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Niger
Petronas Quietly at Work

In the most discreet manner possible, the Malaysian national oil company Petronas has taken over from RoyalDutch/Shell on the Agaden concession. [...]

Published on 19.02.2003 at 10:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Energy

Chad
Oil Before 2004

Scheduled to begin in 2004, oil production on the Doba fields could start, in fact, in the autumn of 2003.

Subscribers only Energy 23.04.2002

Central Africa
Lake Chad’s Oil Secrets (Part 2)

Among firms jockeying for position around Lake Chad, the U.S. concern RSM Production could well be the first to drill.

Subscribers only Energy 15.01.2002

Spotlight | Chad
Lake Chad’s Oil Secrets

Even as the development of the Doba fields looks like being delayed by an inquiry by the World Bank’s Inspection Panel oil companies are displaying an interest in two other areas in the region.

Subscribers only Energy 11.12.2001

Spotlight | Africa
Key Upstream Area for TotalFinaElf

France’s TotalFinaElf has lifted its exploration budget this year to $750 million from $700 million in 2000 and Africa will get the lion’s share. The group’s exploration drive will focus on the major oil basins that the Gulf of Guinea, [.

Subscribers only Energy 20.03.2001

Spotlight | Angola
Oil and Transparency

By indicating in a letter to the British non governmental organization Global Witness that it would publish information on its operations in Angola every year, BP Amoco sent a shock wave through the oil industry that is likely to continue [.

Subscribers only Energy 20.02.2001

Cameroon, Chad
Doba to Produce in 2003

Due to a long gestation period resulting from the complexity of the project and the need to involve the World [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.11.2000

Niger
Seeking Export Routes

Land-locked Niger is seeking to attract foreign companies that can develop exploration operations and trying to find ways of exporting [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.10.2000

Chad
Concorp Move on Sedigui?

The group Concorp International Limited headed by the Sudanese businessman Mohammed Abdallah Jar al Nabi has reportedly taken over a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.05.2000

Spotlight | Chad, Libya
KHADAFI COMES TO RESCUE CHAD'S OIL

Colonel Muammer Kadhafi declared during a press conference on Nov. 30 that he intended to help Chad "replace Western oil companies" that pull out of the Doba oil fields project (AEM 264). He didn't dare add, however, that he was [.

Subscribers only Energy 08.12.1999

Cameroon, Chad
DOBA VICTIM OF GLOBALIZATION

The Chad government signed a preliminary accord with Vivendi to take over management of the Societe Tchadienne d'Electricitre et d'Eau [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.11.1999

Cameroon, Chad
KICKOFF FOR PIPELINE

Work on the pipeline that is to link the Doba oil basin in southern Chad to the future terminal at [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.01.1998

Spotlight | Africa
ELF'S EVER STRONGER AFRICAN FOCUS

During the Le Floch period Elf Aquitaine sought a "third" production center in addition to the North Sea and Africa and the group's current president, Philippe Jaffré is talking of forging an "east-west axis." Both endeavors underline the group's need [.

Subscribers only Energy 03.09.1997

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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

Niger
Petronas Quietly at Work

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Chad
Oil Before 2004

Central Africa
Lake Chad’s Oil Secrets (Part 2)

Spotlight | Chad
Lake Chad’s Oil Secrets

Spotlight | Africa
Key Upstream Area for TotalFinaElf

Spotlight | Angola
Oil and Transparency

Cameroon, Chad
Doba to Produce in 2003

Niger
Seeking Export Routes

Chad
Concorp Move on Sedigui?

Spotlight | Chad, Libya
KHADAFI COMES TO RESCUE CHAD'S OIL

Cameroon, Chad
DOBA VICTIM OF GLOBALIZATION

Cameroon, Chad
KICKOFF FOR PIPELINE

Spotlight | Africa
ELF'S EVER STRONGER AFRICAN FOCUS

Chad, Sudan
A 1,400 MI PIPELINE IDEA?

Niger
THE CHAD CONNECTION

Cameroon, Chad
ROUGH ROAD FOR PIPELINE

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

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Chad Oil Before 2004

Central Africa Lake Chad’s Oil Secrets (Part 2)

Spotlight | Chad Lake Chad’s Oil Secrets

Spotlight | Africa Key Upstream Area for TotalFinaElf

Spotlight | Angola Oil and Transparency

Cameroon, Chad Doba to Produce in 2003

Niger Seeking Export Routes

Chad Concorp Move on Sedigui?

Spotlight | Chad, Libya KHADAFI COMES TO RESCUE CHAD'S OIL

Cameroon, Chad DOBA VICTIM OF GLOBALIZATION

Cameroon, Chad KICKOFF FOR PIPELINE

Spotlight | Africa ELF'S EVER STRONGER AFRICAN FOCUS

Chad, Sudan A 1,400 MI PIPELINE IDEA?

Niger THE CHAD CONNECTION

Cameroon, Chad ROUGH ROAD FOR PIPELINE

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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

Niger
Petronas Quietly at Work

Chad
Oil Before 2004

Central Africa
Lake Chad’s Oil Secrets (Part 2)

Spotlight | Chad
Lake Chad’s Oil Secrets

Spotlight | Africa
Key Upstream Area for TotalFinaElf

Spotlight | Angola
Oil and Transparency

Cameroon, Chad
Doba to Produce in 2003

Niger
Seeking Export Routes

Chad
Concorp Move on Sedigui?

Spotlight | Chad, Libya
KHADAFI COMES TO RESCUE CHAD'S OIL

Cameroon, Chad
DOBA VICTIM OF GLOBALIZATION

Cameroon, Chad
KICKOFF FOR PIPELINE

Spotlight | Africa
ELF'S EVER STRONGER AFRICAN FOCUS

Chad, Sudan
A 1,400 MI PIPELINE IDEA?

Niger
THE CHAD CONNECTION

Cameroon, Chad
ROUGH ROAD FOR PIPELINE