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Uganda
New Heritage Drilling

After an initial failure, Heritage Oil & Gas is crossing its fingers for its second oil exploration drilling in the south of Lake Albert. [...]

Published on 03.10.2003 at 10:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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DRC
Heritage's Headaches

Nine months after winning a gigantic concession in eastern Congo-K, Canada's Heritage Oil still hasn't managed to sign a production sharing agreement for the acreage.

Subscribers only Energy 18.02.2003

DRC, Uganda
Heritage Oil & Gas Drills Ahead

The Kinshasa government is to investigate into the activities of an oil company in Uganda before granting it a permit in Congo-K.

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DRC
How Heritage Won the East

Canada's Heritage Oil & Gas was awarded a huge block east of Lake Albert after six months of talks with [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.06.2002

DRC
Trader Left in Lurch

Managed by the South African trading company Thebe Petroleum, a contract to supply Congo-K with oil products looks like being ditched.

Subscribers only Energy 09.04.2002

Uganda
Invitation to Tender for Semliki and Pakwach Regions

After signing up Hardman, Energy Africa and Heritage Oil & [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.01.2002

Uganda
Total Back in Business?

Two new companies have joined Heritage Oil & Gas and the China National Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Corporation [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.07.2001

Uganda
Fuel Prices Dip

After experiencing high fuel prices for much of 2000 and early this year, Uganda is enjoying a drop as retailers [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.05.2001

DRC
Sweeping Deregulation

Oil minister Anatole Bishikwabo set up a committee on Feb. 27 to see to deregulation of the oil sector in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.03.2001

Uganda
Oil dreams start taking shape

For years, Uganda’s leaders have been dreaming about striking it rich with oil exploration and the mirage seems to have [...]

Subscribers only 02.02.2001

Uganda
Heritage in China Link-Up

Heritage Oil and Gas is on the point of signing a partnership accord with the Zhongyuan Petroleum Exploration Bureau of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.01.2001

Spotlight | Africa, United States
TIME FOR TRANSPARENCY

In denouncing the secretive practices of the oil industry in its report "A Crude Awakening" (AEM 265), Global Witness has undoubtedly put paid to the impression created by its previous report on diamonds that it was banging away exclusively at [.

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Africa
EXATRADE-JOVENNA ON THE MOVE

Exatrade is interested in extending its activities to the mining sector, concedes the South African trading company. But in fact [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.06.1999

Uganda
SECOND LICENCE IN WEST

Uganda has found buyers for roughly a quarter of the 18,000 sq.km. it was offering on Albert Grabben, the region [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.12.1997

Canada
CANADIAN FIRM MAKES DEBUT

A Canadian company unknown in Africa has made its debut on a licence in the Democratic Republic of Congo on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.09.1997

Uganda
TWO NEW BLOCKS

Uganda is offering two blocks covering a total of 18,000 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.06.1997

Uganda
NEW TAKEOFF IN EXPLORATION

The Heritage Oil and Gas company signed an agreement on Dec. 15 with the Uganda government for oil exploration in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.01.1997

Southern Africa
WHAT REFINING CAPACITY?

The closedown of existing refineries in southern Africa apart from those in South Africa remains as high as ever on [...]

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ZAIRE
AGIP BETS ON STABILITY

The Italian oil company Agip has given what seems a clear sign of confidence in Zaire's march towards stability by [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.07.1995

Spotlight | South Africa
ENERGY WEEK

"The government has signed with ENH," declared Mario Marques, managing director of Mozambique's Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos. However, it was not with ENH but with Enron that Mozambique had signed a memorandum of understanding to develop the Pande gas deposit, [.

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ZAIRE
COUNTING ON FRIENDS

Libya will ship oil products to Zaire in coming weeks, announced Bachkir Saleh following a meeting at Gbadolite on Dec. [...]

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Spotlight | Rwanda
ELECTRICITY PRIVATIZED

Along with the Ivory Coast, and shortly Guinea, Rwanda will count among the first African countries to privatize the management of its electricity sector with a "Project for the Rehabilitation of the Energy Sector" for which the International Development Association [.

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New Heritage Drilling

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DRC
Heritage's Headaches

DRC, Uganda
Heritage Oil & Gas Drills Ahead

DRC
How Heritage Won the East

DRC
Trader Left in Lurch

Uganda
Invitation to Tender for Semliki and Pakwach Regions

Uganda
Total Back in Business?

Uganda
Fuel Prices Dip

DRC
Sweeping Deregulation

Uganda
Oil dreams start taking shape

Uganda
Heritage in China Link-Up

Spotlight | Africa, United States
TIME FOR TRANSPARENCY

Africa
EXATRADE-JOVENNA ON THE MOVE

Uganda
SECOND LICENCE IN WEST

Canada
CANADIAN FIRM MAKES DEBUT

Uganda
TWO NEW BLOCKS

Uganda
NEW TAKEOFF IN EXPLORATION

Southern Africa
WHAT REFINING CAPACITY?

ZAIRE
AGIP BETS ON STABILITY

Spotlight | South Africa
ENERGY WEEK

ZAIRE
COUNTING ON FRIENDS

Spotlight | Rwanda
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DRC Heritage's Headaches

DRC, Uganda Heritage Oil & Gas Drills Ahead

DRC How Heritage Won the East

DRC Trader Left in Lurch

Uganda Invitation to Tender for Semliki and Pakwach Regions

Uganda Total Back in Business?

Uganda Fuel Prices Dip

DRC Sweeping Deregulation

Uganda Oil dreams start taking shape

Uganda Heritage in China Link-Up

Spotlight | Africa, United States TIME FOR TRANSPARENCY

Africa EXATRADE-JOVENNA ON THE MOVE

Uganda SECOND LICENCE IN WEST

Canada CANADIAN FIRM MAKES DEBUT

Uganda TWO NEW BLOCKS

Uganda NEW TAKEOFF IN EXPLORATION

Southern Africa WHAT REFINING CAPACITY?

ZAIRE AGIP BETS ON STABILITY

Spotlight | South Africa ENERGY WEEK

ZAIRE COUNTING ON FRIENDS

Spotlight | Rwanda ELECTRICITY PRIVATIZED

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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

Uganda
New Heritage Drilling

DRC
Heritage's Headaches

DRC, Uganda
Heritage Oil & Gas Drills Ahead

DRC
How Heritage Won the East

DRC
Trader Left in Lurch

Uganda
Invitation to Tender for Semliki and Pakwach Regions

Uganda
Total Back in Business?

Uganda
Fuel Prices Dip

DRC
Sweeping Deregulation

Uganda
Oil dreams start taking shape

Uganda
Heritage in China Link-Up

Spotlight | Africa, United States
TIME FOR TRANSPARENCY

Africa
EXATRADE-JOVENNA ON THE MOVE

Uganda
SECOND LICENCE IN WEST

Canada
CANADIAN FIRM MAKES DEBUT

Uganda
TWO NEW BLOCKS

Uganda
NEW TAKEOFF IN EXPLORATION

Southern Africa
WHAT REFINING CAPACITY?

ZAIRE
AGIP BETS ON STABILITY

Spotlight | South Africa
ENERGY WEEK

ZAIRE
COUNTING ON FRIENDS

Spotlight | Rwanda
ELECTRICITY PRIVATIZED