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Agip brings Kase Lawal and Camac to their knees

It looks as though Agip, the Nigerian unit of Italian major ENI that has been waging a heated battle to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.03.2018

Battle of the oil lawyers in Abuja vs Cnooc dispute

The tug-of-war between the Nigerian State and Cnooc over the latter's tax declarations on its oil exports is being waged by two teams of lawyers highly regarded within the oil sector.

Subscribers only Energy 06.03.2018

Ricardo Ramirez re-forms Afren's troops

Following Afren's bankruptcy in 2015, many of its former geologists have found refuge in the Texas-based concern Houston Exploration And [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.03.2018

San Leon's troubles at OML 18 persist

Irish junior San Leon Energy, which is playing for time [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.03.2018

Villagers defender Leigh Day loses another round against Shell

In mid-February, the inhabitants of Ogale, a village in the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.03.2018

NGO Good Governance Africa scouts for mining clients

In late 2018, South African NGO Good Governance Africa (GGA), [...]

Subscribers only Mining 27.02.2018

Authorities seek responsible artisanal miners

The Nigerian government, which has been pulling out the big [...]

Subscribers only Mining 27.02.2018

How BNP snubbed Addax Petroleum

While it had been selected by the Chinese oil firm to sell its African assets, the French bank has opted to pull out of the process. Here's why.

Subscribers only Energy 20.02.2018

Petrogress joins magnate Ayiri Emami to become trading leader

Already active in Ghana and Libya, the Delaware-based oil products trader Petrogress has teamed up with a well-connected businessman in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 20.02.2018

Trader
Vitol poaches trading star from rival Trafigura

Swiss-Dutch trading firm Vitol went straight to the competition, fellow [...]

Subscribers only Energy 20.02.2018

Major
Appeals court rules in Abuja's favour againt Cnooc

The Chinese publicly-owned company Cnooc recently suffered a defeat in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 20.02.2018

Bank of Industry wagers money on diggers

The Nigerian government is looking to raise some $600 million [...]

Subscribers only Mining 13.02.2018

Muhammadu Buhari presses Gnassingbe to accept transition

"He has made a very ill-judged intervention in the talks!". That, apparently, was Faure Gnassingbe's disapproving reaction to recent comments [...]

Subscribers only 09.02.2018

Full steam ahead for Washington and Beijing?

GE and Sinohydro covet the country's vast rail network.

Subscribers only Business 07.02.2018

Petrobras seeks top dollar for Agbami and Egina

Already four months in, there's a good chance the Brazilian giants asset sale is going to take some time given the oil firm's hefty asking price.