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This article (in French) illustrates the importance of this project to Niger:
http://www.lesahel.org/index.php/2019/09/20/commentaire-belles-perspectives-pour-le-niger/

C’est ainsi qu’à l’horizon 2022, le secteur pétrolier représentera 24% du PIB ; 45% des recettes fiscales ; 68% des exportations et 8 à 12% des emplois salariés formels au Niger.

More detail (in French):
http://www.lesahel.org/index.php/2019/09/18/ceremonie-de-pose-de-premiere-pierre-par-le-president-de-la-republique-pour-la-construction-du-pipeline-niger-benin-le-niger-sachemine-vers-lexportation-de-son-or-noir/

Apologies for this completely off-topic post, but this is something all should know about - please circulate widely. (It will quickly be censored from here, as this is something the Government and mainstream media do not want you to know):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeI7khz6TKE
and
https://www.ukcolumn.org/article/hero-brexit-lord-james-blackheath-threatened-over-eu-defence-union

More detail (in French):
http://www.lesahel.org/index.php/2019/09/17/visite-du-president-de-la-republique-dans-la-region-de-diffa-se-issoufou-mahamadou-procede-ce-matin-a-koulele-au-lancement-des-travaux-de-construction-du-pipeline-international-niger-benin/

Note: la construction d’un nouveau centre de collecte et de traitement à Koulélé d’une capacité de traitement 90.000 barils/Jour

Anyone know what pipeline this refers to? (on @NNPC )

NNPC Agrees To $2.5 Billion Financing With Chinese Lender For Pipeline In Nigeria
Mele Kyari, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company says its company has agreed to $2.5b financing with a Chinese lender for pi...

bloomberg.com

Looking ahead, this is from Tullow:
....Tullow and its Partners will now evaluate data from the Joe-1 discovery alongside data from the Jethro-1 discovery announced in August 2019 and await the outcome of the Carapa well to determine the optimal follow-on exploration and appraisal programme.
The non-operated Carapa-1 well on the Kanuku licence (Tullow 37.5%) is scheduled to commence drilling in late September with the Rowan EXL II jack-up rig and will test the Cretaceous oil play with a result due in the fourth quarter of 2019....

https://businessday.ng/energy/oilandgas/article/sylva-confirms-fgs-plans-to-tackle-crude-oil-theft-attract-key-investment/

A - I read 'shares' to mean 'working interest' (i.e share of the pot) in this article.

Security being improved in our area of operations, with Zinder refinery, and too with the Nigerian frontier states (possibly Mashi refinery? and AKK pipeline extension?). All good news for anyone considering farming into our Agadem blocks.
http://www.lesahel.org/index.php/2019/09/10/diffa-point-de-presse-du-gouverneur-de-la-region-15-jours-apres-sa-prise-de-fonction/
http://www.lesahel.org/index.php/2019/09/10/maradi-rencontre-conjointe-entre-le-gouverneur-de-maradi-et-ceux-des-etats-federes-de-katsina-zanfara-et-sokoto-echanges-sur-linsecurite-transfrontaliere-et-dautres-su/

Made a right mess of the last post. Had meant to include this link also (instead of posting same link twice):
https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/why-construction-of-katsina-refinery-stalled.html

Thanks Noix and others for comments. Much appreciated.

https://www.tullowoil.com/investors/results-reports-and-presentations
Looking at slides 26-29 of the 20th August presentation; and that Jethro spud to results announcement was from 5th July - 12th August (39 days in total, not the estimated 50 days), would you expect the Carapa drill result to be from about the 14th October? Thoughts anyone, please.

I give up!
Exasperating.

Last map reference should be for mashi, Nigeria - I'll try again:
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Mashi,+Nigeria/@11.31305,9.3492655,8z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x11afe924701948bf:0x208aa0fd0759efb5!8m2!3d13.0958903!4d8.0028892

Interesting post, Zengas.

Here's some more background:
https://punchng.com/nigeria-niger-republic-sign-mou-on-refinery-pipeline-projects/
https://businessandmaritimewestafrica.com/experts-want-katsina-refinery-project-scrapped-seek-extension-of-proposed-pipeline-to-kaduna/
https://businessandmaritimewestafrica.com/experts-want-katsina-refinery-project-scrapped-seek-extension-of-proposed-pipeline-to-kaduna/

And some more recent Chinese involvement?
http://www.lesahel.org/index.php/2019/08/21/a-la-presidence-de-la-republique-le-chef-de-letat-recoit-lambassadeur-de-la-republique-populaire-de-chine-au-niger-2/
http://news.aniamey.com/h/93456.html

Note too:
https://www.news24.com/Africa/News/nigeria-insists-boko-haram-defeated-after-10-year-insurgency-20190731

So, does talks with Chinese Ambassador, less activity by Boko Haram, and new CNPC offices in Diffa state, result in renewed interest by CNPC in refinery at Mashi?

Too, is the AKK gas pipeline of any relevance? - close to Zinder (Products: Gasoline, Diesel Fuel, Fuel Oil, LPG) and Mashi refineries:
https://constructionreviewonline.com/2019/03/ajaokuta-kaduna-kano-gas-pipeline-in-nigeria-to-extend-to-algeria/
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Mashi,+Nigeria/@12.158784,10.6326081,8z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x11afe92470

Possibly already posted here?
https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2019/09/03/repsol-targets-200m-barrels-of-oil-with-first-well-in-kanuku-block/

Another:
https://punchng.com/nnpc-to-grow-domestic-gas-use-by-2022/

https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/nnpc-eyes-5-billion-cubic-feet-gas-growth-by-2020/

Note: by 2022.

This would seem to be 50km to the south of us.
http://news.aniamey.com/h/93456.html

Compare maps:
https://www.energy-pedia.com/news/niger/cnpc-plugs-and-abandons-facai-1-well-in-niger
and
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Diffa,+Niger/@15.3859848,11.3045459,8z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x110fa1ffdef7fa4d:0x84e3fe0bf31a8a32!8m2!3d13.6768647!4d12.7135121

I would be grateful for educated estimates as to when we might receive the revised CPR, and Why. One week from now? One month from now?
Thanks.