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Why Foumakoye Gado was called up again as oil minister

Mahammadu Issoufou's re-election as Niger president on March 20 didn't give rise to the least change among the officials in [...]

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Unlikely alliance in line for CNPC's former Agadem blocks

A Nigerian firm and a Burkinabé trader based in Switzerland have joined forces with Niger's state oil firm to scoop up the areas relinquished by CNPC at Agadem (R5, R6, R7). The potential move was enabled by one of the last major energy decisions of ex-president Issoufou's government.

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Pierre Foumakoye Gado, who has been the Nigerien minister of petroleum without interruption since 2011, was appointed the higher role [...]

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Gado orders CNPC to head back to Diffa despite high terrorism risk

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Foumakoye heads to Beijing to ensure CNPC's commitments on Agadem

After singing a set of amendments to the CNPC's oil contracts on the Agadem field that set aside part of [...]

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Adolphe Gbaguidi arranges ministry to his liking

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Gado's broom sweeps out oil exploration contracts

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At last, a payoff for CNPC from Zinder refinery

The partial deregulation of the gasoline price in Nigeria (it [...]

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Shaky start-up for Zinder refinery, CNPC awaits 2nd act

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Where exploration amounts to a semi monopoly

As Africa Energy Intelligence anticipated in June (AEI 747), the British junior Savannah Petroleum had no trouble in getting the [...]

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CNPC dictates its wishes on Agadem to government

Operator of the Agadem concession in eastern Niger since 2008, China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), picks parts of the areas it wants to relinquish when the exploration period ends. While that didn’t cause too many problems after the first exploration [.

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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

Niger
Why Foumakoye Gado was called up again as oil minister

Niger
Unlikely alliance in line for CNPC's former Agadem blocks

Niger
The formidable Adolphe Gbaguidi bows out of petroleum ministry

Niger
Why did oil minister Pierre Foumakoye Gado step up a rung?

Niger
Gado orders CNPC to head back to Diffa despite high terrorism risk

Niger
Agadem: behind-the-scenes on CNPC's decision to favour Benin over Chad

Niger
Foumakoye heads to Beijing to ensure CNPC's commitments on Agadem

Niger
Adolphe Gbaguidi arranges ministry to his liking

Niger
Gado's broom sweeps out oil exploration contracts

Niger
At last, a payoff for CNPC from Zinder refinery

Niger
Shaky start-up for Zinder refinery, CNPC awaits 2nd act

Niger
Where exploration amounts to a semi monopoly

Spotlight | Niger
CNPC dictates its wishes on Agadem to government

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Gado's woes with signing bonuses

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Adolf Gbaguidi

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Final Stretch for Agadem