San Leon Signs Morocco Onshore Rig Contract
Rig Zone by Rigzone Staff Junior explorer San Leon Energy announced Thursday that it has signed a rig contract for the drilling of the El Aaiun-4 well on the Tarfaya license, onshore Morocco. The rig contract has been signed with Entrepose Drilling for the Cabot 750...
Italian Jihadist’s Family Arrested In Anti-Terror Op Two North Africans Planning Attacks Detained In Separate Raids
ANSAmed Italian police on Wednesday arrested in dawn raids 10 people from two families who were allegedly about to leave the country to fight in Syria as part of a vast anti-terrorism operation, ANSA sources said. In a separate operation, Carabinieri police arrested...
Morocco’s Growth To Slow To 2.6 pct In 2016
Al Arabiya By Reuters | Rabat Morocco’s economic growth is expected to slow to 2.6 percent in 2016 from an estimated 4.3 percent this year, its planning agency said on Tuesday, as agricultural output falls from an exceptional 2015. Agriculture accounts for more than...
Polisario: Mohamed Abdelaziz Hit By Another Big Blow
Sahara News The Polisario leader, Mohamed Abdelaziz, was hit by another big blow after several Sahrawi notables decided to set up a representative body bringing together Sahrawis of various leanings but who all support the autonomy plan proposed by Morocco to settle...
Morocco Imam Center ‘Enrols’ US Teachers To Combat Ideology-Driven Terrorism
ANSAmed Morocco will soon be bringing US professional coaches to its imam centers to 'train' them against extremism. The move is part of an strategy to combat ideology-based terrorism on the part of the Rabita Mohammedia of the Oulemas (the Mohammadia League of...
EBRD And EU Bring Moroccan Fruit Juice To New Export Markets
ENPI INFO CENTRE The EU and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are helping Moroccan fruit juice producer Citruma invest in new products, formats and markets. With unique financing and business advice, the EBRD has helped Citruma expand its...
Sound Oil Gears Up For High-Impact Three-Well Drilling Programme In Morocco And Italy
Proactive Investors UK Stewart Dalby If oil and gas game is about winners and losers, Sound Oil is firmly in the former category, Stewart Dalby tells us. Work will soon begin on three potentially transformational wells. There is an adage that applies to any high risk...
Shale Gas Flows In Morocco
Forbes Christopher Coats, Contributor In a further expansion of Morocco’s domestic energy efforts, Ireland’s Circle Oil announced late last week that gas had begun flowing from its first shale well. According to a UPI report, the company announced that it had reached...
Jazz Musicians Will Participate In Moroccan Festival
Prensa Latina Musicians from the five continents will share the stage the next September 9-13, during the XVI Jazz Festival in the Moroccan city of Tangier. Known as Tanjazz, at the meeting will converge twenty bands and will be represented different styles, like...
Circle Oil Provides Update On LAM-1 Well, Morocco
ScandOil Circle Oil Plc is pleased to provide an update on the progress of the LAM-1 well on the Lalla Mimouna Permit, onshore Morocco. LAM-1, the first well drilled by Circle on the Lalla Mimouna permit, targeted the Miocene gas-bearing sands, similar to the Sebou...