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Spotlight | Egypt
Netanyahu and Zohr oilfield bring an end to ENI-Cairo dispute

The Italian major ENI resumed activities at the Egyptian gas terminal Damietta LNG in mid-February after a near decade-long wrangle with the local authorities. Its return was helped by an abundance of resources and a bilateral supply agreement with Israel, allaying fears of supply shortages. [...]

Published on 25.03.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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ENI picks Bulgarian ex-foreign minister as its arbiter in dispute with NNPC over OPL 245

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Egypt Egypt bid to be top EU gas supplier foiled by disappointing data from Zohr field

Nigeria ENI-Nigeria arbitration over OPL 245 resumes at ICSID after false start

Egypt Cairo creditor Mohamed Bahgat gets access to ENI's sealed Damietta LNG file

Egypt Egypt's most determined creditor seeks ammunition from closed ENI case

Mozambique TechnipFMC leaves ENI in the lurch on Coral FLNG

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Nigeria Milan acquittal on Malabu case spurs ENI into action against Abuja

Egypt, Senegal Cairn, flush with Sangomar cash, allies with Cheiron in Egyptian desert

Nigeria ENI picks Bulgarian ex-foreign minister as its arbiter in dispute with NNPC over OPL 245

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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

Spotlight | Egypt
Netanyahu and Zohr oilfield bring an end to ENI-Cairo dispute

Egypt
Egypt bid to be top EU gas supplier foiled by disappointing data from Zohr field

Nigeria
ENI-Nigeria arbitration over OPL 245 resumes at ICSID after false start

Egypt
Cairo creditor Mohamed Bahgat gets access to ENI's sealed Damietta LNG file

Egypt
Egypt's most determined creditor seeks ammunition from closed ENI case

Mozambique
TechnipFMC leaves ENI in the lurch on Coral FLNG

Angola
ENI bets on infrastructure-led exploration to cut production costs

Nigeria
Milan acquittal on Malabu case spurs ENI into action against Abuja

Egypt, Senegal
Cairn, flush with Sangomar cash, allies with Cheiron in Egyptian desert

Nigeria
ENI picks Bulgarian ex-foreign minister as its arbiter in dispute with NNPC over OPL 245

Egypt
Pharos Energy's ex-Soco execs willing to sell up at bargain rates