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Total/Dan Gertler - Dig Oil/Cuvette: the two files now on Tshisekedi's plate

The new president has been landed with the two oil cases Kabila's cabinet had been working to finalise - without luck - up to the last minute. [...] (455 words)

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New Finance Minister Nicolas Kazadi's ties with Dig Oil founder Nozi Mwamba

Tshisekedi inner circle fragmented over handling of $619m Dig Oil arbitration

$617m arbitration: Dig Oil uses upper edge to corner Tshisekedi

Dig Oil steps up pressure on Tshisekedi to obtain $600m compensation for blocks 8, 23 and 24

Dig Oil wants Savannah Petroleum's relinquished zones

Kabila's Mr Angola, Antoine Ghonda, has buddies handle E&P

Tshisekedi pal, Gety Mpanu Mpanu shaping the oil debate

President's office summons officials to account for Dig Oil and Caprikat/Foxwhelp extensions

Dan Gertler's Caprikat/Foxwhelp do what they like under Felix Tshisekedi

Dig Oil: Andrea Brown's Congolese dream team

Why Total calls it quits as Dig Oil is given breather

Blocks 1 and 2: Petroleum ministry still in talks over deal with Total

Adrien Labroche keen to leave final legacy at Perenco DRC

Dig Oil rearing to go on Cuvette basin

Dig Oil drags Tshisekedi into his first oil crisis

How Dig Oil landed ticket for Cuvette Centrale in the final hour

Indaba 2019: Felix Tshisekedi short of mining representatives

Dig Oil scores a try in Cuvette basin two weeks before elections

Total pulls off stunt to take Dan Gertler's former prized assets

Exclusive: Total to snap up Dan Gertler's former Lake Albert blocks

Kabila's chief of staff, Nehemie Mwilanya, puppet master of oil deals

Total and Kabila play the long game on eastern frontier

Is Dan Gertler facing his last days in oil?

Kabila forced to go easy on oil firms to keep them from bolting

Dig Oil in starting blocks on the Cuvette

A promising oil region lies untended

Total, Caprikat & Soco caught up in tumult

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