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Corridors of power 16/01/2019

Doha takes (military) lead over Riyadh

Until now rather reluctant to get involved in the military sphere in Africa, Qatar nevertheless donated twenty-four armoured vehicles to [...]

Gas 15/01/2019

Gabriel Obiang's reasons for ejecting Ophir from Fortuna

The licence for block R, which contains the gas deposit Fortuna, expired on December 31. Africa Energy Intelligence was able to read the letter by which the oil minister terminated the contract. [...]

Power brokers 15/01/2019

With New Age era over Steve Lowden advises Gabriel Obiang over Fortuna

According to our sources, New Age founder and former chairman, Steve Lowden, who was shown the door in August last [...]

Corridors of power 02/01/2019

Doha asserts itself

With Saudi Arabia becoming mired in the war Yemen, on [...]

Oil 02/01/2019

Why Teodorin could block Trident's bid for Zafiro with ExxonMobil?

Trident Energy could very well find itself caught up in local politics and add another setback to its let-down in Tunisia. [...]

Oil 11/12/2018

Kosmos comes to Ophir Energy's rescue

Unable to put together the funds needed to develop Fortuna, the British junior has Kosmos' financial backing to explore its new block. [...]

Spotlight Exploration-Production 04/12/2018

How the Obiang family plans to take on the mining sector

The oil-impassioned Equatorial Guinea now has plans to make 2019 a year of mining. With the help of veteran consultants, the minister of mines and hydrocarbons in Malabo, Gabriel Obiang Lima, son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, is drafting a [...]

Spotlight Corridors of power 28/11/2018

Why African presidents are looking beyond France for their healthcare

For many years regulars at the Val de Grace military hospital in Paris, African heads of state are now increasingly likely to get their check-ups in Saudi Arabia, Morocco or Israel rather than checking into a clinic in the French [...]

Oil 27/11/2018

Can Total take block despite resistance from Teodorin Obiang? Free

After many twists and turns and misunderstandings, Total hopes to pick up the Equatorial Guinean offshore block EG-18, previously promised [...]

Oil 27/11/2018

Trident puts affairs in order to take Zafiro for ExxonMobil

With backing from shareholder Warburg Pincus, Trident is setting up an operation to buy the American major's shares in the country's largest producing field, Zafiro. [...]

Oil 27/11/2018

Schlumberger/TechnipFMC meet halfway while Subsea7 sinks

Prompted by the sluggish sector, oil minister Gabriel Obiang Lima, has decided to sanction services companies that do not work with local partners. [...]

Oil 13/11/2018

Gabriel Obiang Lima cracks down on TechnipFMC and Schlumberger

The minister has toughened up and taken action against the two oil services giants TechnipFMC and Schlumberger. [...]

Electricity 13/11/2018

Pro-Russia Ukrainian mystery firm Duglas Alliance well received in Malabo

The only project unknown firm Duglas Alliance, which has close ties to a former pro-Russia Ukrainian minister of energy, appears to have on the go is the Sendje mega dam. [...]

Business circles 31/10/2018

French expertise deployed in Chad

A delegation from the French agency for technical cooperation, Expertise [...]

Corridors of power 30/10/2018

President scion Gabriel Obiang to ease throttle on Fortuna project operated by ophir

According to our sources, Equatorial Guinean petroleum minister Gabriel Obiang [...]

Spotlight Business circles 17/10/2018

Vladimir Putin has been lobbying for Russian businesses during Ali Bongo's visit in Moscow in July.

Moscow's mission creep

Although the security and extractive sectors were its first port of call in francophone Africa, in particular in late 2017, post-Soviet Russia is intending in the very near future to diversify its activities by branching out into other sectors. Energy, [...]

Business circles 17/10/2018

Ethiopian Airlines swoops on local airlines

The first flight of Tchadia Airlines signals the growing influence of the Ethiopian airline in the sub-region. [...]

Business circles 17/10/2018

Orange consents to a €40 million ‘discount' for Malabo

The lawyer Jean-Charles Tchikaya has been at the forefront of [...]

Gas 16/10/2018

Trading houses want Shell out of the picture

While Shell may have a contract to lift LNG until 2020 there are several candidates lining up to take its place in Malabo. [...]

Breaking news 10/10/2018

Exclusive. How Malabo settled its dispute with Orange

Equatorial Guinea and Orange have settled their dispute after the state agreed to pay the French telecommunications group an additional [...]

Spotlight Corridors of power 03/10/2018

The young guard invades the corridors of power

As their long-standing allies enter their dotage, African heads of state are turning to a new generation of highly qualified pretenders who are colonising the presidential palaces and forging their own networks. An exposé of the inner circles of tomorrow. The [...]

Corridors of power 02/10/2018

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Doha takes (military) lead over Riyadh

Gabriel Obiang's reasons for ejecting Ophir from Fortuna

With New Age era over Steve Lowden advises Gabriel Obiang over Fortuna

Doha asserts itself

Why Teodorin could block Trident's bid for Zafiro with ExxonMobil?

Kosmos comes to Ophir Energy's rescue

How the Obiang family plans to take on the mining sector

Why African presidents are looking beyond France for their healthcare

Can Total take block despite resistance from Teodorin Obiang? Free

Trident puts affairs in order to take Zafiro for ExxonMobil

Schlumberger/TechnipFMC meet halfway while Subsea7 sinks

Gabriel Obiang Lima cracks down on TechnipFMC and Schlumberger

Pro-Russia Ukrainian mystery firm Duglas Alliance well received in Malabo

French expertise deployed in Chad

President scion Gabriel Obiang to ease throttle on Fortuna project operated by ophir

Moscow's mission creep

Ethiopian Airlines swoops on local airlines

Orange consents to a €40 million ‘discount' for Malabo

Trading houses want Shell out of the picture

Exclusive. How Malabo settled its dispute with Orange

The young guard invades the corridors of power

Ophir allows cloud to thicken dangerously around fortuna

Rocky times ahead with Brazil Free

EG Ronda 2016: politics puts process on hold

Technip-Subsea 7- Schlumberger cornered by G. Obiang

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