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Where are Total's dead zones and what are its golden tickets for Patrick Pouyanné?

There is little chance Total will be tucking into projects of any significance in Congo-B or Gabon in the near future and its Angolan is continuing to fall, pushing the French major to be far more risk-taking in new territories.Namibia/South [...] (641 words)

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Gulf Helicopters follows ex-parent company Qatar Petroleum's path step for step

Total boss humours lord of the manor Sassou but makes his intentions clear

Total's "well of the decade" on block 11B/12B hit by further delays

The businesses of the Gerber family, Total's protégée in Luanda

Qatar Petroleum, the great paymaster for Total, ExxonMobil and ENI

Total and Tullow flounder, Shell cautious at Mboumba meetings

Oxy/Total: why Sonatrach is unhappy with the sale price

BP tests the waters in former no-go zones

Total and ExxonMobil at daggers drawn over Rovuma LNG

Total picks up two new exploration licences out of sight

Total leverages discovery to negotiate for a new block

With Mercuria's new gameplay, SNPC's debt plays havoc on its future

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Qatar Petroleum latches on to Total's pet block

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