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Catrina Davies tells us about Once Upon a Raven’s Nest, an emotional, yet inspirational tale of a life well-lived on Somerset’s national park

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Phyllis Graber Jensen Published on May 28, 2021 Professor Emeritus of Biology Robert M. Chute, who served on the Bates faculty from 1962 to 1992 and as the first director of the Bates–Morse Mountain Conservation Area, died April 28, 2021, at age 95. Below is President Clayton Spencer’s statement to the Bates community. Robert Chute reads his poetry during a reading with other poets at Bates-Morse Mountain in October 2003. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College) Dear Members of the Ba...

Thomas Hedley, Field Editor Find French version here Serigne Mboup, Director General of the Société Africaine de Raffinage (SAR), spoke to Africa Oil & Power about how the oldest refinery in West Africa has put together an ambitious extension plan to meet local demand requirements. Senegal will start producing crude oil from its offshore Sangomar field in 2023. What modernizations and works have been carried out on the SAR site since 2018? The primary objective of the refinery�...

Thomas Hedley, Field Editor November 3, 2020 Read more about Gabon’s growing hydrocarbon sector and more in the Africa Energy Series Special Report: Gabon 2020 – the leading investor resource for tracking the country’s current and future movements within the sector. Download the report and other AES Special Reports here. Gabon is one of Africa’s pioneers when it comes to oil exploration and production. A new oil and gas code was adopted in 2019 and well-re...

Thomas Hedley, Field Editor Find French version here Rogers Beall, CEO of AFRICA FORTESA, spoke to Africa Oil & Power about how the historic explorer and producer in Senegal is looking to consolidate its current assets and involve new stakeholders. The company serves as the country’s sole producer, operating the Gadiaga gas field onshore. What operations do you currently have ongoing in Senegal? Are you seeking partnerships and investment to further develop your assets? AFRICA ...

Thomas Hedley, Field Editor Image: Tunisie Numérique Panoro Energy will resume drilling in Gabon in the first semester of 2021, according to a recent announcement by CEO John Hamilton. Active in the Dussafu Marin permit offshore, in which it holds a 75% stake, the company had previously chosen to reduce production targets in the midst of COVID-19, down to 2,600 barrels per day in 2020. Dussafu Marin contains six oil fields, including Ruche and Hibiscus. Recent seismic data retre...

Thomas Hedley, Field Editor December 10, 2020 U.S. exploration firm Vaalco Energy announced on Monday the acquisition of 3-D seismic survey data for the entire Etame Marin block offshore Gabon. The data will improve and update the current seismic record, some of which dates back to the discovery of the field in the 1990s. Initiated last October, the seismic program was conducted over nearly 1,000 km 2, and will be used to optimize and reduce the risk of future dril...