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Spotlight EQUATORIAL GUINEA Issue dated 19/08/2020

Will Chevron wreck secret deal on Zafiro between Noble and Trident?

Chevron Energy CEO Jean-Michel Jacoulot. ©Chevron Energy

Trident had finally managed to find a partner for the ExxonMobil deposit that was acceptable to the oil ministry, but all its efforts could turn out be in vain. The US giant Chevron's entry into the equation may ruin everything. [...] (407 words)

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