"TG World has been advised that a drilling rig capable of drilling to 5,000 metres has been sourced by CNPCIT from Great Wall Drilling Corp., a CNPC affiliate, and is currently being mobilized to the port of Tanjin, China, for shipping at the end of January to Cotonou, Benin. From there, the drilling rig will be transported over land to Niger."
I think everybody was expecting the start of drilling to be a lot closer. Still, things are happening at least.
K.D.