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Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea's Secret Designs

Equatorial Guinea has discreetly given itself a lot more elbow room by raising $400 million [...]

Published on 12.11.2003 at 10:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Energy

Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea
Guardian angels over Starc's cradle

Three years after winning block X in Equatorial Guinea's offshore, the small explorer Starc will drill its first well on the potentially oil-rich concession, the only asset in its portfolio. The company has strong ties with Equatorial Guinea's government, operational [.

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Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea
Now a Power in Own Right

Equatorial Guinea has become the continent's third-ranking producer and now acts very much on its own, forcing its neighbors and oil mentors to bow to its priorities

Subscribers only Energy 17.06.2003

Spotlight | Sao Tome and Principe
U.S. Oil Men Jockey for Position in Sao Tome

After gaining control of virtually all of Equatorial Guinea's offshore in the 1990s American oil companies are poised to mount a similar operation in Sao Tome e Principe.

Subscribers only Energy 28.05.2002

Spotlight | Document | Cameroon, Nigeria
Nigeria & Cameroon in Oil Showdown

Accompanied by a flock of lawyers, Nigeria and Cameroon will shortly appear before the International Court of Justice in The Hague to seek a ruling in their long-standing border dispute. Africa Energy Intelligence can reveal the timetable for the hearings [.

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Getting Petrogesa Off Ground

The government of president Teodoro Obiang is finding it harder than expected to set up a national oil company – [...]

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TotalFinaElf Drills on Astrid

Operator on the deep and ultra deep offshore blocks Anton and Astrid, TotalFinaElf has begun drilling on the concessions, starting [...]

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Liberia
Work Stalled on Block A

The fate of the Block A offshore exploration license is now hanging in the air and will probably remain so [...]

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Spotlight | West Africa
Independents Head for Africa's Offshore

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Namibia
Vanco Rolls Into Town

The Houston-based firm Vanco Energy Co. has begun looking for promising exploration licenses in a new African nation after setting [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.06.2000

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The Key to Growth

The Energy Department's policy on Africa was laid out on March 16 before the sub-committee on Africa of the House's [...]

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Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea
Guardian angels over Starc's cradle

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Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea Guardian angels over Starc's cradle

Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea Now a Power in Own Right

Spotlight | Sao Tome and Principe U.S. Oil Men Jockey for Position in Sao Tome

Spotlight | Document | Cameroon, Nigeria Nigeria & Cameroon in Oil Showdown

Equatorial Guinea Getting Petrogesa Off Ground

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Africa, United States The Key to Growth

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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

Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea's Secret Designs

Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea
Guardian angels over Starc's cradle

Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea
Now a Power in Own Right

Spotlight | Sao Tome and Principe
U.S. Oil Men Jockey for Position in Sao Tome

Spotlight | Document | Cameroon, Nigeria
Nigeria & Cameroon in Oil Showdown

Equatorial Guinea
Getting Petrogesa Off Ground

Gabon
TotalFinaElf Drills on Astrid

Liberia
Work Stalled on Block A

Spotlight | West Africa
Independents Head for Africa's Offshore

Namibia
Vanco Rolls Into Town

Africa, United States
The Key to Growth