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Maurel & Prom Targets North

After bolstering its position on the Kouilou concession, Maurel & Prom has turned its attention to another concession in the northern part of the country.

Subscribers only Energy 04.02.2003

Americans Eye Haute Mer

TotalFinaElf's tribulations on the Haute Mer concession have aroused the interest of several majors, particularly ChevronTexaco.

Subscribers only Energy 04.02.2003

Wins Case Against SNPC

The American law firm Walker International which holds a debt [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.02.2003

Advice on Funding for Congo-B

According to La Lettre du Continent (Indigo Publications), the French [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.02.2003

Spotlight
Blackmail on the High Seas

TotalFinaElf has just lost its exploration permit on the Haute Mer concession, which covers most of the country's shallow offshore, but is seeking operating licenses for the Moho Bilondo and Nsoko fields

Subscribers only Energy 21.01.2003

A Deal Mixing Gems & Power?

Determined to establish himself in Congo-K, the diamond trader Beny Steinmetz is offering to have his Bateman engineering group build power stations.

Subscribers only Energy 21.01.2003

European Union and Transparency

Africa Energy Intelligence has learned that Congo-B president Denis Sassou Nguesso plans to take advantage of a session of the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.01.2003

Three-Sided Defense Pact

Angolan president Jose Eduardo Dos Santos summoned his Congo-K and Congo-D counterparts, Joseph Kabila and Denis Sassou Nguesso, to Luanda [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.01.2003

Lubilanji 2 Inaugurated

The new Lubilani power station that will supply Kasai has stirred controversy in the province.

Subscribers only Energy 07.01.2003

New Methods at SNPC

A meeting of Societe National des Petrole du Congo's board in Brazzaville on Dec. 30 decided under pressure from oil [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.01.2003

Trading Entity Packs Up

A trading mechanism that Congo-B's SNPC established in the form of a Special Purpose Vehicle has been smothered in its crib by the country's creditors and never operated.

Subscribers only Energy 07.01.2003

Promoting Congo-B

The Corporate Council on Africa that represents American firms operating [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.01.2003

Kampala wants the DRC to abandon its lawsuit

The Ugandan authorities launched a diplomatic campaign in an effort to convince the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo [...]

Subscribers only Politics 03.01.2003

The Bill for Privatizing SNEL

According to our sources, over half of a World Bank package worth a total of $103 million for Democratic Republic [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.12.2002

Start-Up for Agip's Power Plant

In the pipeline for long years, a gas-fuelled power station in Pointe Noire was inaugurated last week.

Subscribers only Energy 17.12.2002

France Lines Up For Markets

Congo's energy minister cited a list of ?immediate investment opportunities? in the power sector when a delegation from MEDEF International, a branch of the French employers' federation, turned up in Kinshasa.

Subscribers only Energy 17.12.2002

Creditors Stand in Vitol's Way

A long-time rival of Glencore for trading contracts with SNPC, Vitol has gained ascendancy in recent months over the former [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.12.2002

Operators Picked for K Structure

The Congolese and Angolan governments have chosen the equity split in the consortium due to explore K Structure, an area straddling Angola's block 14 and Congo's Haute Mer license.

Subscribers only Energy 04.12.2002

Ashanti Faces Court Action

A resumption of production at the Mongbwalu gold mine near Bunia by Ashanti Goldfields has been brought to a halt [...]

Subscribers only Mining 26.11.2002

New Regional Agreements

SNEL in Democratic Republic of Congo is hard at work negotiating new contracts with Congo-Brazzaville, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Subscribers only Energy 19.11.2002

Oil-Backed Loans on Way Out?

The system of oil-backed loans which allowed traders to lift oil shipments under term contracts in return for bank loans [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.11.2002

What the IMF Wants

Following an IMF mission to Brazzaville SNPC's operations are to come under tighter control.

Subscribers only Energy 19.11.2002

Search at BBL Headquarters

Belgian police searched the headquarters of Banque Bruxelles Lambert (BBL) on Nov. 5 during an investigation into the laundering of [...]

Subscribers only Mining 12.11.2002

IMF Oil Audit

Less than a month after a leaked IMF report indicated that nearly $900 million in oil receipts had disappeared from [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.11.2002

Speaking for Gabon and Congo

Barron-Birrel, a lobbying firm founded by the Republican David Barron [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.11.2002

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Congo

Maurel & Prom Targets North

Americans Eye Haute Mer

Wins Case Against SNPC

Advice on Funding for Congo-B

Spotlight
Blackmail on the High Seas

A Deal Mixing Gems & Power?

European Union and Transparency

Three-Sided Defense Pact

Lubilanji 2 Inaugurated

New Methods at SNPC

Trading Entity Packs Up

Promoting Congo-B

Kampala wants the DRC to abandon its lawsuit

The Bill for Privatizing SNEL

Start-Up for Agip's Power Plant

France Lines Up For Markets

Creditors Stand in Vitol's Way

Operators Picked for K Structure

Ashanti Faces Court Action

New Regional Agreements

Oil-Backed Loans on Way Out?

What the IMF Wants

Search at BBL Headquarters

IMF Oil Audit

Speaking for Gabon and Congo

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Denis Sassou-Nguesso

Congo

Maurel & Prom Targets North

Americans Eye Haute Mer

Wins Case Against SNPC

Advice on Funding for Congo-B

Spotlight Blackmail on the High Seas

A Deal Mixing Gems & Power?

European Union and Transparency

Three-Sided Defense Pact

Lubilanji 2 Inaugurated

New Methods at SNPC

Trading Entity Packs Up

Promoting Congo-B

Kampala wants the DRC to abandon its lawsuit

The Bill for Privatizing SNEL

Start-Up for Agip's Power Plant

France Lines Up For Markets

Creditors Stand in Vitol's Way

Operators Picked for K Structure

Ashanti Faces Court Action

New Regional Agreements

Oil-Backed Loans on Way Out?

What the IMF Wants

Search at BBL Headquarters

IMF Oil Audit

Speaking for Gabon and Congo

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Spotlight
Blackmail on the High Seas