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The Rokke family's tactics to move Aker into offshore

Norwegian billionaire Kjell Inge Rokke has managed to secure a prime position for his firm Aker Solutions on Africa's oil services market in the space of a few years. [...]

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Algeria
The fall of Algeria's powerful Sonatrach boss, Toufik Hakkar

DRC, Kenya
Ruto's great expectations frustrated by Kinshasa

Africa
The Rokke family's tactics to move Aker into offshore

Angola
Chevron, GE and John Deere take lead in moving US interests post-oil

Africa
Top offshore services companies Seadrill, Polarcus and CGG battle for survival

Angola
BP opts out of Angolan oil revival led by Total and ENI

Nigeria
Taofik Adegbite, Chevron/Yinson's top "Oslo friendly" ally

Angola
Are the bonuses enough to keep Exxon and ENI on their blocks?

Zimbabwe
What is the Stuart Lake (Invictus-Aker Energy) and Akerele deal worth?

Ghana
Aker Energy: Ghanaians have less and less say in company business

Angola
Joao Lourenco keeps eye on Sonangol, Total and Chevron

Ghana
Aker plays king of Pecan as GNPC lays down the law

Ghana
Pecan: Aker/AGM continue to do business between friends

South Africa
Total makes splash in Exxon, Azinam and ENI's offshore plans

Spotlight | Algeria, Ghana, Mozambique
The secret story of Total's strike on Anadarko

Angola
15/06: Why Sonangol could benefit from ENI's discovery

Angola
Block 17: a panicked Azevedo gives Total an offer it can't refuse

Document | Angola
Sonangol puts up more family jewels for sale

Mauritania, Senegal
Tortue: takers lining up to pounce as Kosmos Energy plans to trim sails

Ghana
Examination of mysterious licensing candidate Harmony Oil & Gas

Algeria
After Total and ENI, other majors rush to join beicip/alnaft shales study

Spotlight | Angola
Sonangol draws up inventory of blocks to peddle to majors

Tanzania
Aminex sets a course for the East under John Bell

Africa
Scatec: Equinor's stepping stone into African solar sector

Angola
After Exxon and Total, Chevron wants its share

Ghana
Aker Energy Jan Helge Skogen fast track Deepwater Tano/Cape Three Points

Tanzania
With all arbitral avenues blocked, will Shell and Statoil give up on LNG?

Spotlight | Gulf of Guinea
Norwegian oil service magnates form pack to take on African market

Angola
Statoil and ENI circle around Cobalt's blocks

Angola
Cash-stripped Lourenco gives all to majors

Angola
Majors invited to have a hand in oil fiscal reform

Angola
How Sonangol won its fiscal battle against the majors

Spotlight | Africa
American major ExxonMobil wants a finger in every pie

Angola
Under pressure Sonangol offers tax concessions

Spotlight | Angola
Dos Santos forced to share the cake