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Sense of an ending at Addax's genevan offices

The death knell has rung. Chinese giant Sinopec's affiliate, Addax Petroleum, has given its 170 Genevan-based employees their date of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.09.2017

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Third social tour for Ali‘16!

The fruit of the national dialogue launched in May between the government and parts of the opposition, the new 38-member executive formed by Ali Bongo on 21 August is unlikely to calm the tensions which have been coursing through Gabon [...]

Subscribers only Politics 30.08.2017

The weather's turning grey at Veolia

An alarming level of debt, combined with the short fuse of the Gabonese authorities, has strained relations with the French company Revelations.

Subscribers only Business 30.08.2017

Pierre Claver Maganga Moussavou, Ali Bongo's ‘southern' card

Just as Omar Bongo did before him by appointing Didjob Divungi Di Ndinge, on 21 August Ali Bongo chose a [...]

Subscribers only Politics 30.08.2017

Brice Laccruche Alihanga, an Accrombessi ally, installed at the palace

The appointment on 25 August of Brice Laccruche Alihanga as presidential chief of staff marks the return to the seaside [...]

Subscribers only Politics 30.08.2017

SGS on the edge of the precipice

Societe gabonaise de services (SGS), which specialises in private security, [...]

Subscribers only Business 30.08.2017

Sinopec chastises Geneva over Addax case

Beijing has made its decision. It is going to close Addax's Genevan, but also UK and US, offices. The move was in no small part precipitated by the Swiss court case, marking an end to Geneva's role as a global oil nucleus.

Subscribers only Energy 29.08.2017

Minister Houangni's path to become head honcho of oil

Appointed in January 2017 to replace Etienne Ngoubou, Gabon's new minister of oil Pascal Houangni Ambouroue recently won a decisive [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.08.2017

Jacob Thaty Tsioba dismissed from the Direction Generale des Hydrocarbures (DGH)

According to our sources, the head of the Direction Generale des Hydrocarbures (DGH) Jacob Thaty Tsioba was dismissed today from [...]

Subscribers only 08.08.2017

Ali Bongo maintains the ethnic and regional balance of his government

The president has reshuffled his cabinet to make it more representative of the country.

Subscribers only Politics 26.07.2017

Alexandre Barro-Chambrier proposes himself as the third way

Having toured Europe in early July to raise awareness of the post-electoral crisis in Gabon, Alexandre Barro Chambrier, the 59-year-old [...]

Subscribers only Politics 26.07.2017

Assala Energy struggles to close Shell purchase

Five months after being selected by Shell to pick up its assets in Gabon, Assala Energy and its shareholder Carlyle have their head on the chopping block in Libreville.

Subscribers only Energy 25.07.2017

Junior
Vaalco unsuccessful in reassuring employees over Félicité Essono's role

Sent off in a rush by the group's management in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.07.2017

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Ghanaian Brace Energy wants to be GOC's best buddy

Founded in 2016, the Ghanaian oil consultancy firm Brace Energy [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.07.2017

Richard Attias urges Ali Bongo to stump up!

Launched with grand pomp in 2012, the NYFA is in trouble. Libreville still hasn't finished paying for the 2015 event…

Subscribers only Politics 12.07.2017

Conde and Deby's ultimatum to Faustin Touadera

Idriss Deby is still the boss in Bangui (WAN 756). Although he personally invited Faustin Archange Touadera to N'Djamena on [...]

Subscribers only Politics 12.07.2017

Rene Ndemezo'o Obiang, the master of self-reinvention

Rene Ndemezo'o Obiang continues at the age of 70 to excel in the art of political reinvention. Previously the election [...]

Subscribers only Politics 12.07.2017

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Vaalco making its relations work at the presidential palace

Equity fund Group 42-BLR may have managed to get the reshuffle of its shareholder Vaalco Energy's management team the way it wanted (AEI 790), but that doesn't mean everything will be smooth sailing from here on out.

Subscribers only Energy 11.07.2017

Accrombessi's return leads to gnashing of teeth!

Maixent Accrombessi, who has been out of Gabon since August 18 2016 when he was evacuated on health grounds after [...]

Subscribers only 29.06.2017

Ben Moubamba plays the part of Bongo's enforcer

A former opponent who switched sides, the deputy prime minister has turned out to be Ali Bongo's most effective enforcer against his adversaries.

Subscribers only Politics 28.06.2017

Charpentier signs up as adviser to Bongo

Co-chief of the architecture firm Concept Design Architecture Ingenierie (CDA) [...]

Subscribers only Business 28.06.2017

Touchstone works with Schlumberger over Remboue

Despite recently becoming operator of the field, the Canadian junior still has its work cut out to settle a debt with the services firm.

Subscribers only Energy 27.06.2017

Who's in control of Roussette

Offshore permit Roussette's future is still on tenterhooks even as operator Forafric Energy continues to talk of start-up in 2019. [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.06.2017

Mark Allen adds to Assala Energy's pool of talents

Assala Energy, operator of Shell's onshore deposits in Gabon bought by private equity firm Carlyle International Energy Partners (CIEP) in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.06.2017

Why can't Jacob Thaty Tsioba seal any new deals for the DGH?

It's not a great track record. Six months after taking the reins of the Direction generale des hydrocarbures (DGH) (AEI [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.06.2017

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Sense of an ending at Addax's genevan offices

Spotlight
Third social tour for Ali‘16!

The weather's turning grey at Veolia

Pierre Claver Maganga Moussavou, Ali Bongo's ‘southern' card

Brice Laccruche Alihanga, an Accrombessi ally, installed at the palace

SGS on the edge of the precipice

Sinopec chastises Geneva over Addax case

Minister Houangni's path to become head honcho of oil

Jacob Thaty Tsioba dismissed from the Direction Generale des Hydrocarbures (DGH)

Ali Bongo maintains the ethnic and regional balance of his government

Alexandre Barro-Chambrier proposes himself as the third way

Assala Energy struggles to close Shell purchase

Junior
Vaalco unsuccessful in reassuring employees over Félicité Essono's role

Services company
Ghanaian Brace Energy wants to be GOC's best buddy

Richard Attias urges Ali Bongo to stump up!

Conde and Deby's ultimatum to Faustin Touadera

Rene Ndemezo'o Obiang, the master of self-reinvention

Spotlight
Vaalco making its relations work at the presidential palace

Accrombessi's return leads to gnashing of teeth!

Ben Moubamba plays the part of Bongo's enforcer

Charpentier signs up as adviser to Bongo

Touchstone works with Schlumberger over Remboue

Who's in control of Roussette

Mark Allen adds to Assala Energy's pool of talents

Why can't Jacob Thaty Tsioba seal any new deals for the DGH?

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Sense of an ending at Addax's genevan offices

Spotlight Third social tour for Ali‘16!

The weather's turning grey at Veolia

Pierre Claver Maganga Moussavou, Ali Bongo's ‘southern' card

Brice Laccruche Alihanga, an Accrombessi ally, installed at the palace

SGS on the edge of the precipice

Sinopec chastises Geneva over Addax case

Minister Houangni's path to become head honcho of oil

Jacob Thaty Tsioba dismissed from the Direction Generale des Hydrocarbures (DGH)

Ali Bongo maintains the ethnic and regional balance of his government

Alexandre Barro-Chambrier proposes himself as the third way

Assala Energy struggles to close Shell purchase

Junior Vaalco unsuccessful in reassuring employees over Félicité Essono's role

Services company Ghanaian Brace Energy wants to be GOC's best buddy

Richard Attias urges Ali Bongo to stump up!

Conde and Deby's ultimatum to Faustin Touadera

Rene Ndemezo'o Obiang, the master of self-reinvention

Spotlight Vaalco making its relations work at the presidential palace

Accrombessi's return leads to gnashing of teeth!

Ben Moubamba plays the part of Bongo's enforcer

Charpentier signs up as adviser to Bongo

Touchstone works with Schlumberger over Remboue

Who's in control of Roussette

Mark Allen adds to Assala Energy's pool of talents

Why can't Jacob Thaty Tsioba seal any new deals for the DGH?

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Spotlight
Third social tour for Ali‘16!

Junior
Vaalco unsuccessful in reassuring employees over Félicité Essono's role

Services company
Ghanaian Brace Energy wants to be GOC's best buddy

Spotlight
Vaalco making its relations work at the presidential palace