Angola

PRESIDENTIAL VISIT TO FRANCE

Angolese president Jose Eduardo Dos Santos will visit Paris in [...]

FRESH WORLD BANK PROJECTS

The World Bank has added four new projects to its list of financing planned: two for Mozambique, one for Uganda [...]

EXPLORATION PACT IMMINENT

Negotiations have led to a production sharing accord concerning Block 15 and the pact "just remains to be signed," Angolese [...]

FRICTION ON INTERCONNECTIONS

Two possible solutions have emerged for the rehabilitation of the high voltage line from the Cabora Bassa dam to South [...]

NEW DISCOVERY FOR ELF

Early last week Elf and Sonangol announced a new oil discovery recorded by Elf Exploration Angola (EAA) in Block 3/91. [...]

Ranger has pre-tendered for a semi to drill three wells [...]

Elf plans one well with jack-up and another with a [...]

BISHOPS FEAR ISLAMISM

Roman Catholic bishops from southern Africa have drafted a document for a conference of Roman Catholic leaders from all of [...]

LYNDA CHALKER

Britain's overseas development minister was this week touring southern Africa: [...]

REGIONAL EARTH SCIENCES PROJECT

The European Development Fund (EDF) has approved a 4.95 million Ecu ($5.8 million) grant for the Eastern & Southern African [...]

PIERRE MAUROY

The former French prime minister and current chairman of the [...]

A FIFTEEN-NATION COMMON MARKET

The November 5 meeting - and twelfth summit - of the Preferential Trade Area (PTA) in Kampala saw COMESA, the [...]

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OUTLOOK FOR OIL

Angola's oil output will drop by 6% this year following a production shutdown on the Sohio on-shore block (operated by Fina) and partial halt on Block 2 in offshore Angola (Texaco, operator) due to the civil war.

BLOWOUT BUT LITTLE DAMAGE FOR CABGOC

Chevron has regained control of its Wamba A-10 well following [...]

EIFFEL AND TECHNIP FOR SECOND PLATFORM ON COBO

Technip announced last week that its affiliate Technip Geoproduction and [...]

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US TRADE PROPOSALS

The US administration of president Bill Clinton has taken a series of initiatives to revitalise US trade in Africa by targetting certain markets. The Republic of South Africa and, by extension, southern Africa will be the hard core of this [.

ADB LOAN FOR SONANGOL

Planned for several years, the internal shakeup of Sonangol will be backed by the African Development Bank and other donor [...]

ADB GRANT ON STAND-BY

The African Development Fund (ADF, part of ADB group) is [...]

Operating in deep water on Block 16, Shell is finalizing [...]