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Tanzania
Why Shell hasn’t yet formally taken over BG

The $84 billion deal enabling Shell to buy out BG has run into an unexpected hitch in Dar es Salaam. [...]

Published on 12.01.2016 at 03:30 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Abdallah Kigoda
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Axel Knospe
BG Group
Charles Mwijage
Jakaya Kikwete
John Magufuli
Shell
Sospeter Muhongo

Tanzania
Muhongo busy to lift gas sector out of a slump

The Tanzanian government clearly does not want to be left [...]

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Tanzania
Mwinuka is Tanesco’s new boss

An engineer and academic, Tito Mwinuka, has been named acting [...]

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Tanzania
Magufuli wants Shell to pay maximum capital gain tax on BG deal

According to our sources, Tanzania is the only country in [...]

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Tanzania
Shell spies end of tunnel in BG Group acquisition

According to our sources, Shell’s country manager in Tanzania, Axel Knospe, learned on Jan. 27 that the mines and energy [...]

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Africa
Double or nothing for Ophir Energy

With its shares sinking on the stock exchange, Ophir is trying to keep its head above water while waiting for its Fortuna project to start up.

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Sospeter Muhongo back in business

Tanzania’s new president, John Magufuli, decided to give the nod again to Sospeter Muhongo as the country’s mines and energy [...]

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Hartleys helps Pancontinental to pay off its debt to BG

The Australian financial consultancy Hartleys, which helped Pancontinental Oil & [...]

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Tunisia
Ennaceur blocks oil industry licence renewals

Oil companies waiting for decisions from the Assembly of the Representatives of the People (ARP) look like they are going [...]

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Tanzania
Private sector doesn’t like new Petroleum Act

Barely had he taken up his post as Tanzania’s new prime minister in November than Kassim Majaliwa was buttonholed by [...]

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Shell poised to become the leading gas player

The Anglo-Dutch major Royal Dutch/Shell is expected to gain a prime position in Tanzania's gas sector, whether it be in the country's southern offshore or around Zanzibar. The reason is simple enough: the prospects arising out of its acquisition of [.

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Spotlight | Tanzania
A dismal year for offshore gas

The coming 12 months could well be lost for development of the giant gas reserves in Tanzania's waters. And the replacement of all senior government officials in the sector over the past three months won't facilitate communications between private companies [.

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Tanzania
Shell no nearer to Zanzibar deal

Talks between Dodoma and Zanzibar on who gets to award exploration licenses in the archipelago’s waters aren’t making much headway.

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Abdallah Kigoda
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Axel Knospe
BG Group
Charles Mwijage
Jakaya Kikwete
John Magufuli
Shell
Sospeter Muhongo

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Magufuli wants Shell to pay maximum capital gain tax on BG deal

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Shell spies end of tunnel in BG Group acquisition

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Hartleys helps Pancontinental to pay off its debt to BG

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Private sector doesn’t like new Petroleum Act

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Shell poised to become the leading gas player

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Guinea
Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Tanzania
Why Shell hasn’t yet formally taken over BG

Tanzania
Muhongo busy to lift gas sector out of a slump

Tanzania
Mwinuka is Tanesco’s new boss

Tanzania
Magufuli wants Shell to pay maximum capital gain tax on BG deal

Tanzania
Shell spies end of tunnel in BG Group acquisition

Africa
Double or nothing for Ophir Energy

Tanzania
Sospeter Muhongo back in business

Kenya
Hartleys helps Pancontinental to pay off its debt to BG

Tunisia
Ennaceur blocks oil industry licence renewals

Tanzania
Private sector doesn’t like new Petroleum Act

Spotlight | Tanzania
Shell poised to become the leading gas player

Spotlight | Tanzania
A dismal year for offshore gas

Tanzania
Shell no nearer to Zanzibar deal