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TEXACO-R&B FALCON DEAL IN VIEW?

R&B Falcon acknowledges that it is close to agreeing a contract for its planned newbuild deepwater drillship Deepwater IV which [...]

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Energy

Angola
PRIDE ANGOLA TO DRILL ONE WELL FOR BP AMOCO

BP Amoco is to take advantage of a slot with [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.12.1999

Angola
DISCOVERIES ON BLOCKS 15 AND 17

Earlier this month Elf confirmed its sixth discovery on block [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.09.1999

Spotlight | Africa, France
TOTALFIN/ELF FALLOUT FOR AFRICA

A full week after Total Fina, which exists as such only since April 16, launched a 43 billion Euro takeover bid for Elf there is no solid indication of when Elf's board will meet to approve the "major project" that [.

Subscribers only Energy 14.07.1999

West Africa
BP AMOCO CANCELS PEREGRINE DEAL

BP Amoco has cancelled a three-year plus options drilling contract with R&B Falcon for the drillship Peregrine VII on the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.05.1999

Spotlight | Algeria
GAS JV ERA JUST BEGINNING

Three of the biggest Algerian projects could well be brought under the same roof this year through a merger between BP-Amoco and Arco. News of the possible merger, which appeared in the Wall Street Journal on March 29, came just [.

Subscribers only Energy 31.03.1999

West Africa
TEXACO-R&B FALCON CONTRACT CONFIRMED

R&B Falcon has been awarded a three-year contract by Texaco [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.02.1999

Angola
CHEVRON TO DRILL WITH OCEAN ALLIANCE

Chevron has secured a new rig for drilling in Angola's [...]

Subscribers only Energy 20.01.1999

Angola
AMOCO TO DRILL TWO MORE WELLS WITH OCEAN ALLIANCE

The fourth generation semi Ocean Alliance left the UK in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.01.1999

Angola
PSA'S SIGNED FOR THREE BLOCKS

The government announced just before the New Year that it had signed three PSA's concerning blocks 21, 22 and 24 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.01.1999

Spotlight
SIZING UP MEGA MERGER IMPACT ON AFRICA

Africa certainly hasn't been a decisive factor in the flurry of mega-mergers in the oil industry which are being spurred instead by the need to cut costs in the face of plunging oil prices – in real terms these are [.

Subscribers only Energy 02.12.1998

Africa
SEMI-SUB SHIFT CANCELLED

Amoco has dropped plans to mobilize the DP drillship Discovery 543 from the U.S. Gulf of Mexico to drill a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.12.1998

Egypt
ELF AND AMOCO WIN DEEPWATER BLOCK

After largely pulling out of Egypt, Elf Aquitaine has made [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.09.1998

Algeria
DECISION ON IN SALAH NEXT YEAR

The In Salah Gas consortium set up by BP and Sonatrach is continuing to assess reserves on the In Salah [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.09.1998

Africa
DOUBTS ON R&B FALCON/TEXACO DEAL

The drilling contractor R&B Falcon may be negotiating the possible cancellation of a three to five year drilling contract with [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.09.1998

Algeria
AMOCO TO PRODUCE 7 BILLION CU.M./YEAR OF GAS

On June 29 Amoco signed a contract with Sonatrach to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.07.1998

Angola
TWO DRILLSHIPS MOBILIZE FROM GULF OF MEXICO

Exxon is planning to mobilize the drillship Discoverer Seven Seas [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.06.1998

Angola
PETROFINA, RANGER, UMC ON 19

Petrofina will operate on block 19 in Angola's deep offshore with a 30% stake alongside four partners—Ranger Oil (25%), United [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.02.1998

Nigeria
ROBERT F. BAUER'S SIDE TRIP TO CARIBBEAN

It has emerged that Amoco will take the drillship Glomar [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.10.1997

Angola
AMOCO TO DRILL WITH ROBERT F. BAUER

Amoco has fixed the drillship Robert F. Bauer from the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 01.10.1997

Tunisia
BRITISH GAS CONFIRMS HASDRUBAL

British Gas announced a test flow of nearly 600,000 cu.m./day [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.09.1997

Egypt
GAS PROJECT WITH ISRAEL REVIVED

The Egyptian government recently put new proposals to Israel concerning a project to supply gas. The scheme had been put [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.07.1997

Nigeria
AGIP SEEKS RIG

Agip affiliate Nigerian Agip Oil (NAOC) has issued a market [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.06.1997

Angola
SECOND DRILLSHIP FOR FALCON

Falcon Drilling has bought a drillship to satisfy a three [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.05.1997

Mauritania
HARDMAN KNOCKS ON MAJORS' DOOR

Taking its cue from UMIC in Ivory Coast which used a springboard tactic to promote the already-known Lion-Panthere prospect, the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.04.1997

Gabon
FORCENERY TO DRILL ON PHENIX WITH OCEAN LIBERATOR

Diamond Offshore's semi Ocean Liberator will be assigned to Forcenergy [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.03.1997

Gabon
SLIM PICKINGS IN DEEP OFFSHORE

Gabon has awarded the T-93 permit to Houston-based Vanco and the only zone that remains to be awarded in Gabon's [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.02.1997

Nigeria
ASHLAND TOO...

Ashland his issued formal tender invitations for provision of a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 20.11.1996

North Africa
EGYPTIANS SWITCH ROUTES

An agreement to export Egyptian gas to Turkey in the form of LNG was announced on Nov 13, with Amoco [...]

Subscribers only Energy 20.11.1996

Angola
AMOCO SEEKS DEEP WATER UNIT

Amoco is examining bids in a tender that closed on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.07.1996

Gabon, Ivory Coast
AMOCO TO START DRILLING

The Ocean Liberator drilling rig has finished two firm wells [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.06.1996

Egypt
GUPCO TENDERS FOR FLOATER

Gupco, an affiliate of Amoco and EGPC, is in the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.03.1996

Egypt
GAS PACT WITH ISRAEL BY JUNE

Italy's ENI expects an agreement "in the next two or three months at latest" between Egypt and Israel on a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.03.1996

Gabon, Ivory Coast
AMOCO AND APACHE TO DRILL WITH OCEAN LIBERATOR

Under the terms of new contracts, Amoco in Gabon and [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.01.1996

Egypt
AMOCO SEEKS SEMI-SUB

Amoco has issued a pre-qualification inquiry, which will close on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.11.1995

Spotlight | Africa
OIL EXPLORATION: CLOSER SELECTION

The message delivered to African nations by the major oil companies at this year's Africa Oil conference organized by AIC in Johannesburg between Oct. 11-13 was, in substance: "stay in line with global market realities or face a squeeze on [.

Subscribers only Energy 18.10.1995

Eritrea
ELF SHOWS INTEREST IN EXPLORATION

A delegation from Elf recently turned up in Asmara. The [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.06.1995

Angola
DEEP WATER PLANS FOR MOBIL AND AMOCO

Mobil is planning two wells in the deep Angola offshore in late 1995 and 1996 in depths of 600 and [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.04.1995

Nigeria
AMOCO BUYS INTO AGIP, ESSO AND MOBIL BLOCKS

Amoco has made what appears to be its debut in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.01.1995

Congo
PERMIT FOR WALTER-NUEVO

A partnership set up by Walter International and Nuevo Energy to buy Amoco's (operator) 43.75% stake on the Yombo field [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.12.1994

Gabon
ELF PLANS FRESH SELL-OFF

Elf intends to sell off further non-core assets in Gabon following the sale of its interests on the Malembe permit, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.09.1994

Egypt
AMOCO TO DRILL IN DELTA

Amoco is planning an offshore well in the Nile delta [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.06.1994

Ghana
TANO ENTIRELY OFFSHORE

Just as the Tano gas field will be developed by a floating rig so the turbine power station that will [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.06.1994

Eritrea
AMOCO SEEKS PARTNER FOR DANAKIL BLOCK

Rumours that Amoco is preparing to drill appear to true [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.06.1994

Spotlight | Congo
NEW UPSTREAM LAW

Congo signed a production sharing agreement last week with operator Agip Congo and its associates on the Marine VI and VII permits -- the latter includes the Kitina discovery -- just as it reached a similar accord with Elf Congo [.

Subscribers only Energy 01.06.1994

Eritrea
TEETHING TROUBLES FOR PRIMA OIL

Prima Eritrea Oil Company looks like seeing its very first contract put in question. The Eritrean petroleum company set up [...]

Subscribers only 21.05.1994

Spotlight | Congo
THE 9,5 MILLION TON TARGET

According to forecasts circulating among international financial institutions, operated crude oil production in the Congo by Elf Congo and Agip Congo will have reached 8.656,000 tons in 1993, of which 6,118,000t (70.7%) was lifted by Elf and 2,538,000 (29.

Subscribers only Energy 03.01.1994

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Angola PRIDE ANGOLA TO DRILL ONE WELL FOR BP AMOCO

Angola DISCOVERIES ON BLOCKS 15 AND 17

Spotlight | Africa, France TOTALFIN/ELF FALLOUT FOR AFRICA

West Africa BP AMOCO CANCELS PEREGRINE DEAL

Spotlight | Algeria GAS JV ERA JUST BEGINNING

West Africa TEXACO-R&B FALCON CONTRACT CONFIRMED

Angola CHEVRON TO DRILL WITH OCEAN ALLIANCE

Angola AMOCO TO DRILL TWO MORE WELLS WITH OCEAN ALLIANCE

Angola PSA'S SIGNED FOR THREE BLOCKS

Spotlight SIZING UP MEGA MERGER IMPACT ON AFRICA

Africa SEMI-SUB SHIFT CANCELLED

Egypt ELF AND AMOCO WIN DEEPWATER BLOCK

Algeria DECISION ON IN SALAH NEXT YEAR

Africa DOUBTS ON R&B FALCON/TEXACO DEAL

Algeria AMOCO TO PRODUCE 7 BILLION CU.M./YEAR OF GAS

Angola TWO DRILLSHIPS MOBILIZE FROM GULF OF MEXICO

Angola PETROFINA, RANGER, UMC ON 19

Nigeria ROBERT F. BAUER'S SIDE TRIP TO CARIBBEAN

Angola AMOCO TO DRILL WITH ROBERT F. BAUER

Tunisia BRITISH GAS CONFIRMS HASDRUBAL

Egypt GAS PROJECT WITH ISRAEL REVIVED

Nigeria AGIP SEEKS RIG

Angola SECOND DRILLSHIP FOR FALCON

Mauritania HARDMAN KNOCKS ON MAJORS' DOOR

Gabon FORCENERY TO DRILL ON PHENIX WITH OCEAN LIBERATOR

Gabon SLIM PICKINGS IN DEEP OFFSHORE

Nigeria ASHLAND TOO...

North Africa EGYPTIANS SWITCH ROUTES

Angola AMOCO SEEKS DEEP WATER UNIT

Gabon, Ivory Coast AMOCO TO START DRILLING

Egypt GUPCO TENDERS FOR FLOATER

Egypt GAS PACT WITH ISRAEL BY JUNE

Gabon, Ivory Coast AMOCO AND APACHE TO DRILL WITH OCEAN LIBERATOR

Egypt AMOCO SEEKS SEMI-SUB

Spotlight | Africa OIL EXPLORATION: CLOSER SELECTION

Eritrea ELF SHOWS INTEREST IN EXPLORATION

Angola DEEP WATER PLANS FOR MOBIL AND AMOCO

Nigeria AMOCO BUYS INTO AGIP, ESSO AND MOBIL BLOCKS

Congo PERMIT FOR WALTER-NUEVO

Gabon ELF PLANS FRESH SELL-OFF

Egypt AMOCO TO DRILL IN DELTA

Ghana TANO ENTIRELY OFFSHORE

Eritrea AMOCO SEEKS PARTNER FOR DANAKIL BLOCK

Spotlight | Congo NEW UPSTREAM LAW

Eritrea TEETHING TROUBLES FOR PRIMA OIL

Spotlight | Congo THE 9,5 MILLION TON TARGET

Angola, Gabon SONANGOL DROPS GNPC

Congo AMOCO PULLS OUT OF YOMBO

Somalia OIL IN THE PICTURE?

Congo, Gabon AMOCO DISAPPOINTED, AMOCO RETURNS

Eritrea BP DUCKS OUT

Congo ELF AIMS FOR 10 MT IN 1996

Congo CHEVRON DROPS EXPLORATION

Kenya

Kenya AMOCO LEAVES BLOCKS 1 AND 10

Egypt TWO DISCOVERIES

Gabon AMOCO: SECOND THOUGHTS.

Gabon GOMBE BETA TO CLOSE DOWN AFTER EIGHT MONTHS

Gabon

Gabon TIFF WITH AMOCO

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Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Africa
TEXACO-R&B FALCON DEAL IN VIEW?

Angola
PRIDE ANGOLA TO DRILL ONE WELL FOR BP AMOCO

Angola
DISCOVERIES ON BLOCKS 15 AND 17

Spotlight | Africa, France
TOTALFIN/ELF FALLOUT FOR AFRICA

West Africa
BP AMOCO CANCELS PEREGRINE DEAL

Spotlight | Algeria
GAS JV ERA JUST BEGINNING

West Africa
TEXACO-R&B FALCON CONTRACT CONFIRMED

Angola
CHEVRON TO DRILL WITH OCEAN ALLIANCE

Angola
AMOCO TO DRILL TWO MORE WELLS WITH OCEAN ALLIANCE

Angola
PSA'S SIGNED FOR THREE BLOCKS

Spotlight
SIZING UP MEGA MERGER IMPACT ON AFRICA

Africa
SEMI-SUB SHIFT CANCELLED

Egypt
ELF AND AMOCO WIN DEEPWATER BLOCK

Algeria
DECISION ON IN SALAH NEXT YEAR

Africa
DOUBTS ON R&B FALCON/TEXACO DEAL

Algeria
AMOCO TO PRODUCE 7 BILLION CU.M./YEAR OF GAS

Angola
TWO DRILLSHIPS MOBILIZE FROM GULF OF MEXICO

Angola
PETROFINA, RANGER, UMC ON 19

Nigeria
ROBERT F. BAUER'S SIDE TRIP TO CARIBBEAN

Angola
AMOCO TO DRILL WITH ROBERT F. BAUER

Tunisia
BRITISH GAS CONFIRMS HASDRUBAL

Egypt
GAS PROJECT WITH ISRAEL REVIVED

Nigeria
AGIP SEEKS RIG

Angola
SECOND DRILLSHIP FOR FALCON

Mauritania
HARDMAN KNOCKS ON MAJORS' DOOR

Gabon
FORCENERY TO DRILL ON PHENIX WITH OCEAN LIBERATOR

Gabon
SLIM PICKINGS IN DEEP OFFSHORE

Nigeria
ASHLAND TOO...

North Africa
EGYPTIANS SWITCH ROUTES

Angola
AMOCO SEEKS DEEP WATER UNIT

Gabon, Ivory Coast
AMOCO TO START DRILLING

Egypt
GUPCO TENDERS FOR FLOATER

Egypt
GAS PACT WITH ISRAEL BY JUNE

Gabon, Ivory Coast
AMOCO AND APACHE TO DRILL WITH OCEAN LIBERATOR

Egypt
AMOCO SEEKS SEMI-SUB

Spotlight | Africa
OIL EXPLORATION: CLOSER SELECTION

Eritrea
ELF SHOWS INTEREST IN EXPLORATION

Angola
DEEP WATER PLANS FOR MOBIL AND AMOCO

Nigeria
AMOCO BUYS INTO AGIP, ESSO AND MOBIL BLOCKS

Congo
PERMIT FOR WALTER-NUEVO

Gabon
ELF PLANS FRESH SELL-OFF

Egypt
AMOCO TO DRILL IN DELTA

Ghana
TANO ENTIRELY OFFSHORE

Eritrea
AMOCO SEEKS PARTNER FOR DANAKIL BLOCK

Spotlight | Congo
NEW UPSTREAM LAW

Eritrea
TEETHING TROUBLES FOR PRIMA OIL

Spotlight | Congo
THE 9,5 MILLION TON TARGET

Angola, Gabon
SONANGOL DROPS GNPC

Congo
AMOCO PULLS OUT OF YOMBO

Somalia
OIL IN THE PICTURE?

Congo, Gabon
AMOCO DISAPPOINTED, AMOCO RETURNS

Eritrea
BP DUCKS OUT

Congo
ELF AIMS FOR 10 MT IN 1996

Congo
CHEVRON DROPS EXPLORATION

Kenya
AMOCO LEAVES BLOCKS 1 AND 10

Egypt
TWO DISCOVERIES

Gabon
AMOCO: SECOND THOUGHTS.

Gabon
GOMBE BETA TO CLOSE DOWN AFTER EIGHT MONTHS

Gabon
TIFF WITH AMOCO