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Total, Caprikat & Soco caught up in tumult

Security problems in the eastern part of Congo-K are such that some oil companies like France’s Total are seriously thinking of declaring force majeure. To that can be added the controversy over Soco International’s exploration in the Virunga national park, [...] (685 words)

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