By making a search on Gambia at
http://www.upstreamonline.com/news/frameset.jsp you can follow a trail on
the Gambian oil exploration and negotiations.
However, one has to be a subscriber to get the full contents of the
articles but if you can lay your hands on the hard copy of Upstream
Magazine, you will find the following articles on Gambia.

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23.01.04 Upstream Hardcopy

Gambians seeking to revive offshore search The Gambian presidency is
inviting companies to discuss reviving offshore exploration and production
in the country, writes Barry Morgan.


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19.09.03

Gambia pushes ahead with deep-water plans Gambia is pressing ahead quietly
with efforts to prove up its deep-water acreage, just weeks after an
attempt by Amerada Hess to farm into the play was aborted in the wake of
political reshuffling within Banjul's Petroleum Commission, writes Barry
Morgan.


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05.09.03

Fusion Oil gives up struggle in Gambia Efforts to salvage a deal designed
by Perth-based Fusion Oil & Gas to bring Amerada Hess into Gambia's deep
water finally fell apart this month, writes Barry Morgan.

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18.07.03

Fusion Oil on course to smooth waters with Banjul over farm-in UK-listed
Fusion Oil and Gas looks set to head off financial misfortune predicted
earlier this year when the new Banjul government declined to approve a farm-
in deal for Amerada Hess on deep-water Gambian acreage, writes Barry
Morgan.


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27.06.03

Energy Africa leading pack back offshore Cape Town-based Energy Africa is
leading the charge back into Senegal's offshore oil play by acquiring
shallow-water acreage adjacent to the country's maritime boundary with
Mauritania, writes Barry Morgan.

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06.06.03

Pisco rides to rescue in Gambia Aker-Kvaerner hopes to revive a proposal
dating back to May 2001 to conduct broad-ranging energy studies for the
Gambian government.

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28.03.03

Fusion to take Gambian write-off UK-listed explorer Fusion Oil & Gas is set
to take a £657,000 ($1.03 million) write-off after failing to secure the
required approval from Gambia's government to transfer part of its stake in
an offshore block to Amerada Hess, writes Iain Esau

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07.02.03

Joint move to promote local play Senegal, Guinea-Bissau and The Gambia are
considering a proposal to merge aspects of their respective upstream
bureaucracies into a single unit, aimed at maximising exposure to
interested suitors and jointly promoting the play, writes Barry Morgan.

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