Menas Associates | News http://www.menas.co.uk/news/ Since 1978, Menas Associates has enabled multinational clients succeed in potentially unstable business environments by providing independent intelligence through our Consulting and Publishing divisions.Our wide range of consultancy services cover the whole business cycle from new country entry to eventual withdrawal. en-gb Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:15:23 GMT Copyright: (C) Menas Associates 2010 100 Menas Associates Newshttp://www.menas.co.uk/images/rsslogo.gifhttp://www.menas.co.uk/news/ Boko Haram killings in Maiduguri to be curtailed by Nigerian army http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/901/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/901/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Iran's purchase of Azerbaijan gas to rise to 10 bcm http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/900/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/900/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Mohamed ElBaradei urges Egypt to boycott election http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/899/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/899/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Hung parliament poses security threat http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/898/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/898/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT IOCs and Nigerian Interagency Group wide apart http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/895/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/895/ Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT PK to pay damages to end Turgai dispute http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/893/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/893/ Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Algiers governor and old Zerhouni ally 'to quit' http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/891/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/891/ Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT News Digest: Africa Mining Comment & Analysis - Botswana http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/897/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/897/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT News Digest: Africa Mining Comment & Analysis - Zambia http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/896/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/896/ Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT August issue: Table of contents http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/894/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/894/ Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Chinese warships in Burmese port worries Indians http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/889/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/889/ Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Indonesia mulls joint patrols in disputed waters with Malaysia http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/888/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/888/ Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT August issue: Table of contents http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/892/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/892/ Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT August issue: Table of contents http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/890/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/890/ Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Land claims could reignite ethnic conflict in DR Congo http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/887/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/887/ Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Notes on Global Governance: A Brazilian Perspective http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/886/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/886/ Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT President Lula signs contract for 11,233 MW hydroelectric dam http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/885/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/885/ Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Azerbaijan increases gas supplies to Turkey by 2 billion m³ http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/884/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/884/ Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Nigeria: Further personnel changes rumoured http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/883/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/883/ Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Commentary: Brazil's presidential election http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/882/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/882/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT South Sudan plans mass repatriation http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/881/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/881/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT UPDATE: Egypt says it has no intentions of re-purchasing gas back from Israel http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/880/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/880/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Moroccans block border post into Spanish enclave http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/877/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/877/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Iran begins oil production from Hengam field http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/876/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/876/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT SOCAR keen to acquire Georgia's gas network http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/875/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/875/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Debate over Lockerbie bomber release continues unabated http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/874/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/874/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Thai Deputy PM believes Thai-Cambodian ties will improve http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/873/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/873/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Spontaneous campaign backs Mubarak's son Gamal http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/872/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/872/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Google in trouble again over Kashmir map http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/871/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/871/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Brazilian government to raise stake in Petrobras http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/869/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/869/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Government revives move to revise mining agreements http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/868/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/868/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT CNPC to start drilling Iraq's Halfaya field http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/866/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/866/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Indonesian President renews calls for sea border talks with Malaysia http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/867/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/867/ Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Iraq expected to increase crude production by 13 per cent http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/864/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/864/ Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Egypt might have to buy back gas from Israel at seven times the price http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/863/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/863/ Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Iran inaugurates 560 mile leg of gas pipeline http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/862/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/862/ Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT PetroVietnam reviewing bid for BP asset http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/861/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/861/ Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Iran and Algeria in talks about free-trade agreement http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/860/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/860/ Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Iran determined to strengthen co-operation with UAE http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/859/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/859/ Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Egypt ready to build first nuclear power plant http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/858/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/858/ Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Lebanon to auction offshore gas exploration by 2012 http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/870/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/870/ Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT US and Japan to hold drill near disputed islands http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/865/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/865/ Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Egypt's oil industry is booming according to EPA http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/857/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/857/ Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT SOCAR to supply 95 per cent of Azerbaijan with natural gas by 2013 http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/856/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/856/ Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Bushehr nuclear plant to come on stream in September http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/855/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/855/ Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT August issue: Table of contents http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/854/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/854/ Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida set to run against President Goodluck Jonathan http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/852/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/852/ Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT LRA causing strife in Southern Sudan http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/851/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/851/ Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Safeguards in place to ensure security of Ghana's oil and gas sector http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/850/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/850/ Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT PetroVietnam and TNK-BP sign oil and gas MoU http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/849/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/849/ Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Tariff sparks trouble on Tunisian border http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/848/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/848/ Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT August issue: Table of contents http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/847/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/847/ Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Iran to spend $2.2 billion on gas projects http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/846/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/846/ Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Saif al-Islam's planning Iftar celebration to recognise anniversary of al-Meghrahi's release http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/845/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/845/ Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Iran-Syria pipeline to export gas to Syria and Europe http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/844/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/844/ Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Ghana's government to review utility tariffs downward http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/843/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/843/ Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT South Africa upholds Imperial's right over Kumba mine http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/842/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/842/ Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Iraq, Shell and Petronas award a 15 well contract to Halliburton http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/841/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/841/ Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Trinidad & Tobago and Venezuela sign gas field deal http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/840/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/840/ Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Tensions remain but Thailand and Cambodia look for diplomatic solution http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/839/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/839/ Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Ugandan official says Sudanese border dispute halts development http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/837/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/837/ Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT OGX's Parnaíba blocks could hold up to 15 trillion cubic metres of natural gas http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/836/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/836/ Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Eni acquires 55 per cent of Ndunda block, in the DRC http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/833/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/833/ Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT North Oil Company displaces villagers causing further antagonism between Arabs and Kurds http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/832/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/832/ Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Spector of war haunts Southern Sudan referendum http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/835/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/835/ Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT President Jonathan meets with Eni's CEO to discuss oil and gas developments http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/831/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/831/ Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Turkmenistan raises borrowing from China to $8.1 billion http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/830/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/830/ Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Mubarak sends Ramadan greetings to Bouteflika http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/829/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/829/ Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT August issue: Table of contents http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/828/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/828/ Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT South African Mining Investment Risk Grows as Anglo, Lonmin Lose Rights http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/827/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/827/ Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Six Africa migrants killed near Egypt-Israel border http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/838/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/838/ Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Azerbaijan to supply gas to Bulgaria http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/826/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/826/ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT ERC signs US$2.6 billion debt package to finance oil refinery construction http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/825/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/825/ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT President Goodluck Jonathan entitled to run for office says PDP http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/824/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/824/ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Petrobras finds oil and natural gas onshore Brazil http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/823/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/823/ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT China and India to talk on border issues soon http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/834/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/834/ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Egypt discovers 17 tunnels in to Gaza http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/822/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/822/ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Abu Selim inmates and former civil servants challenge Libyan government over compensation http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/821/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/821/ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Vietnam receives first crude from Azerbaijan http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/820/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/820/ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT OXG finds hydrocarbons in a well in BM-C-40 block http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/819/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/819/ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Iranian government issues $500 million in bonds to develop South Pars gas field http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/818/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/818/ Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Ghana and Iran to work closely together to develop Ghana's oil industry http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/817/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/817/ Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Ecobank Ghana and Bank of China sign partnership agreement http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/816/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/816/ Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Expro awarded well testing contract in south west Algeria http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/815/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/815/ Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Egypt and Yemen plan for a co-owned oil company http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/814/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/814/ Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT News Digest: Africa Mining Comment & Analysis - Ghana http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/813/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/813/ Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT News Digest: Africa Mining Comment & Analysis - South Africa http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/812/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/812/ Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Algerian press smears 'foreign owned' gold mine http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/811/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/811/ Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT JTF to quell worsening security situation in Niger Delta http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/810/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/810/ Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Circle Oil tests Al Amir 1-ST2 well for production http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/809/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/809/ Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Max Petroleum announces positive results for ZMA-A15 development well in Zhana Makat field, Kazakhstan http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/808/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/808/ Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT August issue: Table of contents http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/807/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/807/ Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Five killed at Pardis Petrochemical Company http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/805/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/805/ Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT PetroVietnam and ONGC to make joint formal offer to buy BP's Nam Con Son gas project http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/804/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/804/ Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Russia and Belarus to invest $1 billion in Ghana http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/803/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/803/ Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT The NDP tainted by medical care scandal and corruption http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/802/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/802/ Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Iran in need of Libyan support http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/801/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/801/ Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT News Digest: Africa Mining Comment & Analysis - Congo (DRC) http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/800/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/800/ Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Statoil in talks about potential pipeline projects in Shah Deniz gas field http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/799/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/799/ Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Ghana buys German naval S143 fast-attack vessels http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/798/http://www.menas.co.uk/news/article/798/ Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT