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Gabon
FIRST ULTRA-DEEP PRESENTATION

A first promotional presentation of the 12 ultra deep offshore blocks that Gabon will put up for grabs later this [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.03.1998

Cameroon, Chad
PIPELINE WAITS IDA GREEN LIGHT

The Exxon group which operates in Chad's oil project and in the TOTCO and COTCO companies that will operate the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.03.1998

Congo
ELF SOON ON NEW CONCESSION

Elf is on the verge of obtaining a 30% stake in Congo's Mer Tres Profonde Nord offshore block, the French [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.03.1998

Gabon
MARATHON MOVES FAST ON KOWE

Marathon is pushing ahead with exploration on its Kowe licence – it is currently drilling a well on the Mpando [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.02.1998

Gabon
VANCO SEEKS PARTNER

Vanco Energy is seeking a leading company to buy up to 50% and to perhaps act as operator on its [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.02.1998

Congo
NEW DISCOVERY FOR ELF

Elf has just made a further discovery on its Haute Mer concession, the second since the beginning of the year. [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.02.1998

Congo
CANADIAN COMPANY DEBUTS IN MAGNESIUM

The government recently ratified an agreement with Canada's Magnesium Alloys [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.02.1998

Congo
SEMI PROJECT CONFIRMED

The government and the SEMI company reached an agreement on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.02.1998

Congo
ELF EXTENDS SEDNETH 701 CONTRACT

Elf is negotiating a one year extension of its contract [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.02.1998

Congo
REAL OUTPUT FIGURES FOR '97

Confidential but complete figures for Congo's production last year show that Nkossa's oil output fell 25% short of what had [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.02.1998

Congo
KITINA TO PRODUCE 42,000 BPD

Moving swiftly into action after its start in the second week of December (AEM 218), Agip's Kitina field in which [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.02.1998

Cameroon
INCIDENT OVER EQUATORIAL GUINEA WELL

Drilling carried out in 1997 on one of the licenses [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.02.1998

Congo
TOTAL RETURNS IN REFINING-DISTRIBUTION

Total has entered the picture for the privatization of the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.02.1998

Congo
LISSOUBA'S SUIT WON'T BE INVESTIGATED

In the latest twist in the legal war between Congo's [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.02.1998

Gabon
PERENCO SEEKS JACK-UP

Perenco is looking for a jack-up to drill one well [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.02.1998

Gabon
AMERADA STARTS DRILLING WITH ADRIATIC V

The rig Glomar Adriatic V has begun drilling the well [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.02.1998

Cameroon, Chad
KICKOFF FOR PIPELINE

Work on the pipeline that is to link the Doba oil basin in southern Chad to the future terminal at [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.01.1998

Congo
ELF TESTS NEW DISCOVERY

A new discovery distinct from that of Moho has been made on the Haute Mer concession, one of those on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.01.1998

Congo
OPPOSITION VOICES DOUBTS ON NEW ACCORDS

Government officials who were booted from office when Denis Sassou [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.01.1998

Congo
UPGRADING FOR OCEAN LIBERATOR BETWEEN WELLS

The Ocean Liberator left Gabon's offshore for the Congo for [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.01.1998

Gabon
NEW SYSMIN LOAN CONSIDERED

The European Development Fund is considering a new Sysmin loan [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.01.1998

Cameroon
ELF SEEKS JACK-UP

Elf could need a jack-up for a six-month Elf could [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.01.1998

Gabon
SHELLS PLANNING TWO WELLS

Shell is believed to be planning to drill two wells [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.01.1998

Gabon
IMPACT OF CRUDE PRICE DROP

The impact from the drop in crude oil prices has [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.01.1998

Congo, Gabon
PIONEER O&G ACQUIRES OLD Q93 BLOCK

Under an agreement signed on Dec. 18 Pioneer Oil and [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.12.1997

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