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CONGO Issue dated 29/07/2020

Zenith Energy not sole contender for Tilapia licence

Zenith Energy, which bought the former owner of the Tilapia licence, AAOG Congo, in May, is facing competition from seven other companies interested in the oil field, much to the ministry of hydrocarbons' delight as it hopes to raise the bidding. [...] (366 words)

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CONGO Document 18/02/2021

Hydrocarbons boss lambasts Zenith Energy over Tilapia

The media indiscretions of Zenith Energy, which is seeking to land the Tilapia permit, have provoked the ire of Congo's head of hydrocarbons Teresa Goma. [...]

Andrea Cattaneo, president and founder of Zenith Energy, during his meeting with Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso in October 2020. © Andrea Cattaneo/Twitter

CONGO 05/01/2021

Can Zenith boss Andrea Cattaneo charm his way back to Tilapia licence?

Italian businessman Andrea Cattaneo has pulled out all the stops to take possession of Zenith's prized licence, the Tilapia oilfield. [...]

DJIBOUTI 02/12/2020

'Dormant' and untested Alsandross mysteriously chosen for Djibouti refinery

The contract to build the Damerjog oil refinery in Djibouti, destined to receive crude from South Sudan, has been given to a mystery company which has no experience whatsoever in this type of project. [...]

Perenco chairman François Perrodo. © Wikimedia Commons

CONGO 24/11/2020

Perenco boss Perrodo follows Total's Pouyanné in visiting Sassou to talk about Djeno

François Perrodo, the young head of the family-owned Perenco group, made the trip to Congo to try to get guarantees from the Congolese authorities regarding his group's expansion plans there. [...]

CONGO 22/09/2020

Sassou Nguesso's plan for Djeno oil terminal after 50 years of Total and ENI at the helm

The structure of the entity that will be in charge of the running Congo's only oil port is beginning to take shape. Here's what it could look like. [...]

CONGO 15/09/2020

Tilapia/Zenith Energy : how the bust-up between AAOG personnel and the company's country manager Patrick van Alphen came about

Zenith Energy, the company which has just taken over AAOG, has been accused by AAOG's personnel of having failed to pay their salaries. Zenith has denied this but the government has intervened. Here, we reveal what happened behind the scenes. [...]

CONGO 03/09/2020

Oranto boss Arthur Eze makes guest star entry on Tilapia oilfield bid

The Nigerian junior oil firm Oranto Petroleum pulled strings with Muhammadu Buhari to get hold of Denis Sassou Nguesso in search of support for its candidature. [...]

CONGO Document 17/08/2020

Oil minister Tchicaya may stymie Zenith Energy's hopes at Tilapia

The expiry of the Tilapia licence is likely to spell bad news for the businessman Andrea Cattaneo, who thought that he had this producing oil field in the bag. [...]

GABON CONGO 17/06/2020

The makers of Zenith Energy's new ally in Libreville, Mberi Oil & Gas

Driven by its need to resume production Zenith Energy is firing on all cylinders in Gabon. It has called on the services of a company not well known in the industry but headed by a former Addax Petroleum executive. [...]

Inner circles CONGO 06/05/2020

How Denis Gokana became Nguesso's unchallenged oil supremo

Denis Gokana, adviser to Denis Sassou Nguesso on oil matters, has succeeded in building powerful contact networks, enabling him to eclipse the exploration and production competition. [...]

Spotlight CONGO 23/04/2020

How Perenco and oil supremo Gokana scuppered Total's offer on the much-coveted Kombi, Likalala and Libondo II oilfields

The family-run junior oil company Perenco has shut out the competition by bringing out the big guns to win the contract for the Kombi, Likalala and Libondo II fields, with former SNPC boss Denis Gokana lending a helping hand. [...]

CONGO 31/03/2020

Tilapia: Forum upturns AAOG leadership mid-way into Zenith Energy negotiations

British consultant James Cane left his seat as the temporary [...]

CONGO 21/01/2020

Tilapia: Zenith Energy snaps up one of Gabon's star advisors Free

As the new owner of an 80% interest in AAOG's financially-struggling Congolese subsidiary that develops well TLP-103C on the Tilapia [...]

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