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NIGERIA Oil & gas 08/04/2021

NNPC set to beat Conoil to Chevron's stake in offshore blocks 86 and 88

The American major believed that after a year of searching it had found a private Nigerian buyer for its lease on these two offshore blocks, but the NNPC has other ideas. [...]

Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso.

CONGO Oil & gas 16/03/2021

Pointe-Noire oil refinery: the Congolese government gives legal backing to ghost project

Chinese firm BFDI is busy obtaining the necessary authorisations to begin building an oil refinery in Pointe-Noire, a project the Congolese government first tried to set up in 2014 before its American investors pulled out. [...]

MOZAMBIQUE Politics 18/02/2021

Nyusi forced unexpectedly into reshuffling his army high command

With Total demanding significant security guarantees from the Mozambican military, Nyusi is currently without a chief of staff after the incumbent died less than a month after his appointment. His successor will be faced with the task of protecting the gas majors from the jihadist insurrection, which is hindering the extraction of the country's natural resources. [...]

NIGERIA Oil & gas 05/02/2021

Mike Sangster spearheads lobbying of Total, Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell on new oil bill

To pressure the Nigerian authorities into including greater incentives for investors in the new petroleum bill, the oil companies present in the country have put their faith in the lobbying clout of their most influential figure: [...]

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SOUTH AFRICA Oil & gas 14/01/2021

Total makes development of block 11B/12B conditional on publication of Petroleum Bill

Total is taking a harder line with the South African government as it lobbies to get the country's new oil bill onto the statute books quickly. [...]

WEST AFRICA Oil & gas 03/12/2020

Panoro takes on Tim O'Hanlon, the best connected ex-Tullow exec

The Norwegian junior oil firm has treated itself to the services of one of the masterminds of Tullow Oil's rise in Africa. [...]

AFRICA Oil & gas 06/11/2020

In wake of Covid-19, modular refineries pose further threat to Total's market share

With the public health crisis having already taken a toll on Total's sales of petroleum products on the continent this year, the spectre of competition from modular refineries is giving the major cause for further concern. [...]

NIGERIA Oil & gas 06/10/2020

NNPC's crude oil-for-products swap system could disappear in six months

The deregulation of petrol prices, which has been speeded up by the Covid-19 pandemic, has led to a renewal of swap contracts since the start of 2020. But they could shortly be on the way out. [...]

IVORY COAST Oil & gas 10/09/2020

Schlumberger uses Covid-19 to justify ditching Ivorian subsidiary

After neglecting the country for years, Schlumberger has finally pulled the plug on its Ivory Coast activities, blaming the global health crisis. [...]

President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani during the G5 Sahel summit in Nouakchott, 30 June.

MAURITANIA Oil & gas 20/08/2020

Ghazouani assumes tighter control of oil by appointing technocrat minister

After four years in charge of oil and mining, Mohamed Ould Abdel Vetah has hung up the gloves and made way for a newcomer with no direct experience in either sectors. [...]

GABON Oil & gas 14/07/2020

Oil companies play for time on OPEC quotas as ministry calls on them to reduce output

After having failed to respect its OPEC quotas in May and June, Gabon is now trying to increase the pressure on producers to stick to the organisation's rules. [...]

ALGERIA Oil & gas 18/06/2020

Sonatrach chief Toufik Hakkar sacks his potential rivals in a fit of nerves

In a desperate bid to hold on to his job, the state oil company boss is pulling out all the stops to try to get rid of managers who could undermine his own position. [...]

KENYA Oil & gas 30/04/2020

Treasury U-turns on tax imperil Tullow and Total export operations

Strong rivalries between ministries could well lead to the revising of the deals signed with Tullow Oil, Total and Africa Oil. [...]

EQUATORIAL GUINEA Oil & gas 31/03/2020

Covid-19: Obiang casts safety net to AfriLogistics/Alduco

On March 23, Equatorial Guinea was the first African nation to take measures to help its oil and gas sector [...]

SENEGAL Oil & gas 17/03/2020

Woodside and BP gain ground while Cissé frustrates oil exiles

Senegal's oil minister Mouhamadou Makhtar Cissé and his teams are treading water on the crucial issue of how to engage [...]

ANGOLA Oil & gas 03/03/2020

Chevron pick, Algoa's dream team ready for block 0 platform build

The offshore field Takula on block 0 off the coast of Angola's Cabinda province will soon have a new platform [...]

UGANDA Oil & gas 18/02/2020

Total/Tullow: energy ministry pays heavy price of Museveni's indecision

The overriding atmosphere is slowly getting the better of the new block promotion. [...]

ANGOLA Oil & gas 04/02/2020

Who runs Sonangol Sinopec JV, ENI's ally on block 15/06?

Sonangol Sinopec International (SSI), ENI's partner on the Angolan offshore block 15/06 on which the Agogo field was recently brought [...]

CONGO Oil & gas 21/01/2020

Tilapia: Zenith Energy snaps up one of Gabon's star advisors

As the new owner of an 80% interest in AAOG's financially-struggling Congolese subsidiary that develops well TLP-103C on the Tilapia [...]

ANGOLA Oil & gas 07/01/2020

Louzolo Agostinho's new life after leading Halliburton

Halliburton's former country manager in Angola, Louzolo Agostinho, has landed on his feet in Houston, Texas, as an advisor to [...]

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Total makes development of block 11B/12B conditional on publication of Petroleum Bill

Panoro takes on Tim O'Hanlon, the best connected ex-Tullow exec

In wake of Covid-19, modular refineries pose further threat to Total's market share

NNPC's crude oil-for-products swap system could disappear in six months

Schlumberger uses Covid-19 to justify ditching Ivorian subsidiary

Ghazouani assumes tighter control of oil by appointing technocrat minister

Oil companies play for time on OPEC quotas as ministry calls on them to reduce output

Sonatrach chief Toufik Hakkar sacks his potential rivals in a fit of nerves

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