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Perenco, Congorep and SNPC bounce back at Emeraude

The farewells have turned out to be premature. Just months after returning the Emeraude concession to the state, the SNPC-Congorep-Perenco joint venture is already back in town.

Subscribers only Energy 11.05.2020

Inner Circle
How Denis Gokana became Nguesso's unchallenged oil supremo

Denis Gokana, adviser to Denis Sassou Nguesso on oil matters, has succeeded in building powerful contact networks, enabling him to eclipse the exploration and production competition.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 06.05.2020

Audit firms probe links between ENI chief Claudio Descalzi and Petroserve

Subscribers only Energy 28.04.2020

Ambitions clash in Sassou Nguesso's entourage amid coronavirus crisis

The pandemic has provoked tensions even in the president's stronghold and has emboldened those eyeing the post-Sassou era.

Subscribers only Politics 27.04.2020

Spotlight
How Perenco and oil supremo Gokana scuppered Total's offer on the much-coveted Kombi, Likalala and Libondo II oilfields

The family-run junior oil company Perenco has shut out the competition by bringing out the big guns to win the contract for the Kombi, Likalala and Libondo II fields, with former SNPC boss Denis Gokana lending a helping hand.

Subscribers only Energy 23.04.2020

Why NJ Ayuk chose Leoncio Amada Nze as Africa Energy Chamber chief's point man in Malabo

The African Energy Chamber is expanding its team to mediate between the private sector and governments.

Subscribers only Energy 21.04.2020

ICC spreads the word via telecommunications

Boasting many well-connected figures among its flock, the evangelical Impact centre chrétien exercises not only a spiritual influence but also a decidedly more temporal influence on the telecoms sector.

Subscribers only Politics 01.04.2020

Jean-Jacques Bouya rules the roost

Despite the return to Brazzaville last week of the minister of finance Calixte Nganongo after three months convalescing in France, [...]

Subscribers only Politics 01.04.2020

Marine XXI, XXII: who would have been Kosmos' mystery partner?

As we reveal above, it is understood that Kosmos Energy has pulled out of the negotiations for the two offshore [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.03.2020

Sassou's nephew Carlo Roger homes in on two onshore blocks

The Algerian entrepreneur Akim Laacher and President Denis Sassou Nguesso's nephew Carlo Roger Nguesso have their eyes set on two [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.03.2020

Covid-19 gives Total time on Kombi, Likalala and Libondo

The coronavirus pandemic has put the brakes on the bidding round for the Kombi, Likalala and Libondo fields Total had so desperately tried to stop.

Subscribers only Energy 31.03.2020

Tilapia: Forum upturns AAOG leadership mid-way into Zenith Energy negotiations

British consultant James Cane left his seat as the temporary [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.03.2020

Kiki and Joujou move into oil sector

Deprived of an official role in managing Congo's oil, members of President Denis Sassou Nguesso's family are trying to carve themselves out a private sector role.

Subscribers only 18.03.2020

Ludovic Ngatsé takes over as negotiator with IMF

Faced with the possibility that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) may delay for a second time its deliberations on the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 18.03.2020

Omar Denis Jr goes from Oxford to sausage-making

Having obtained his Master's in late 2019 from the University [...]

Subscribers only 18.03.2020

Could Total lose Kombi, Likalala and Libondo for good?

French major Total has tried everything to avoid a call for tenders for its fields but to no avail. The sale process is underway.

Subscribers only Energy 17.03.2020

After Total, Sassou continues attack on tax advantages

ENI has had no more luck that its competitor Total [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.03.2020

ECCAS goes on charm offensive to fund several infrastructure projects

Four central African heads of state, together with institutional donors and business leaders, are due to attend a round table in Brazzaville on March 19 aimed at financing infrastructure projects.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 09.03.2020

Still no deal with IMF

The delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which visited [...]

Subscribers only 04.03.2020

Total loses tax concessions held since 1968

In the end Brazzaville has decided to not renew the establishment agreements that have governed Total's presence in Congo since [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.03.2020

Guillaume Bakouété elected president of Pointe-Noire Bar

The new president of the Bar of Pointe-Noire, 52-year-old Guillaume Bakouété, is due to take up his functions on 24 [...]

Subscribers only Politics 19.02.2020

Clan war at Pointe-Noire docks

The Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso's trip to Pointe-Noire from [...]

Subscribers only Infrastructure 19.02.2020

Marine XI: Mercuria E&P Congo settles in at last

Genevan trading house Mercuria's local branch Mercuria E&P Congo, the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.02.2020

With trouble after trouble, ENI forced to shut down wells

ENI's Congolese production has taken a nosedive in recent weeks. [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.02.2020

No-show on Sapro's second iron ore cargo

Congolese miner Sapro Mayoko has failed to deliver the second [...]

Subscribers only Mining 11.02.2020

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Congo

Perenco, Congorep and SNPC bounce back at Emeraude

Inner Circle
How Denis Gokana became Nguesso's unchallenged oil supremo

Audit firms probe links between ENI chief Claudio Descalzi and Petroserve

Ambitions clash in Sassou Nguesso's entourage amid coronavirus crisis

Spotlight
How Perenco and oil supremo Gokana scuppered Total's offer on the much-coveted Kombi, Likalala and Libondo II oilfields

Why NJ Ayuk chose Leoncio Amada Nze as Africa Energy Chamber chief's point man in Malabo

ICC spreads the word via telecommunications

Jean-Jacques Bouya rules the roost

Marine XXI, XXII: who would have been Kosmos' mystery partner?

Sassou's nephew Carlo Roger homes in on two onshore blocks

Covid-19 gives Total time on Kombi, Likalala and Libondo

Tilapia: Forum upturns AAOG leadership mid-way into Zenith Energy negotiations

Kiki and Joujou move into oil sector

Ludovic Ngatsé takes over as negotiator with IMF

Omar Denis Jr goes from Oxford to sausage-making

Could Total lose Kombi, Likalala and Libondo for good?

After Total, Sassou continues attack on tax advantages

ECCAS goes on charm offensive to fund several infrastructure projects

Still no deal with IMF

Total loses tax concessions held since 1968

Guillaume Bakouété elected president of Pointe-Noire Bar

Clan war at Pointe-Noire docks

Marine XI: Mercuria E&P Congo settles in at last

With trouble after trouble, ENI forced to shut down wells

No-show on Sapro's second iron ore cargo

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Perenco, Congorep and SNPC bounce back at Emeraude

Inner Circle How Denis Gokana became Nguesso's unchallenged oil supremo

Audit firms probe links between ENI chief Claudio Descalzi and Petroserve

Ambitions clash in Sassou Nguesso's entourage amid coronavirus crisis

Spotlight How Perenco and oil supremo Gokana scuppered Total's offer on the much-coveted Kombi, Likalala and Libondo II oilfields

Why NJ Ayuk chose Leoncio Amada Nze as Africa Energy Chamber chief's point man in Malabo

ICC spreads the word via telecommunications

Jean-Jacques Bouya rules the roost

Marine XXI, XXII: who would have been Kosmos' mystery partner?

Sassou's nephew Carlo Roger homes in on two onshore blocks

Covid-19 gives Total time on Kombi, Likalala and Libondo

Tilapia: Forum upturns AAOG leadership mid-way into Zenith Energy negotiations

Kiki and Joujou move into oil sector

Ludovic Ngatsé takes over as negotiator with IMF

Omar Denis Jr goes from Oxford to sausage-making

Could Total lose Kombi, Likalala and Libondo for good?

After Total, Sassou continues attack on tax advantages

ECCAS goes on charm offensive to fund several infrastructure projects

Still no deal with IMF

Total loses tax concessions held since 1968

Guillaume Bakouété elected president of Pointe-Noire Bar

Clan war at Pointe-Noire docks

Marine XI: Mercuria E&P Congo settles in at last

With trouble after trouble, ENI forced to shut down wells

No-show on Sapro's second iron ore cargo

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Inner Circle
How Denis Gokana became Nguesso's unchallenged oil supremo

Spotlight
How Perenco and oil supremo Gokana scuppered Total's offer on the much-coveted Kombi, Likalala and Libondo II oilfields