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Demus E&P: Liberian DEMUS Exploration and Production, Jungle partnership with the Ministry, as it communi-
Energy Power, New Millennium Oil and Gas, cates to investors that government is proactively
bidding round marked by Africa Oil and Gas, Green Petroleum (Liberia), committed to building transparency, facilitating
the ease of doing business and advocating private
MAC-Africa Petroleum and TSC Global.
strong local participation is in line with the New Petroleum Law of Libe- able projects.”
The pre-qualification of Liberian companies sector participation in the country’s most bank-
Demus E&P, a government-licensed and 100% ria, which sets aside a mandatory minimum 5% Under the theme Leveraging LNG: Building
Liberian-owned oil and gas exploration and pro- equity interest in all petroleum agreements to A Prosperous Mozambique MGP 2021 seeks to
duction company, recently announced that it was companies owned by natural persons of Liberian position the country as it prepares to transform
one of the local companies that had received its citizenship. The list of Liberian companies that into one of the top LNG exporters globally from
pre-qualification notice from the Government of has been pre-qualified by the LPRA will be sub- 2022.
Liberia to partake in the Liberia Bid Round 2020. mitted to qualified international bidders for pos- The conference targets investment opportu-
“We are [excited to be] seeking an international sible partnership in fulfillment of the amended nities across gas and power sectors; downstream
oil and gas firm to partner with for the round. petroleum law. Nine oil offshore blocks which diversification; and local capacity building, with
We are also seeking 5-15% working interest in have been unexplored and undrilled in the a long-term view to utilising gas resources to
several lucrative blocks in the Harper Basin. We Harper Basin are being offered for biding. The spur export generation, economic diversifica-
have created what is the premier Liberian owned Bid Round runs from April 2020 to February tion, skills development and job creation across
petroleum E&P team capable of giving partners 2021. the energy value chain.
a competitive edge in the bid round,” said the LPRA, September 06 2020 Africa Oil & Power, September 07 2020
Founder and Managing Partner of Demus E&P,
Mickael Boimah Johnson.
The Government of Liberia through the reg- EVENTS CONFLICT
ulator LPRA is offering nine offshore blocks in
the Harper Basin, one of the last unexplored Mozambique’s Ministry of NOC condemns
frontier basins in the world. An excellent 3D
seismic dataset is available via TGS and an inte- Energy backs upcoming Gas military activity in
grated well data study by Core Labs provides a
detailed look at what Dermus E&P learned from & Power Conference Ras Lanuf port area
drilling 17 wells from 1975 to 2016.
Demus E&P is one of several local Liberian Africa Oil & Power has signed a strategic part- Libya’s National Oil Corp. (NOC) today renewed
companies seeking to secure assets during the nership with Mozambique’s Ministry of Min- its call for immediate and unconditional demil-
round, and which will ultimately require an eral Resources and Energy for the upcoming itarisation of all oil facilities after military per-
international partner to meet financial and tech- Mozambique Gas & Power 2021 Conference sonnel fired live rounds and heavy weapons in
nical requirements of exploring and developing & Exhibition (March 8-9); Minister of Mineral Ras Lanuf port. The presence of forces including
Liberian assets. The prequalification of local Resources and Energy Max Tonela will be in mercenaries who lack any kind of discipline are
companies for the round is extremely encour- attendance, accompanied by a ministerial del- a true threat to NOC workers and facilities all
aging and a sign of strong local commitment to egation of high-level decision makers; Africa over Libya.
make energy work for Liberians and create jobs Oil & Power represents the continent’s leading The Mohamed Bey, a Comoros-registered
and local capacity as the industry develops. investment promotion platform for the energy vessel, was scheduled to enter the commercial
Africa Energy Chamber, September 07 2020 sector. section of Ras Lanuf port at 1100 hours on Fri-
Africa Oil & Power (AOP) is proud to day, September 4, 2020, to load scrap. However,
Liberian-owned companies announce its strategic partnership with Mozam- a group of armed men under the command of
bique’s Ministry of Mineral Resources and the Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG), including
pre-qualified for Offshore Energy (MIREME) for the inaugural Mozam- foreign mercenaries, forced the ship into port at
bique Gas & Power (MGP) 2021 Conference & 2 am this morning. They intimidated the crew of
License Round 2020 Exhibition, taking place in Maputo on March the Mohamed Bey by firing live rounds and RPG
shells in an area where dangerous and highly
8-9, 2021.
Following a vigorous evaluation of Liberian The partnership defines MIREME as an offi- flammable materials are stored.
companies who applied to be pre-qualified for cial patron and event partner. Accompanied by “This is the latest in a series of failures of the
the country’s ongoing Offshore License Round a ministerial delegation of high-level decision so-called PFG. They have once again shown their
for the Harper Basin, The Liberia Petroleum makers from across the energy value chain, utter lack of professionalism, and the rule of
Regulatory Authority (LPRA) has pre-qualified Max Tonela, Minister of Mineral Resources and law,” NOC chairman Mustafa Sanalla declared.
seven Liberian Companies. Nine companies Energy will be in attendance to deliver a keynote “Mercifully, there were no casualties, but this
expressed interest to be pre-qualified but the presentation, participate in interactive sessions type of unacceptable behaviour could have led
evaluation panel denied two companies for lack and network with exhibitors and visitors. to human and environmental disaster. We call
of legal and financial competence. “MGP 2021 provides a unique avenue for on all sides as well as the international commu-
The evaluation team which comprised of Mozambican energy authorities to engage nity to support immediate demilitarisation of all
representatives from the National Oil Company with the local and global market, and to define petroleum facilities in Libya and replacement of
of Liberia (NOCAL), the Ministry of Mines and opportunities for new and existing investors to the failing PFG. There needs to be an immediate
Energy, Ministry of Finance the Liberia Revenue make headway,” says Sandra Jeque, International withdrawal of all military groups, especially for-
Authority, Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) and Conference Director at Africa Oil & Power. “We eign mercenaries, from its facilities.”
LPRA pre-qualified the following companies: are both honored and excited to forge a strategic NOC, September 04 2020

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