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Spotlight | Africa
Majors Seek Political Guarantees

Increasingly called upon to share revenue from their operations, oil companies working in Africa are resorting to establishing partnerships [...]

Published on 26.11.2003 at 10:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Energy

Africa, United States
The majors’ "Mr Africa"

ExxonMobil and Chevron Texaco are the two American oil companies which are the most active on the African continent, where [...]

Subscribers only 28.04.2006

Spotlight | Africa
U.N. as Consultant to Oil Majors

In agreeing to manage the welfare projects of ChevronTexaco in Nigeria and Angola, the UNDP has enabled the U.S. majors to step back from the local competition for benefits generated by the oil industry

Subscribers only Energy 04.12.2002

Spotlight | Sao Tome and Principe
Menezes' Advisers and Friends

In his standoff with Nigeria concerning the share-out of revenue from their joint offshore acreage, Sao Tome president Fradrique Menezes could appear isolated in the face of Nigeria's powerful oil circles. But after tearing up the treaty that linked the [.

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Angola
Auditors Knock on the Door

A visit to Luanda by Callisto Madavo, the World Bank's vice president for Africa, between Sept. 9-12 put the seal [...]

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Africa
The Oil NGOs

A partnership accord between Norsk Hydro and Amnesty International is the latest example of a flurry of alliances between oil groups and NGOs.

Subscribers only Energy 26.03.2002

Spotlight | Africa
Africa's Oil Lawyers and Consultants

The big wave of mergers in the oil industry has somewhat reduced the workload of law firms specializing in Africa's oil business since the majors, for their part, often use their own staff.

Subscribers only Energy 27.11.2001

Spotlight | Africa
Oil Connections at the World Bank

A number of oil companies, banks and power utilities enjoy special access to the World Bank.

Subscribers only Energy 16.10.2001

Angola
Sonangol Dresses Down BP

BP Amoco seems to have had second thoughts about the virtues of transparency. In February, the British company committed itself [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.07.2001

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 [.

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DRAFTING AN OIL POLICY?

A closed-door meeting in Washington just before New Years gave rise to what could appear as an American effort to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.01.1999

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.

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Nigeria
PRIVATIZATION FOR OIL INDUSTRY?

Nigeria has managed to fend off the threat of oil or other sanctions with for a selective release of jailed [...]

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Nigeria
LNG PROJECT SHELVED AGAIN?

The execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other pro-Ogoni activists after they were sentenced to death on Nov. 6 on [...]

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Africa, United States
The majors’ "Mr Africa"

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U.N. as Consultant to Oil Majors

Spotlight | Sao Tome and Principe
Menezes' Advisers and Friends

Angola
Auditors Knock on the Door

Africa
The Oil NGOs

Spotlight | Africa
Africa's Oil Lawyers and Consultants

Spotlight | Africa
Oil Connections at the World Bank

Angola
Sonangol Dresses Down BP

Spotlight | Angola
Oil and Transparency

Africa, United States
DRAFTING AN OIL POLICY?

Spotlight | West Africa
LAST OBSTACLES TO GAS PIPELINE

Nigeria
PRIVATIZATION FOR OIL INDUSTRY?

Nigeria
LNG PROJECT SHELVED AGAIN?

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Spotlight | Sao Tome and Principe Menezes' Advisers and Friends

Angola Auditors Knock on the Door

Africa The Oil NGOs

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Angola Sonangol Dresses Down BP

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Africa, United States DRAFTING AN OIL POLICY?

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Nigeria PRIVATIZATION FOR OIL INDUSTRY?

Nigeria LNG PROJECT SHELVED AGAIN?

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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 | Africa
Majors Seek Political Guarantees

Africa, United States
The majors’ "Mr Africa"

Spotlight | Africa
U.N. as Consultant to Oil Majors

Spotlight | Sao Tome and Principe
Menezes' Advisers and Friends

Angola
Auditors Knock on the Door

Africa
The Oil NGOs

Spotlight | Africa
Africa's Oil Lawyers and Consultants

Spotlight | Africa
Oil Connections at the World Bank

Angola
Sonangol Dresses Down BP

Spotlight | Angola
Oil and Transparency

Africa, United States
DRAFTING AN OIL POLICY?

Spotlight | West Africa
LAST OBSTACLES TO GAS PIPELINE

Nigeria
PRIVATIZATION FOR OIL INDUSTRY?

Nigeria
LNG PROJECT SHELVED AGAIN?