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Production : How all the figures just don't add up

The cash-strapped government of Gabonese president Ali Bongo launched an investigation a year ago into how oil companies count the barrels they produce, suspecting that some of the output remains hidden to Gabon's tax collector. With only weeks to go [...] (561 words)

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Bernardin Assoumou takes over from Massassa in DGH

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Vaalco facing clinical death

Herbert Smith's African club targets Nigerian oil

Antoine Richard, a man for rough terrain to work for Savannah

Why Ngoubou lost his job as Gabon’s long -standing oil minister

Engandji’s purge and secret projects at GOC

Dieudonne Bouddhou targets oil firms

How Alex Stewart man Jacob Tsioba Thaty ended up as DGH chief

Fresh details about Carlyle's mystery partner in Shell deal

Harvest ebullient after touting SAC as Dussafu buyer Free

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