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Equatorial Guinea

EG Ronda 2016: politics puts process on hold

While Equatorial Guinean oil minister Gabriel Obiang Lima has announced a new tender for early 2019, the last round of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.09.2018

Technip-Subsea 7- Schlumberger cornered by G. Obiang

Though so far little applied, the rules that require oil services firms to have local partners have become a government hobby horse.

Subscribers only Energy 18.09.2018

CEMAC mining code in final stages before launch

A work group tasked to validate the mining code to [...]

Subscribers only Mining 11.09.2018

Jacinto Owono, the new local content bête noire for oil firms

Jacinto Owono, the former PanAtlantic general manager for Equatorial Guinea who first cut his teeth with Hess Corp, has now [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.09.2018

‘Teodorin' the golden boy lives it up in Europe

Despite receiving a three-year suspended sentence and a fine of [...]

Subscribers only Politics 22.08.2018

Family tensions with Obiang clan force Total to take the long road

Although its talks over the acquisition of two exploration blocks [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.07.2018

Total fires up Gabriel/Teodorin Obiang rivalry

Negotiations with the French major have stoked the flames of the Obiang vs. Obiang conflict.

Subscribers only Energy 19.06.2018

Ophir's financial tumult sends Schlumberger reeling

Following Ophir's failure to secure funds to develop Fortuna, Schlumberger jumps ship.

Subscribers only Energy 05.06.2018

How Ophir's woes got the better of Nick Cooper

British junior Ophir Energy, which is particularly active in Equatorial Guinea, Tanzania and the Ivory Coast, has been hit with [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.05.2018

Fortuna: Chinese financiers rock Ophir's boat

The junior has been pushing back and pushing back its final investment decision on Fortuna. Here's why.

Subscribers only Energy 24.04.2018

Gabriel Obiang Lima in seduction mode in Abu Dhabi

Frustrated with the recent wait-and-see approach taken by American firms active in Equatorial Guinea over the past two decades in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.04.2018

Antonio Oburu mysteriously reappears at GEPetrol

According to our sources, the chief executive of Equatorial Guinean state-run firm GEPetrol, Antonio Oburu, returned to his desk in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.04.2018

EG-24: who is Ophir Energy negotiating with?

British firm Ophir Energy is on the verge of finalising [...]

Subscribers only Energy 20.03.2018

Vice president Teodorino Nguema Obiang, the bee in IMF's bonnet

Much the same as the Congo-B (see here), Equatorial Guinea [...]

Subscribers only Energy 20.03.2018

Obiang Nguema runs roughshod over the opposition

As usual after reports of an umpteenth attempted coup (the most recent dating back to late December), the Equatorial Guinean [...]

Free access Politics 07.03.2018

Marathon sells its assets to Total bit by bit

The American independent energy firm neglects its producing African blocks to focus on its North American portfolio.

Subscribers only Energy 06.03.2018

The army sells its services to boost the state coffers

According to information obtained by the Indian Ocean Newsletter, the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 02.03.2018

Noble fears for the security of its transborder deposits

As American firm Noble Energy sits poised to start up talks over the unitisation of its Yolanda (block 2 in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 20.02.2018

Total getting under Gabriel Obiang's nose

The French major has been dilly-dallying about investing in E&P, to the point of getting on the government's nerves.

Subscribers only Energy 20.02.2018

The murky ‘putsch' against Obiang bolsters relations with Biya

The alleged coup attempt against the president of Equatorial Guinea has strained relations with N'Djamena, while strengthening ties with Yaounde.

Subscribers only Politics 07.02.2018

Kagame and Magufuli launch railway for 3Ts and nickel

Tanzania will extend its railway line connecting Dar es Salaam and Isaka to reach Kigali, offering an unhoped-for opening for Rwandan and Burundian miners.

Free access Infrastructure, Mining 30.01.2018

Fortuna: who is Ophir's mystery Chinese partner?

AEI revealed the name of the Chinese financial institution that has been negotiating with Ophir to develop the LNG project.

Subscribers only Energy 23.01.2018

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Headless GEPetrol encircled by political and family networks

Equatorial Guinean state oil firm GEPetrol has been treading water since managing director Antonio Engonga Oburu, a close friend of president Teodoro Obiang Nguema, unexpectedly resigned (AEI 805). With the top post still vacant, the state company's various departments are [.

Subscribers only Energy 09.01.2018

Laures, SBM Offshore's mysterious French agent

A key name is missing from the long indictment unsealed on November 29 by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.12.2017

Howard Brodsky's mining project hounded by Canadian court case

According to Africa Mining Intelligence's information, Howard Brodsky, a consultant [...]

Subscribers only Mining 28.11.2017

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Equatorial Guinea

EG Ronda 2016: politics puts process on hold

Technip-Subsea 7- Schlumberger cornered by G. Obiang

CEMAC mining code in final stages before launch

Jacinto Owono, the new local content bête noire for oil firms

‘Teodorin' the golden boy lives it up in Europe

Family tensions with Obiang clan force Total to take the long road

Total fires up Gabriel/Teodorin Obiang rivalry

Ophir's financial tumult sends Schlumberger reeling

How Ophir's woes got the better of Nick Cooper

Fortuna: Chinese financiers rock Ophir's boat

Gabriel Obiang Lima in seduction mode in Abu Dhabi

Antonio Oburu mysteriously reappears at GEPetrol

EG-24: who is Ophir Energy negotiating with?

Vice president Teodorino Nguema Obiang, the bee in IMF's bonnet

Obiang Nguema runs roughshod over the opposition

Marathon sells its assets to Total bit by bit

The army sells its services to boost the state coffers

Noble fears for the security of its transborder deposits

Total getting under Gabriel Obiang's nose

The murky ‘putsch' against Obiang bolsters relations with Biya

Kagame and Magufuli launch railway for 3Ts and nickel

Fortuna: who is Ophir's mystery Chinese partner?

Spotlight
Headless GEPetrol encircled by political and family networks

Laures, SBM Offshore's mysterious French agent

Howard Brodsky's mining project hounded by Canadian court case

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Equatorial Guinea

EG Ronda 2016: politics puts process on hold

Technip-Subsea 7- Schlumberger cornered by G. Obiang

CEMAC mining code in final stages before launch

Jacinto Owono, the new local content bête noire for oil firms

‘Teodorin' the golden boy lives it up in Europe

Family tensions with Obiang clan force Total to take the long road

Total fires up Gabriel/Teodorin Obiang rivalry

Ophir's financial tumult sends Schlumberger reeling

How Ophir's woes got the better of Nick Cooper

Fortuna: Chinese financiers rock Ophir's boat

Gabriel Obiang Lima in seduction mode in Abu Dhabi

Antonio Oburu mysteriously reappears at GEPetrol

EG-24: who is Ophir Energy negotiating with?

Vice president Teodorino Nguema Obiang, the bee in IMF's bonnet

Obiang Nguema runs roughshod over the opposition

Marathon sells its assets to Total bit by bit

The army sells its services to boost the state coffers

Noble fears for the security of its transborder deposits

Total getting under Gabriel Obiang's nose

The murky ‘putsch' against Obiang bolsters relations with Biya

Kagame and Magufuli launch railway for 3Ts and nickel

Fortuna: who is Ophir's mystery Chinese partner?

Spotlight Headless GEPetrol encircled by political and family networks

Laures, SBM Offshore's mysterious French agent

Howard Brodsky's mining project hounded by Canadian court case

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Headless GEPetrol encircled by political and family networks