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De Beers & Alrosa: Each Their Own Act

With talks on De Beers' return to Angola in full swing, the South African giant's managing director, Gary Ralfe, gave [...]

Subscribers only Mining 11.02.2003

Spotlight
Sonangol's New Masters

Although recent changes in Angola's government were largely covered by the press a subsequent revamp of the state-owned oil company Sonangol has passed off with hardly a peep. Africa Energy Intelligence has taken a look at the team at the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.02.2003

Exxon Finds Buyer for Stake

For over a year RoyalDutchShell has been seeking a buyer for its stake on Angola's block 24. Ocean Energy has stepped forward to acquire the interest.

Subscribers only Energy 04.02.2003

International Summit in March

Angola's main donors are to meet with government officials in Brussels in March to negotiate the priorities of the poverty [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.02.2003

Ted Giletti

As a close partner of Sonangol, Ted Giletti helped the Angolan national oil company win oil-backed loans when he worked [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.02.2003

Decision on Dalia by Month's End

TotalFinaElf is expected to award development contracts for its Dalia [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.02.2003

Mandate to Put Together Loans

The Norton Rose law firm which has advised Sonangol on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.02.2003

Ascorp Says ?Business as Usual?

A spokesman for the Angola Selling Corporation (Ascorp) has denied [...]

Subscribers only Mining 28.01.2003

New Oil-Backed Loan?

The Angolan government is reportedly talking with three French banks - BNP Paribas, Natexis Banques Populaires and Societe Generale - [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.01.2003

Contract with BP

The French branch of Bureau Veritas has been mandated by [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.01.2003

Dos Santos Shakes Up Gem Industry

A vast overhaul of Angola's diamond industry is underway. The shake-up is being personally spearheaded by president Jose Eduardo Dos Santos

Subscribers only Mining 14.01.2003

Maurice Tempelsman

Africa Mining Intelligence has learned that Maurice Tempelsman, a prominent diamond industry figure close to De Beers in Africa, has [...]

Subscribers only Mining 14.01.2003

Total's Investment Plans

France's TotalFinaElf group intends to invest $5 billion in Angola over the coming five years, according to the Angolan national [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.01.2003

Angolan Audit to Remain Secret

Leaks on the findings of an audit that the International [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.01.2003

Fresh Discovery on Block 14

The U.S. major ChevronTexaco has made a new discovery on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.01.2003

And on Block 17 as Well

Late last year TotalFinaElf made its 13th discovery on block [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.01.2003

Odebrecht to Spurn Diamonds?

With several mining companies poised to re-activate their projects in Angola, the Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht has indicated it could [...]

Subscribers only Mining 31.12.2002

Rift over Portuguese Debt

Delays in Angola's payment of its debt to Portugal have stirred tension within the Portuguese government. According to the Lisbon [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.12.2002

Desiderio da Graca da Costa

Appointed oil minister last week in succession to Jose Bothelo de Vasconcelos - who became water resources and power minister [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.12.2002

Headway on LNG Project

After stating that it viewed ChevronTexaco's future LNG plant as a priority project, the Angolan government has provided some details about the feasibility of the scheme.

Subscribers only Energy 17.12.2002

Uncertainty over Galp's Intentions

In the works since early this year, the sale of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.12.2002

Samuel Tito Armando

African Mining Intelligence has learned that Angola's deputy geology and mines minister, Carlos Sumbula, was discreetly replaced in a government [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.12.2002

Sonangol & Chevron Square Off

Sonangol is putting pressure on Chevron by declaring that the pace of development on offshore fields depends on installing an LNG plant.

Subscribers only Energy 04.12.2002

And Angola's, too

Unlike Nigeria's president, the Angolan government has based its budget projections on a barrel worth $23. Finance minister Julio Bessa [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.12.2002

Restoring the Gove Dam

Angola and Namibia have begun talks on rehabilitating the Gove [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.12.2002

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