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Spotlight | Sudan
A MURKY TALE

Several new twists have been added to the jumble of Sudanese projects revolving around Chevron's discoveries. Within the space of a few days the political-industrial-financial saga took on dimensions far beyond what would be considered normal for a country that [...]

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Energy

Sudan
A licence to explore for oil in Sudan

Phil Edmonds and Andrew Groves, the two promoters of the [...]

Subscribers only 29.04.2005

Spotlight | Somalia
The UNDP Comes to Hawala's Rescue

The heads of informal Somalian fund-transfer companies launched a Somali Financial Services Association (SFSA) this week during a conference in London

Subscribers only Politics 05.12.2003

Algeria
French Feel Safer After Air France Return

France has adopted a more relaxed stance since Air France resumed service to Algiers.

Subscribers only 17.07.2003

Tanzania
Placer Gets its Hands on EAGM

Canadian firm Placer Dome's purchase of the Australian firm EAGM, which exploits gold in Tanzania, didn't satisfy all shareholders.

Subscribers only 11.07.2003

North Africa
London Offers Weaponry

Increasingly present on the business scene in North Africa, Britain has also made a major push in the specific and [...]

Subscribers only 10.07.2003

Ethiopia
Economic Debate in London

The prime minister's economic advisor inaugurated the Ethiopia Business Forum set up by the Eastern Africa Association.

Subscribers only 20.06.2003

South Africa
PetroSA's Lobbying

The South African company that produces liquid gas pleaded its case before the MPs of the parliamentary committee on energy and mines.

Subscribers only 04.04.2003

Morocco
OIL GET-TOGETHER IN MARRAKECH

All the big names in the oil industry are expected [...]

Subscribers only 13.03.2003

Kenya
Conferences on oil and geothermics in Kenya

Several conferences on energy in East Africa will take place in Kenya in March and April. The first will be [...]

Subscribers only 07.02.2003

Algeria
Abdelaziz Bouteflika woos the Americans

Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika launched a public relations exercise on Nov. 25 in an op-ed in the Washington Times, pet [...]

Subscribers only 28.11.2002

Sudan
The Al Jumaa Group reinforces itself in Sudan

Saudi businessman Jumaa al Jamaa's company, already present in several sectors in Sudan, is now striving to open a bank, [...]

Subscribers only 22.11.2002

Kenya, Zimbabwe
Elisha Muzonzini

Last week, President Robert Mugabe appointed the head of Zimbabwe's secret service to serve as the country's high commissioner to [...]

Subscribers only 18.10.2002

Angola
KUITO STARTS PRODUCING

Although it was four or five weeks behind time, the production start-up on Kuito by Chevron on Jan. 5 constituted [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.01.2000

Angola
TECHNIP SCORES AND SCS GROWS

When Technip Angola was set up in June the step marked a promising debut for the French engineering group on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.12.1999

Canada
CHEVRON FIXES GLOMAR HIGH ISLAND

Chevron DRC has fixed the jack-up Glomar High Island V [...]

Free access Energy 08.12.1999

Angola
HITCHES WITH NEWBUILD

Elf Exploration Angola's eighth find on block 17 after that of Cravo in early September is going to have to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.11.1999

Angola
OCEAN ALLIANCE TO DRILL FOR CHEVRON

The deepwater semi Ocean Alliance has secured a series of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.11.1999

Gabon
TRIDENT 4 TO DRILL ON ATORA?

The jack-up Trident IV is in the running for the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.11.1999

Angola
KUITO IN PRODUCTION IN NOVEMBER

Chevron is to put Kuito, a first development in block [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.10.1999

Angola
CHEVRON PLANNING TWO NEW WELLS

Chevron is seeking a semi-submersible or drillship to drill two [...]

Free access Energy 27.10.1999

Nigeria
CHEVRON NEEDS SECOND JACK-UP

Chevron is in the market for a jack-up for a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.10.1999

Angola
CHEVON SEEKS TWO OTHER JACK-UPS FOR THE MOMENT

Chevron has invited tenders for two jack-up contracts for drilling [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.10.1999

Angola
CHEVRON TO KEEP THREE JACK-UPS OUT OF FOUR

Cabinda Gulf Oil has not received approval to extend its [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.09.1999

Ghana, Nigeria
CHEVRON FORMULA FOR WAGP

Chevron has been officially named head of the West African Gas Pipeline project linking Nigeria, Ghana, Benin and Togo. The [...]

Subscribers only Energy 01.09.1999

Spotlight | Africa, France
TOTALFIN/ELF FALLOUT FOR AFRICA

A full week after Total Fina, which exists as such only since April 16, launched a 43 billion Euro takeover bid for Elf there is no solid indication of when Elf's board will meet to approve the "major project" that [.

Subscribers only Energy 14.07.1999

West Africa
WAGP PUSHES AHEAD

A feasibility study on the West African Gas Pipeline project that the scheme's promoters handed to the German company Pipeline [...]

Subscribers only Energy 16.06.1999

South Africa
SASOL-CHEVRON PACT ON SYNTHETIC OIL PRODUCTS

An agreement between Sasol and Chevron on gas-to-liquids cooperation announced [...]

Subscribers only Energy 16.06.1999

Nigeria
CHEVRON IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

Chevron has teamed up with the International Foundation for Education [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.1999

Angola
FINAL ULTRA DEEP AWARDS SOON

Already postponed several times, the final distribution of stakes on the first blocks in Angola's ultra deep offshore - 31, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.05.1999

Angola
CHEVRON EXTENDS CONTRACT WITH TRIDENT XIV

Chevron/CABGOC has extended its contract with the jack-up Trident XIV [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.04.1999

Nigeria
SHELL, CHEVRON AND AGIP CEASE IN-SHORE OPERATIONS

The swamp barges Searex IV and Searex VI have been [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.04.1999

Angola
THE FIGHT CONTINUES FOR ULTRA DEEP OFFSHORE

The fight for stakes in the first ultra-deep offshore blocks [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.03.1999

Angola
CHEVRON REDUCES JACK-UP FLEET UNTIL MAY

Chevron/Cabinda Gulf has released the R&B Falcon jack-up Randolph Yost. [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.03.1999

Angola
NEW CONTRACT FROM CHEVRON FOR ETPM

ETPM, the offshore engineering and construction affiliate of France's Suez-Lyonaisse [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.02.1999

Angola
CHEVRON TO DRILL WITH OCEAN ALLIANCE

Chevron has secured a new rig for drilling in Angola's [...]

Subscribers only Energy 20.01.1999

Angola
BLOCK O TO PROVIDE 600,000 BPD

Initial development of the Kuito field on Angola's block 14 is going to be put back relative to earlier indications [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.01.1999

Angola
CHEVRON RELEASES PETROBRAS XVI AND LIMITS ITSELF TO FOUR JACK-UPS

Chevron was to have released the semi Petrobras XVI at [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.01.1999

Nigeria
CHEVRON RELINQUISHES ONE OF TWO JACK-UPS

The jack-up Noble Lloyd Noble has completed its contract with [...]

Subscribers only Energy 16.12.1998

Spotlight | West Africa
LAST OBSTACLES TO GAS PIPELINE

Of the three regional gas or gas-electricity projects that could be completed by the end of the decade in sub-Saharan Africa the West African Gas Pipeline (WAPG) based on reserves in Nigeria, where 2 billion cu.

Subscribers only Energy 16.12.1998

Angola
BRAKE ON EXPLORATION ON BLOCK 14

Chevron Angola has dropped plans to fix a semi for [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.12.1998

Ghana
KMR A CLIENT FOR REGIONAL PIPELINE

Like the Takaradi-Aboadse power station, the 220 MW, combined cycle station presently being built at Tema by a consortium made [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.11.1998

Gabon
VANCO SEEKS MAJOR PARTNER

Total has been sounded out by Vanco Energy as a possible partner to help explore and begin oil production on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.11.1998

Angola
NEW FINDS ON BLOCKS 14-15

Within a week of one other Chevron and Exxon each announced new discoveries on blocks 14 and 15 where they [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.10.1998

Angola
TRIDENT IV TAKES BREAK

The Sedco Forex jack-up Trident IV is taking a break [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.09.1998

Nigeria
NNPC GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO RIG CONTRACT EXTENSION

NNPC has approved a two-year extension of Chevron's contract with [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.09.1998

Canada
SOCIR CAUGHT UP IN REBELLION

When the Kabila regime's former allies overran Moanda in the offensive they launched on Aug. 4 Kinshasa's supplies of oil [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.08.1998

Sudan
ARAKIS SEEKS A BUYER

Arakis Energy Corp. is still finding it hard to raise funding and is even thinking of selling out to a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.07.1998

Canada
CHEVRON TO DRILL AGAIN

Chevron DRC will shortly resume drilling in the Democratic Republic [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.07.1998

Nigeria
CHEVRON EXTENDS CONTRACT FOR SANTA FE RIG

Subject to approval from NNPC, Chevron wants to extend its [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.06.1998

West Africa
JACK-UP MARKET INCREASINGLY SOFT

After Mobil's decision to cut back its drilling operations in offshore Nigeria by the end of 1998 at depths of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.05.1998

Angola
BOUYGUES LANDS CONTRACT

The French group Bouygues Angola has won a $2.8 million [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.04.1998

Nigeria
CHEVRON PUTS OPOLO INTO PRODUCTION

Chevron Nigeria, which hopes to boost its production by 10% [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.03.1998

Gabon
MARATHON MOVES FAST ON KOWE

Marathon is pushing ahead with exploration on its Kowe licence – it is currently drilling a well on the Mpando [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.02.1998

Angola
400,000 BPD FOR TWO FIELDS

Chevron's Kuito field is going to be developed in stages and the first will target 50,000 bpd in 1999 followed [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.02.1998

Congo
NEW DISCOVERY FOR ELF

Elf has just made a further discovery on its Haute Mer concession, the second since the beginning of the year. [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.02.1998

Canada
CHEVRON CONTRACT CANCELLED

Chevron DRC has dropped plans for a one year drilling program in the Democratic Republic of Congo's offshore with the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.02.1998

Angola
CHEVRON RENEWS CONTRACT FOR SEAREX

Chevron has extended its contract with the tender-assist drilling barge [...]

Free access Energy 25.02.1998

Congo
KITINA TO PRODUCE 42,000 BPD

Moving swiftly into action after its start in the second week of December (AEM 218), Agip's Kitina field in which [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.02.1998

Congo
ELF TESTS NEW DISCOVERY

A new discovery distinct from that of Moho has been made on the Haute Mer concession, one of those on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.01.1998

Angola
CHEVRON EXERCISES OPTION ON PETROBRAS XVI

Chevron/Gulf has exercised an option to drill another well in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.01.1998

Angola
SECOND GIANT FOR CHEVRON

Chevron and its partners in the Cabinda offshore had every reason to celebrate this Christmas. The California-based group announced a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.12.1997

Canada
HIGH ISLAND IX TO TAKE OVER FROM ROY BUTLER FOR CHEVRON

Chevron is going to not only press ahead with work [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.12.1997

Spotlight | Nigeria
OIL WATERS UNRUFFLED

The supposed putsch in Nigeria on Dec. 21 stirred some media interest but only briefly. From the oil standpoint, however, the re-appearance of oil minister Don Etiebet in the government formed on Dec. 16 when he had been scheduled to [.

Subscribers only Energy 31.12.1997

Angola
ETPM TO BUILD JACKET FOR NEMBA NORTE FOR CHEVRON

The construction yard crated by ETPM in Lobito with Sonangol [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.12.1997

Angola
CHEVRON EXTENDS RANDOLPH YOST

Chevron is extending its contract with the jack-up Randolf Yost [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.11.1997

Canada
CHEVRON STILL LABORING AWAY

Zaire Gulf has long been known commonly as Chevron Zaire, and it still is today. And it is currently pursuing [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.11.1997

Angola
CHEVRON SEEKS JACK-UP

Chevron is seeking a jack-up to drill for 12 months [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.11.1997

Angola
NEXT TARGET 1.2 MILLION BPD

Angolan oil output will top the one million bpd mark in the year 2001 when Elf's Girasol field comes fully [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.10.1997

Angola
CONTRACT EXTENDED FOR PETROBRAS XI

Chevron-Gulf has extended its contract with the jack-up Petrobras XI [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.10.1997

Spotlight | Africa
CHEVRON'S ANGOLAN ELEPHANT HAS FOOT IN CONGO

Angola has a great future owing to its oil, diamonds and other natural resources. But one factor in its stabilization is the Democratic Republic of Congo, where its new allies have closed the door to UNITA, while another factor in [.

Subscribers only Energy 15.10.1997

Nigeria
NNPC CONCERNED

There are early signs that NNPC is becoming concerned about the drift of drilling units out of Nigeria and the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 01.10.1997

Angola
CHEVRON SEEKS NEW SEMI-SUB

Chevron (Cabinda Gulf) has issued bid packages for a contract [...]

Subscribers only Energy 01.10.1997

Canada
CANADIAN FIRM MAKES DEBUT

A Canadian company unknown in Africa has made its debut on a licence in the Democratic Republic of Congo on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.09.1997

Angola, Nigeria
ADRIATIC IX ANC X JACK-UPS REASSIGNED

A delay in securing formal approval for a planned well [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.09.1997

Angola
CHEVRON SEEKS TWO OTHER TENDER BARGES

Cabinda Gulf (Chevron) received bids on Aug. 15 for two [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.09.1997

Canada
CHEVRON TO DRILL NEXT SPRING

Chevron (Zaire Gulf) is checking the rig market for a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.07.1997

Spotlight | Nigeria
OIL, HEADWAY DESPITE SNAGS

The decision by Nigerian oil minister Dan Etete to cancel Ashland's contracts indeed concerns the four licences on which it operated and wanted to sell to Perenco, sources have confirmed to AEM. The contracts involved not only its partnership with [.

Subscribers only Energy 02.07.1997

Angola
NEW CONTRACT FOR HALLIBURTON

The American oil services group Halliburton has won two new contracts from a consortium headed by Chevron in Cabinda's offshore. [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.06.1997

Nigeria
SHELL CONFIRMS INTEREST IN REGIONAL GAS PIPELINE

Michael Weston, managing director of Shell's gas division, confirmed in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.06.1997

Angola
CHEVRON REPORTS 2ND ELEPHANT

Has Chevron discovered the second "elephant" field in Angola's offshore? It has certainly been hoping so since its first test [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.05.1997

Nigeria
MOBIL SLOWS DOWN DRILLING

AEM understands that Mobil is considering cutting back its drilling operations in Nigeria's offshore in response to the persistent failure [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.04.1997

Angola, Ivory Coast
RANGER TO OPERATE ON IC BLOCK

Ivory Coast has signed a contract with a consortium headed up by Canada's Ranger Oil for Block CI-102. Ranger will [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.04.1997

West Africa
RESERVES AT 7 BILLION BARRELS

In the latest of its surveys on the oil industry in West Africa that covers seven countries -- from Cameroon [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.03.1997

Sudan
UNEXPECTED PACT

Just as a final production sharing accord was signed between Petronas, China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) and State Petroleum (Arakis) [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.03.1997

Nigeria
CHEVRON SEEKS TWO JACK-UPS

Gulf Oil Company of Nigeria (Chevron) has tendered for two [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.02.1997

Angola
TENDER AL BARAKA SOON AVAILABLE

Chevron has exercised the last option it has on the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.01.1997

Angola
ANGOLA YARD FOR ETPM

The offshore joint venture McDermott-ETPM West headed by the French partner, ETPM International (66% owned by GTM Entrepose, 33% by [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.01.1997

Angola
CHEVRON LENDS ROY BUTLER TO ZAIRE GULF

The jack-up Roy Butler is to be sublet by Chevron [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.12.1996

Angola
CHEVRON KEEPS SEDCO 708 FOR ANOTHER YEAR

Chevron has negotiated a one-year extension of the semi Sedco [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.12.1996

Angola
ELF AND CHEVRON TO SHARE PETROBRAS XVI

Chevron and Elf are negotiating with Brasoil to jointly fix [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.12.1996

Nigeria
CHEVRON EXTENDS KEY BERMUDA

Chevron is finalizing a two year extension of its contract [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.11.1996

West Africa
NIGERIAN GAS PROJECT RE-LAUNCHED

The West African Gas Pipeline project which is to link Nigeria to Ghana via Benin and Togo will be on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.10.1996

Angola
CHEVRON SEEKS RIG FOR EXPLORATION

Chevron has tendered for a semi for an exploration program [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.09.1996

Spotlight | Africa
RUSH TO THE DEEP OFFSHORE

Optimism was distinctly the watchword at the Africa Upstream seminar in Johannesburg which worked to project the image of an Africa propelled into the upstream by "governments and companies working hand in hand," as South African energy and mines minister [.

Subscribers only Energy 25.09.1996

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Guinea Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

DRC Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

Kinshasa's pan-African plans for Grand Inga

William Ruto's new order

Spotlight | Sudan A MURKY TALE

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Sudan A licence to explore for oil in Sudan

Spotlight | Somalia The UNDP Comes to Hawala's Rescue

Algeria French Feel Safer After Air France Return

Tanzania Placer Gets its Hands on EAGM

North Africa London Offers Weaponry

Ethiopia Economic Debate in London

South Africa PetroSA's Lobbying

Morocco OIL GET-TOGETHER IN MARRAKECH

Kenya Conferences on oil and geothermics in Kenya

Algeria Abdelaziz Bouteflika woos the Americans

Sudan The Al Jumaa Group reinforces itself in Sudan

Kenya, Zimbabwe Elisha Muzonzini

Angola KUITO STARTS PRODUCING

Angola TECHNIP SCORES AND SCS GROWS

Canada CHEVRON FIXES GLOMAR HIGH ISLAND

Angola HITCHES WITH NEWBUILD

Angola OCEAN ALLIANCE TO DRILL FOR CHEVRON

Gabon TRIDENT 4 TO DRILL ON ATORA?

Angola KUITO IN PRODUCTION IN NOVEMBER

Angola CHEVRON PLANNING TWO NEW WELLS

Nigeria CHEVRON NEEDS SECOND JACK-UP

Angola CHEVON SEEKS TWO OTHER JACK-UPS FOR THE MOMENT

Angola CHEVRON TO KEEP THREE JACK-UPS OUT OF FOUR

Ghana, Nigeria CHEVRON FORMULA FOR WAGP

Spotlight | Africa, France TOTALFIN/ELF FALLOUT FOR AFRICA

West Africa WAGP PUSHES AHEAD

South Africa SASOL-CHEVRON PACT ON SYNTHETIC OIL PRODUCTS

Nigeria CHEVRON IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

Angola FINAL ULTRA DEEP AWARDS SOON

Angola CHEVRON EXTENDS CONTRACT WITH TRIDENT XIV

Nigeria SHELL, CHEVRON AND AGIP CEASE IN-SHORE OPERATIONS

Angola THE FIGHT CONTINUES FOR ULTRA DEEP OFFSHORE

Angola CHEVRON REDUCES JACK-UP FLEET UNTIL MAY

Angola NEW CONTRACT FROM CHEVRON FOR ETPM

Angola CHEVRON TO DRILL WITH OCEAN ALLIANCE

Angola BLOCK O TO PROVIDE 600,000 BPD

Angola CHEVRON RELEASES PETROBRAS XVI AND LIMITS ITSELF TO FOUR JACK-UPS

Nigeria CHEVRON RELINQUISHES ONE OF TWO JACK-UPS

Spotlight | West Africa LAST OBSTACLES TO GAS PIPELINE

Angola BRAKE ON EXPLORATION ON BLOCK 14

Ghana KMR A CLIENT FOR REGIONAL PIPELINE

Gabon VANCO SEEKS MAJOR PARTNER

Angola NEW FINDS ON BLOCKS 14-15

Angola TRIDENT IV TAKES BREAK

Nigeria NNPC GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO RIG CONTRACT EXTENSION

Canada SOCIR CAUGHT UP IN REBELLION

Sudan ARAKIS SEEKS A BUYER

Canada CHEVRON TO DRILL AGAIN

Nigeria CHEVRON EXTENDS CONTRACT FOR SANTA FE RIG

West Africa JACK-UP MARKET INCREASINGLY SOFT

Angola BOUYGUES LANDS CONTRACT

Nigeria CHEVRON PUTS OPOLO INTO PRODUCTION

Gabon MARATHON MOVES FAST ON KOWE

Angola 400,000 BPD FOR TWO FIELDS

Congo NEW DISCOVERY FOR ELF

Canada CHEVRON CONTRACT CANCELLED

Angola CHEVRON RENEWS CONTRACT FOR SEAREX

Congo KITINA TO PRODUCE 42,000 BPD

Congo ELF TESTS NEW DISCOVERY

Angola CHEVRON EXERCISES OPTION ON PETROBRAS XVI

Angola SECOND GIANT FOR CHEVRON

Canada HIGH ISLAND IX TO TAKE OVER FROM ROY BUTLER FOR CHEVRON

Spotlight | Nigeria OIL WATERS UNRUFFLED

Angola ETPM TO BUILD JACKET FOR NEMBA NORTE FOR CHEVRON

Angola CHEVRON EXTENDS RANDOLPH YOST

Canada CHEVRON STILL LABORING AWAY

Angola CHEVRON SEEKS JACK-UP

Angola NEXT TARGET 1.2 MILLION BPD

Angola CONTRACT EXTENDED FOR PETROBRAS XI

Spotlight | Africa CHEVRON'S ANGOLAN ELEPHANT HAS FOOT IN CONGO

Guinea
Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Spotlight | Sudan
A MURKY TALE

Sudan
A licence to explore for oil in Sudan

Spotlight | Somalia
The UNDP Comes to Hawala's Rescue

Algeria
French Feel Safer After Air France Return

Tanzania
Placer Gets its Hands on EAGM

North Africa
London Offers Weaponry

Ethiopia
Economic Debate in London

South Africa
PetroSA's Lobbying

Morocco
OIL GET-TOGETHER IN MARRAKECH

Kenya
Conferences on oil and geothermics in Kenya

Algeria
Abdelaziz Bouteflika woos the Americans

Sudan
The Al Jumaa Group reinforces itself in Sudan

Kenya, Zimbabwe
Elisha Muzonzini

Angola
KUITO STARTS PRODUCING

Angola
TECHNIP SCORES AND SCS GROWS

Canada
CHEVRON FIXES GLOMAR HIGH ISLAND

Angola
HITCHES WITH NEWBUILD

Angola
OCEAN ALLIANCE TO DRILL FOR CHEVRON

Gabon
TRIDENT 4 TO DRILL ON ATORA?

Angola
KUITO IN PRODUCTION IN NOVEMBER

Angola
CHEVRON PLANNING TWO NEW WELLS

Nigeria
CHEVRON NEEDS SECOND JACK-UP

Angola
CHEVON SEEKS TWO OTHER JACK-UPS FOR THE MOMENT

Angola
CHEVRON TO KEEP THREE JACK-UPS OUT OF FOUR

Ghana, Nigeria
CHEVRON FORMULA FOR WAGP

Spotlight | Africa, France
TOTALFIN/ELF FALLOUT FOR AFRICA

West Africa
WAGP PUSHES AHEAD

South Africa
SASOL-CHEVRON PACT ON SYNTHETIC OIL PRODUCTS

Nigeria
CHEVRON IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

Angola
FINAL ULTRA DEEP AWARDS SOON

Angola
CHEVRON EXTENDS CONTRACT WITH TRIDENT XIV

Nigeria
SHELL, CHEVRON AND AGIP CEASE IN-SHORE OPERATIONS

Angola
THE FIGHT CONTINUES FOR ULTRA DEEP OFFSHORE

Angola
CHEVRON REDUCES JACK-UP FLEET UNTIL MAY

Angola
NEW CONTRACT FROM CHEVRON FOR ETPM

Angola
CHEVRON TO DRILL WITH OCEAN ALLIANCE

Angola
BLOCK O TO PROVIDE 600,000 BPD

Angola
CHEVRON RELEASES PETROBRAS XVI AND LIMITS ITSELF TO FOUR JACK-UPS

Nigeria
CHEVRON RELINQUISHES ONE OF TWO JACK-UPS

Spotlight | West Africa
LAST OBSTACLES TO GAS PIPELINE

Angola
BRAKE ON EXPLORATION ON BLOCK 14

Ghana
KMR A CLIENT FOR REGIONAL PIPELINE

Gabon
VANCO SEEKS MAJOR PARTNER

Angola
NEW FINDS ON BLOCKS 14-15

Angola
TRIDENT IV TAKES BREAK

Nigeria
NNPC GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO RIG CONTRACT EXTENSION

Canada
SOCIR CAUGHT UP IN REBELLION

Sudan
ARAKIS SEEKS A BUYER

Canada
CHEVRON TO DRILL AGAIN

Nigeria
CHEVRON EXTENDS CONTRACT FOR SANTA FE RIG

West Africa
JACK-UP MARKET INCREASINGLY SOFT

Angola
BOUYGUES LANDS CONTRACT

Nigeria
CHEVRON PUTS OPOLO INTO PRODUCTION

Gabon
MARATHON MOVES FAST ON KOWE

Angola
400,000 BPD FOR TWO FIELDS

Congo
NEW DISCOVERY FOR ELF

Canada
CHEVRON CONTRACT CANCELLED

Angola
CHEVRON RENEWS CONTRACT FOR SEAREX

Congo
KITINA TO PRODUCE 42,000 BPD

Congo
ELF TESTS NEW DISCOVERY

Angola
CHEVRON EXERCISES OPTION ON PETROBRAS XVI

Angola
SECOND GIANT FOR CHEVRON

Canada
HIGH ISLAND IX TO TAKE OVER FROM ROY BUTLER FOR CHEVRON

Spotlight | Nigeria
OIL WATERS UNRUFFLED

Angola
ETPM TO BUILD JACKET FOR NEMBA NORTE FOR CHEVRON

Angola
CHEVRON EXTENDS RANDOLPH YOST

Canada
CHEVRON STILL LABORING AWAY

Angola
CHEVRON SEEKS JACK-UP

Angola
NEXT TARGET 1.2 MILLION BPD

Angola
CONTRACT EXTENDED FOR PETROBRAS XI

Spotlight | Africa
CHEVRON'S ANGOLAN ELEPHANT HAS FOOT IN CONGO

Nigeria
NNPC CONCERNED

Angola
CHEVRON SEEKS NEW SEMI-SUB

Canada
CANADIAN FIRM MAKES DEBUT

Angola, Nigeria
ADRIATIC IX ANC X JACK-UPS REASSIGNED

Angola
CHEVRON SEEKS TWO OTHER TENDER BARGES

Canada
CHEVRON TO DRILL NEXT SPRING

Spotlight | Nigeria
OIL, HEADWAY DESPITE SNAGS