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STATOIL ON BLOCK 31?

Luanda has just confirmed the already-known share-out of operating roles following the first phase of bidding for blocks 31 to [...] (338 words)

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EA PROJECT IN STARTING BLOCKS

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DISCOVERIES ON BLOCKS 15 AND 17

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BP AMOCO CANCELS PEREGRINE DEAL

BP Amoco has cancelled a three-year plus options drilling contract with R&B Falcon for the drillship Peregrine VII on the

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GAS JV ERA JUST BEGINNING

Three of the biggest Algerian projects could well be brought under the same roof this year through a merger between BP-Amoco and Arco. News of the possible merger, which appeared in the Wall Street Journal on March 29, came just

WEST AFRICA Energy 17/02/1999

TEXACO-R&B FALCON CONTRACT CONFIRMED

R&B Falcon has been awarded a three-year contract by Texaco

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FIND FOR ELF IN DEEP OFFSHORE

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Africa certainly hasn't been a decisive factor in the flurry of mega-mergers in the oil industry which are being spurred instead by the need to cut costs in the face of plunging oil prices – in real terms these are

ANGOLA Energy 21/10/1998

NEW FINDS ON BLOCKS 14-15

Within a week of one other Chevron and Exxon each announced new discoveries on blocks 14 and 15 where they

ANGOLA Energy 09/09/1998

FOURTH DISCOVERY ON BLOCK 17

On Sept. 3 Elf announced its fourth discovery on block 17 in the deep Angolan offshore, Lirio. It follows Girassol

CENTRAL AFRICA Energy 26/08/1998

PETROFINA SELLS DOWNSTREAM ASSETS IN FOUR COUNTRIES

Although Petrofina intends to remain active in the upstream in

ANGOLA Energy 25/03/1998

EXXON CONFIRMS MAJOR STRIKE

Sonangol and Exxon have confirmed a discovery recorded by Esso Exploration Angola on block 15 in the deep Angolan offshore.

MOZAMBIQUE Energy 25/02/1998

ACCORD WITH BP FINALIZED

An agreement between the Mozambique government and British Petroleum that dated from September, 1996 was finalized in Maputo on Feb.

WEST AFRICA Energy 26/11/1997

BP LOOKING FOR DEEPWATER RIG

BP is checking the market for a deepwater rig for

ANGOLA Energy 26/11/1997

BP HIRES FORMER WHITE HOUSE AIDE

With an eye to developing its interests in Angola, British

AFRICA Energy 17/09/1997

SASOL TO BUILD UP NATREF

Sasol is considering a new extension to the Natref refinery and a decision will be made by the year's end.

ALGERIA Energy 30/07/1997

IN SALAH GAS' HIGH TECH IT

BP's staff in its In Salah Gas joint venture with

EUROPE NORTH AFRICA Energy 21/05/1997

GAS SEMINAR IN U.K. IN OCTOBER

A conference on the theme of "North African gas and the implications for the European gas market" will be staged

NIGERIA Energy 07/05/1997

STATOIL STILL SEEKING SEMIS

Statoil has issued an availability inquiry for a rig to

ANGOLA Energy 07/05/1997

CHEVRON REPORTS 2ND ELEPHANT

Has Chevron discovered the second "elephant" field in Angola's offshore? It has certainly been hoping so since its first test

WEST AFRICA Energy 19/03/1997

RESERVES AT 7 BILLION BARRELS

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ALGERIA Energy 08/01/1997

STILL A RACE AGAINST TIME

Algeria is counting on earning between $13-16 billion annually from oil and gas exports over the next four years, basing the estimate on a price of over $18 per barrel. Sonatrach's forecast depends on world markets holding up strongly until

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ELF AND BP JOIN ENERGY OBSERVATORY

The Mediterranean Energy Observatory now counts 24 member companies following

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ELF DRILLS GIRASOL 1

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ZAMBIA Energy 09/10/1996

BP AND AGIP MARKETING AFFILIATES PRIVATIZED

The government has completed the privatization of British Petroleum Zambia

IVORY COAST Energy 10/07/1996

MAERSK SHOWS INTEREST; PLUSPETROL AND GLOBAL SET UP SHOP

Prime minister Daniel Kablan Duncan indicated that A.P. Moeller, the

ALGERIA Energy 26/06/1996

TAMADANET IN PRODUCTION

Petro Canada announced that it had put the Tamadanet oil field which it discovered in 1994 in the Ghadames basin

ALGERIA Energy 28/02/1996

ELF INTERESTED; ARCO SIGNS UP

Up until now Elf barely admitted its interest in returning one day to Algeria, saying in substance that "We're looking

SOUTH AFRICA 20/01/1996

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SOUTH AFRICA Energy 17/01/1996

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KENYA Energy 17/01/1996

KPRL SURVIVES FREE MARKET

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PACT ALL BUT WRAPPED UP

According to an informed Algerian source, an agreement with British

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PRIDE ANGOLA TO DRILL ONE WELL FOR BP AMOCO

EA PROJECT IN STARTING BLOCKS

DISCOVERIES ON BLOCKS 15 AND 17

TOTALFIN/ELF FALLOUT FOR AFRICA

BP AMOCO CANCELS PEREGRINE DEAL

GAS JV ERA JUST BEGINNING

TEXACO-R&B FALCON CONTRACT CONFIRMED

FIND FOR ELF IN DEEP OFFSHORE

SIZING UP MEGA MERGER IMPACT ON AFRICA

NEW FINDS ON BLOCKS 14-15

FOURTH DISCOVERY ON BLOCK 17

PETROFINA SELLS DOWNSTREAM ASSETS IN FOUR COUNTRIES

EXXON CONFIRMS MAJOR STRIKE

ACCORD WITH BP FINALIZED

BP LOOKING FOR DEEPWATER RIG

BP HIRES FORMER WHITE HOUSE AIDE

SASOL TO BUILD UP NATREF

IN SALAH GAS' HIGH TECH IT

GAS SEMINAR IN U.K. IN OCTOBER

STATOIL STILL SEEKING SEMIS

CHEVRON REPORTS 2ND ELEPHANT

RESERVES AT 7 BILLION BARRELS

STILL A RACE AGAINST TIME

ELF AND BP JOIN ENERGY OBSERVATORY

ELF DRILLS GIRASOL 1

BP AND AGIP MARKETING AFFILIATES PRIVATIZED

MAERSK SHOWS INTEREST; PLUSPETROL AND GLOBAL SET UP SHOP

TAMADANET IN PRODUCTION

ELF INTERESTED; ARCO SIGNS UP

FREDERIK PHASWANA

SOUTH AFRICAN BLACK HEADS BP IN AFRICA

KPRL SURVIVES FREE MARKET

BP SETS THE PACE

WHAT REFINING CAPACITY?

PACT ALL BUT WRAPPED UP

ELF WILL KEEP NEDDRILL 1 TO DRILL ON BLOCK 3

BP AIMS FOR 1 BILLION CFD

"SUBSTANTIAL" DISCOVERY BY PETRO-CANADA

BP CLOSE TO SIGNING FOR ALRAR GAS

FARMOUT DEALS BEFORE DRILLING

BP ASKS FOR MORE

OIL PROJECT LAUNCHED

OUTLOOK FOR OIL

WINNING BIDS FOR SHELL AND BP

BP AND EXXON IN ACCORDS

Rising oil matters

BP DUCKS OUT

PERMIT FOR BP

SECRETS OF QATAR PALACE REVOLUTION

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