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Equatorial Guinea

After Gabon, Carlyle in seduction mode in Malabo

According to our sources, the giant American private equity corporation [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.03.2019

Malabo counts on tax incentives to attract miners to kick-start sector

To convince investors to take part in the country's very [...]

Subscribers only 19.02.2019

French boss Jacoulot could be Trident's downfall on Zafiro

The firm headed by former Perenco execs is struggling to get Malabo's go-ahead to purchase the country's largest oil field from ExxonMobil.

Subscribers only Energy 12.02.2019

Indaba 2019: Gabriel Obiang reveals details of Rio Muni call for tenders

Later today, on 6 February, the Equatorial Guinean minister of mines and hydrocarbons, Gabriel Obiang, will officially issue his country's [...]

Subscribers only Mining 06.02.2019

Rome's renewed interest in military base

On a visit to Niger on 15 January, the Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte revived the project to set up [...]

Subscribers only Politics 30.01.2019

Spotlight | Document
Clash between team Teodorin and team Gabriel over oil matters

As he works to gain control of all the levers of power, Equatorial Guinean vice president Teodorin Obiang Nguema is finding himself increasingly up against his half-brother, the minister of mines, industry and energy Gabriel Obiang Lima, who sits at [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.01.2019

Persona non grata with the Obiangs, Ophir counts on Adel Chaouch

After being refused a second one-year extension to its block R by the Equatorial Guinean minister of mines and energy [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.01.2019

Junior
Fortuna: why Ophir was tempted with arbitration

According to our sources, last week the interim chief executive [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.01.2019

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 [...]

Subscribers only Politics 16.01.2019

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.

Subscribers only Energy 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 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.01.2019

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.

Subscribers only Energy 02.01.2019

Doha asserts itself

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

Subscribers only Politics 02.01.2019

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.

Subscribers only Energy 11.12.2018

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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 [.

Subscribers only Mining 04.12.2018

Spotlight
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 [.

Subscribers only Politics 28.11.2018

Can Total take block despite resistance from Teodorin Obiang?

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

Free access Energy 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.

Subscribers only Energy 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.

Subscribers only Energy 27.11.2018

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.

Subscribers only Energy 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.

Subscribers only Energy 13.11.2018

French expertise deployed in Chad

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

Subscribers only Business 31.10.2018

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

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

Subscribers only Energy 30.10.2018

Ethiopian Airlines swoops on local airlines

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

Subscribers only Business 17.10.2018

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

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

Subscribers only Business 17.10.2018

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Equatorial Guinea

After Gabon, Carlyle in seduction mode in Malabo

Malabo counts on tax incentives to attract miners to kick-start sector

French boss Jacoulot could be Trident's downfall on Zafiro

Indaba 2019: Gabriel Obiang reveals details of Rio Muni call for tenders

Rome's renewed interest in military base

Spotlight | Document
Clash between team Teodorin and team Gabriel over oil matters

Persona non grata with the Obiangs, Ophir counts on Adel Chaouch

Junior
Fortuna: why Ophir was tempted with arbitration

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

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

Doha asserts itself

Kosmos comes to Ophir Energy's rescue

Spotlight
How the Obiang family plans to take on the mining sector

Spotlight
Why African presidents are looking beyond France for their healthcare

Can Total take block despite resistance from Teodorin Obiang?

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

Ethiopian Airlines swoops on local airlines

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

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Equatorial Guinea

After Gabon, Carlyle in seduction mode in Malabo

Malabo counts on tax incentives to attract miners to kick-start sector

French boss Jacoulot could be Trident's downfall on Zafiro

Indaba 2019: Gabriel Obiang reveals details of Rio Muni call for tenders

Rome's renewed interest in military base

Spotlight | Document Clash between team Teodorin and team Gabriel over oil matters

Persona non grata with the Obiangs, Ophir counts on Adel Chaouch

Junior Fortuna: why Ophir was tempted with arbitration

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

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

Doha asserts itself

Kosmos comes to Ophir Energy's rescue

Spotlight How the Obiang family plans to take on the mining sector

Spotlight Why African presidents are looking beyond France for their healthcare

Can Total take block despite resistance from Teodorin Obiang?

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

Ethiopian Airlines swoops on local airlines

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

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Clash between team Teodorin and team Gabriel over oil matters

Junior
Fortuna: why Ophir was tempted with arbitration

Spotlight
How the Obiang family plans to take on the mining sector

Spotlight
Why African presidents are looking beyond France for their healthcare