Oil

Libya fallout fans Sahel hunger pangs as crisis looms – Terra Daily

As the rains dried up, so too did remittances from oil-rich Libya where many in this zone went to … Also facing crises are Chad, Burkina Faso, Senegal and northern parts of Cameroon and Nigeria where the situation is complicated … Continue reading

Untold secret of the survival of Boko Haram Sect in Yobe – Vanguard

The one advantage for the sect is that Maiduguri had borders with three countries:  Chad, Niger and Cameroon.  All these borders are … “My parents traded in palm oil and my three siblings graduated from the Federal Polytechnic, Damaturu.

Cameroon oil output down 7.3 pct in 2011, revenue up – Reuters

YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Cameroon’s oil production fell 7.3 percent last year but revenues were up over 36 percent for the same period due to high oil prices, according to statistics published by the state-run National Hydrocarbons Corporation (SNH).

Cameroon oil output down 7.3 pct in 2011, revenue up – YAHOO!

YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Cameroon’s oil production fell 7.3 percent last year but revenues were up over 36 percent for the same period due to high oil prices, according to statistics published by the state-run National Hydrocarbons Corporation (SNH). Average …

Cameroon oil production rises in fourth quarter of 2011 to 5.64 million barrels – Xinhua News Agency

YAOUNDE, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) — Cameroon crude oil output rose from 5.39 million barrels in the third quarter of 2011 to 5.64 million barrels in the fourth quarter, bringing the total for the year to 21.6 million barrels down from … Continue reading

TOTAL 4Q Scrapes Through, Prices Up – Analyst Blog – NASDAQ

Integrated oil and gas company TOTAL S.A. ( TOT … worth $10.7 billion (€7.7 billion), comprising the sale of TOTAL’s interest in CEPSA and its E&P Cameroon subsidiary, Sanfoli shares, interest in the Joslyn project in Canada and in the … Continue reading

Nigerians flee to Cameroon to escape Islamist violence – Reliefweb.int

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and largest oil producer, is roughly divided between a mainly … “Many Nigerians like myself have fled their villages in the south. We feel secure in Cameroon,” the priest said in Fotokol. “That is why … Continue reading

UN recognizes US Girl Scouts for palm oil effort – Big Hollywood

their efforts led to the Girl Scouts of the USA announcing a switch towards sustainable palm oil by 2015 as an ingredient in its Thin Mints, Tagalongs, Do-Si-Dos and other fund-raising cookies. Also sharing the prize were Paul Nzegha Mzeka … Continue reading

Cameroonian company to locally distribute multinational’s lubricants – Engineering News

Energy company Blessing Petroleum has been appointed the official distributor of African multinational Engen Petroleum’s full range of lubricants in Cameroon as of mid-December … s lubricants division and oil and gas company ExxonMobil.

Cameroon scraps planned fuel subsidy cut – Reuters

YAOUNDE, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Cameroon has decided to keep subsidies on fuel through 2012 in an effort to help ordinary citizens, a state-run agency said on Thursday, ditching a plan to slash the costly programme. The decision follows protests … Continue reading