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Sassou extends New Age's Marine III exploration licence

The British junior New Age is to have an extra year to conduct drilling on its Congolese exploration permit for Marine III.

Subscribers only Energy 10.12.2020

Congolese hydrocarbons minister Jean-Marc Thystère Tchicaya. © Christian Bruna/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Bypassed over renewal, oil minister Thystère Tchicaya sends Total a sharp reminder

Although it has locked in another two decades to operate Djeno, French major Total could be in for a bumpy ride with the authorities during the concession transition period through to the end of the year.

Subscribers only Energy 08.12.2020

Copasol seeks new lease of life for its idle solar panel factory

Despite millions of dollars in state funding, Congolaise des Panneaux Solaires has been at a standstill since 2015. Its managers are hoping to kickstart production with new projects.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 01.12.2020

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Trafigura and SNPC's cosy arrangement on fuel sales

CORAF, the refinery subsidiary of the state-owned SNPC, has set up a system for selling its fuel at discount prices in conjunction with the former Trafigura executive in Brazzaville, the Swiss businessman Thierry Plojoux.

Subscribers only Energy 26.11.2020

Perenco chairman François Perrodo. © Wikimedia Commons

Perenco boss Perrodo follows Total's Pouyanné in visiting Sassou to talk about Djeno

François Perrodo, the young head of the family-owned Perenco group, made the trip to Congo to try to get guarantees from the Congolese authorities regarding his group's expansion plans there.

Subscribers only Energy 24.11.2020

Dry port projects in Congo and the Central African Republic. © Africa Intelligence/Indigo Publications 2020

Sogea-Satom, Olam and Stoa see opportunity in Dolisie and Beloko dry port projects

The three companies are keen to take part in inland port projects in Congo and another in Central African Republic designed to ease congestion at Pointe-Noire.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 24.11.2020

Nguesso clan loses $2.4m Florida penthouse for good

The court of the Southern District of Florida has authorised the sale of former SNPC downstream director Denis-Christel Sassou Nguesso's luxury Miami apartment, seized in June.

Subscribers only Energy, Politics 23.11.2020

Bongo and Obiang get BEAC to give in to oil firms

The regional bank has yet to impose the CFA franc on mining and oil firms, thanks to a fuss kicked up by a private sector backed by certain regional leaders.

Subscribers only Energy 16.11.2020

Abbas Mahamat Tolli, Governor of Central Africa Banks.

Turkey's Damnus follows compatriot Summa into privatised airports sector

The Turkish conglomerate Damnus headed by Nusret Comert is set to run Bangui international airport, where it will also be in charge of refurbishing works estimated to cost €30m.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 13.11.2020

Total boss humours lord of the manor Sassou but makes his intentions clear

Patrick Pouyanné played along as Congo's president showed off his domains, but behind the Total CEO's remarkable patience lay a determination to extract his pound of flesh.

Subscribers only Energy 09.11.2020

After clinching Djeno, Pouyanné meets Sassou to lobby on Total tax

Total CEO Patrick Pouyanné travelled to Congo to celebrate a major extension of the firm's Djeno concession and discuss the oil major's future investments with the country's president.

Subscribers only Energy 04.11.2020

Gabon's blue helmets stymied by faulty Chinese APCs

Gabon is about to rotate troops within the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic, but its soldiers there are still grappling with equipment problems.

Free access Defence, Business 04.11.2020

New lease of life for Marc Sendanki, discreet ex-middleman for Gunvor in West Africa

These days, Marc Honda Sendanki is giving the Russian firm Litasco the benefit of his extensive networks in the region.

Subscribers only Energy 12.10.2020

CEMAC seeks $3.3bn to finance infrastructure projects

The six members of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) are planning a round table in November to raise funds for the construction of roads and electricity plants.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 07.10.2020

Oil minister Tchicaya rejects then taunts WNR over Marine XI

Despite a last ditch attempt, the oil company WNR has failed to hold on to its stake in the Marine XI block.

Subscribers only Energy 05.10.2020

ENI continues to disengage by giving up Zingali and Loufika-Tioni permits

As well as selling off part of its non-operating assets in Congo, ENI is hoping to divest itself of the non-essential blocks that it operates there.

Subscribers only Energy 02.10.2020

Sassou tasks trio to crack open IMF vault

For the past year, the IMF has kept postponing the payout of the tranches of a loan it granted Congo in July 2019. Budget minister Ludovic Ngatsé and a select team have been mandated to get the country out of this financial limbo.

Free access Business 02.10.2020

Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso.

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ENI calls in top investment bank to advise on asset sales

Italian oil major ENI is preparing to carry out a high-speed cutback programme at one of its oldest African subsidiaries. It has called in an investment bank to take charge of selling its Congolese assets on which it is not operator.

Subscribers only Energy 23.09.2020

Sassou Nguesso's plan for Djeno oil terminal after 50 years of Total and ENI at the helm

The structure of the entity that will be in charge of the running Congo's only oil port is beginning to take shape. Here's what it could look like.

Subscribers only Energy 22.09.2020

Bourbon Offshore enters the fray over Pointe-Noire docks

Having tussled for years with major works minister Jean-Jacques Bouya for control of the Pointe-Noire oil port, Willy Nguesso, the president's nephew, has won support from oil services company Bourbon Offshore.

Subscribers only Business 21.09.2020

What has become of Casula, Paduano and fellow ENI execs implicated in AOGC-WNR affair?

Italian MPs have given fresh impetus to the corruption investigation into ENI's operations in Congo. The principal protagonists are now keeping a low profile abroad or have been reassigned to new posts within the Italian major.

Subscribers only Energy 21.09.2020

Tilapia/Zenith Energy : how the bust-up between AAOG personnel and the company's country manager Patrick van Alphen came about

Zenith Energy, the company which has just taken over AAOG, has been accused by AAOG's personnel of having failed to pay their salaries. Zenith has denied this but the government has intervened. Here, we reveal what happened behind the scenes.

Subscribers only Energy 15.09.2020

Ex-Shell man plans to explore Africa's marginal fields with the mysterious Kariya Energy

In a press release both vague and ambitious, Kariya Energy announced in early September that it would soon acquire several assets in Africa and that it planned to go into the market for small-scale liquefied natual gas projects.

Subscribers only Energy 14.09.2020

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From New York to Miami, Mohsen Hojeij takes on Congo

A Trump Hotel and Tower apartment, a building in Miami, the presidential Falcon... After failing to reach an agreement with the Congolese head of state, businessman Mohsen Hojeij, who is suing Brazzaville for €1.2bn, is now after the presidential family's property.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 09.09.2020

Trump International Hotel and Tower on Columbus Circle, New York City.

Hydrocarbons director Teresa Goma checkmates WNR over Marine XI

Having failed to take the lead on Marine XI, junior WMR might be locked out entirely.

Subscribers only Energy 07.09.2020

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Sassou extends New Age's Marine III exploration licence

Bypassed over renewal, oil minister Thystère Tchicaya sends Total a sharp reminder

Copasol seeks new lease of life for its idle solar panel factory

Spotlight
Trafigura and SNPC's cosy arrangement on fuel sales

Perenco boss Perrodo follows Total's Pouyanné in visiting Sassou to talk about Djeno

Sogea-Satom, Olam and Stoa see opportunity in Dolisie and Beloko dry port projects

Nguesso clan loses $2.4m Florida penthouse for good

Bongo and Obiang get BEAC to give in to oil firms

Turkey's Damnus follows compatriot Summa into privatised airports sector

Total boss humours lord of the manor Sassou but makes his intentions clear

After clinching Djeno, Pouyanné meets Sassou to lobby on Total tax

Gabon's blue helmets stymied by faulty Chinese APCs

New lease of life for Marc Sendanki, discreet ex-middleman for Gunvor in West Africa

CEMAC seeks $3.3bn to finance infrastructure projects

Oil minister Tchicaya rejects then taunts WNR over Marine XI

ENI continues to disengage by giving up Zingali and Loufika-Tioni permits

Sassou tasks trio to crack open IMF vault

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ENI calls in top investment bank to advise on asset sales

Sassou Nguesso's plan for Djeno oil terminal after 50 years of Total and ENI at the helm

Bourbon Offshore enters the fray over Pointe-Noire docks

What has become of Casula, Paduano and fellow ENI execs implicated in AOGC-WNR affair?

Tilapia/Zenith Energy : how the bust-up between AAOG personnel and the company's country manager Patrick van Alphen came about

Ex-Shell man plans to explore Africa's marginal fields with the mysterious Kariya Energy

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From New York to Miami, Mohsen Hojeij takes on Congo

Hydrocarbons director Teresa Goma checkmates WNR over Marine XI

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Congo

Sassou extends New Age's Marine III exploration licence

Bypassed over renewal, oil minister Thystère Tchicaya sends Total a sharp reminder

Copasol seeks new lease of life for its idle solar panel factory

Spotlight Trafigura and SNPC's cosy arrangement on fuel sales

Perenco boss Perrodo follows Total's Pouyanné in visiting Sassou to talk about Djeno

Sogea-Satom, Olam and Stoa see opportunity in Dolisie and Beloko dry port projects

Nguesso clan loses $2.4m Florida penthouse for good

Bongo and Obiang get BEAC to give in to oil firms

Turkey's Damnus follows compatriot Summa into privatised airports sector

Total boss humours lord of the manor Sassou but makes his intentions clear

After clinching Djeno, Pouyanné meets Sassou to lobby on Total tax

Gabon's blue helmets stymied by faulty Chinese APCs

New lease of life for Marc Sendanki, discreet ex-middleman for Gunvor in West Africa

CEMAC seeks $3.3bn to finance infrastructure projects

Oil minister Tchicaya rejects then taunts WNR over Marine XI

ENI continues to disengage by giving up Zingali and Loufika-Tioni permits

Sassou tasks trio to crack open IMF vault

Spotlight ENI calls in top investment bank to advise on asset sales

Sassou Nguesso's plan for Djeno oil terminal after 50 years of Total and ENI at the helm

Bourbon Offshore enters the fray over Pointe-Noire docks

What has become of Casula, Paduano and fellow ENI execs implicated in AOGC-WNR affair?

Tilapia/Zenith Energy : how the bust-up between AAOG personnel and the company's country manager Patrick van Alphen came about

Ex-Shell man plans to explore Africa's marginal fields with the mysterious Kariya Energy

Spotlight From New York to Miami, Mohsen Hojeij takes on Congo

Hydrocarbons director Teresa Goma checkmates WNR over Marine XI

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Trafigura and SNPC's cosy arrangement on fuel sales

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ENI calls in top investment bank to advise on asset sales

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From New York to Miami, Mohsen Hojeij takes on Congo