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National Assembly Recommends Legal Action in $30 Million Petroleum Scandal
Hon. Alhagie S. Darboe, FPAC Chairperson
By Fatou Sillah
The National Assembly Joint Committee, comprising the Finance and Public Accounts Committee and the Public Enterprise Committee,…
National Assembly Committee Recommends Censure of Interior and Tourism Ministers
Abdoulie Sanyang Minister of Interior & Abdoulie Jobe, Minister of Tourism
By Fatou Sillah
The National Assembly’s Joint Committee on Finance and Public Accounts, alongside the…
Government Dismisses Allegations of Senegal Illegally Exploiting Gambia’s Oil and Gas
Nani Juwara, Petroleum Minister
By Fatou Sillah
The Ministry of Petroleum, Energy, and Mines has officially refuted recent allegations made by former President Yahya Jammeh, who accused Senegal…
Hon. Yahya Sanyang Addresses Gambia’s Oil Exploration Developments
Yahya Sanyang, National Assembly Member for Latrikunda Sabiji
By Buba Gagigo
Hon. Yahya Sanyang, National Assembly Member for Latrikunda Sabiji, has provided insight into a past collaboration…
Fuel Supply Stabilized: Ministry Confirms Arrival and Distribution of Gasoline
Nani Juwara, Minister of Petroleum, Energy, and Mines
By Buba Gagigo
The Ministry of Petroleum, Energy, and Mines has confirmed the arrival and distribution of gasoline following a temporary shortage…
UDP Wants To Give Subventions To Madrasas, If Elected
Ousainu ANM DarboeUnited Democratic Party
By Buba Gagigo
The United Democratic Party (UDP) leader Lawyer Ousainu ANM Darboe has expressed his party’s intention to give subvention to Madrasas, if elected as president next month.
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‘Offshore Gambian blocks could hold 1.2 bln barrels of oil’
FAR Ltd, an Australian company involved in prospecting Gambia’s offshore oil wells said on Thursday that its two offshore blocks could potentially hold 1.2 billion barrels of oil.
FAR operates and owns 50% of the two offshore licences.…
Australia’s FAR increases stake in 2 Gambian offshore blocks
An Australian Oil and gas explorer, FAR Ltd, said on Tuesday it bought an additional 10% interest in two offshore blocks off Gambia. The recent acquisition gives the company a 50% working interest and operatorship of the project.
The…
FAR given six months to assess offshore Gambia well results
The government of The Gambia has confirmed a six-month extension to the current license for offshore blocks A2 and A5 to the end of June 2019.
According to operator FAR, this will allow sufficient time to fully evaluate results from the…
Offshore oil miss fails to dent Gambia’s hope
Gambia’s most recent effort to find offshore oil came up short, but explorers hope to drill more wells in 2019
The first offshore well drilled in The Gambia in four decades found more water than oil and has been abandoned. But both the…