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Chad
GREENS FRET OVER PIPELINE PLAN

A "summit of the seven poorest countries" organized by the Greens on June 12 in the European Parliament's building in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.06.1998

Gabon
NO EXPLORATION WELLS FOR ELF

Elf Gabon has acquired 11,000 km of seismic data out of the 13,000 km available for the eighth bidding round [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.06.1998

Gabon
REUNION TO OPERATE AT MABOUNIE

Reunion Mining is expected to become operator on the phosphate and niobium mining project at Mabounie in the central Ogooue [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.06.1998

Burundi
EMBARGO A BUST

The embargo that several countries in East Africa have imposed on Burundi for two years – and which several countries, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.06.1998

Chad
ELF OIL HANDS USA BRIDGE LOGISTIC CONTRACT

Elf Oil Tchad has signed a three year logistic contract [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.06.1998

Gabon
NEW PARTNERS ON GOLD PROJECT

Two new Canadian companies, Searchgold Resources and Golden Gram Resources, have bought into the Bukudu gold exploration license in the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.05.1998

Congo
ELF PRESSES AHEAD WITH PROGRAM

Glomar Adriatic V's contract to drill a well for Vaalco is the main reason for its remaining in Gabon. There [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.05.1998

Gabon
RABI KUNGA PRODUCING TOO FAST?

"Rabi very quickly broke production records but its output will [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.05.1998

Gabon
ADRIATIC 1 PROGRAM FOR AGIP TO START

The jack-up Glomar Adriatic I was being transferred late last [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.05.1998

Gabon
TOTAL-FINA GABON

Becomes Total Gabon. Total Outre Mer, which handles the group's [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.05.1998

Cameroon, Chad
PIPELINE CAUGHT IN CROSSFIRE

The Chad-Cameroon oi development and pipeline project that are awaiting the green light for IDA loans - the total was [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.04.1998

DRC
PANORAMA CONFIRMS DOWNSCALING OF KAKANDA PROJECT

Kenneth McLeod, chairman and CEO of International Panorama Resources, confirmed [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.04.1998

DRC
ANVIL AWARDED CONCESSIONS NEAR KALEMIE

After indicating last year that it was keen to build [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.04.1998

Congo
BRAZZAVILLE SETS UP NEW NATIONAL OIL COMPANY

On April 17 the government adopted a draft law setting [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.04.1998

Congo
SCARABEO 3 BACK IN AFRICA

The semi-submersible Scarabeo 3 has arrived in Congo after mobilizing [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.04.1998

Gabon
VALCO TO START DRILLING ON ETAME

Global Marine Integrated Services is to start drilling any day [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.04.1998

Congo
AGIP'S NEW DISCOVERY ON MARINE VI

The first of six wells that the semi-sub Ocean Liberator [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.04.1998

DRC
CONSUMPTION PLUNGES IN KINSHASA

Sales of oil products in Kinshasa and around the capital [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.04.1998

Gabon
SINTERING PLANT FOR COMILOG?

Comilog has the results of a feasibility study in hand [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.03.1998

Congo
BOS TO CONSTRUCT KOMBI-LIKALALA INSTALLATIONS

France's Bouygues Offshore has won a turnkey contract from Elf [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.03.1998

Congo
ADRIATIC 1 DRILLS ON EMERAUDE

The jack-up Glomar Adriatic I has moved to Congo to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.03.1998

Gabon
COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION START UP AT OBANGUE

Ocelot began commercial production this month on Obangue on the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.03.1998

Spotlight | DRC
A VITAL RAILWAY MINIMUM

At least $130 million needs to be invested in Congo-Kinshasa's Southern railway network if its capacity to carry Katanga's mining output south via Zambia is to be restored, according to an initial assessment by experts from the Comazar consortium.

Subscribers only Energy 11.03.1998

Gabon
R.F. BAUER TO DRILL FOR MARATHON ON AKOUMBA

M0arathon has agreed terms to take the drillship Glomar Robert [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.03.1998

Gabon
SHELL TO DRILL WITH ADRIATIC IX

Shell has negotiated a two well assignment with the jack-up [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.03.1998

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