to Explore for Oil
Canadian-based, Vangold Resources Ltd, has signed a production sharing contract (PSC) with Kenya’s Ministry of Energy to explore oil on Block 3A in the North Eastern Province.
This is the third exploration contract to be signed with an international oil company in three weeks.
Block 10A went to Camec International of the UK, Block 11 to the [...]
Oil and gas company operation : Paxton Energy, Inc. update acquitition East Thirteen Field
Paxton Energy, Inc. an oil and gas company with operations focused on the exploration and development of over 11,000 acres in South Texas, reported an update today on the proposed acquisition of the East Thirteen Field, located in Frio and Dimmit Counties and field operations from the Cooke and Storey Ranches in La Salle County, [...]
