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Spotlight | Angola
Cold Shoulder for Sonangol from Financiers

Despite optimistic production forecasts and the ever-growing interest of Western oil companies in Angola's offshore, Sonangol has run into a lot of financial trouble. The state-owned company hasn't been able to raise the money needed for several big projects - [...]

Published on 15.10.2003 at 10:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Energy

Angola
$1.15 Billion in Fresh Cash

After protracted bargaining the Angolan national company's latest oil-back loan was signed and delivered last week with a consortium of French banks.

Subscribers only Energy 04.03.2003

Spotlight | Angola
Sonangol's New Masters

Although recent changes in Angola's government were largely covered by the press a subsequent revamp of the state-owned oil company Sonangol has passed off with hardly a peep. Africa Energy Intelligence has taken a look at the team at the [.

Subscribers only Energy 04.02.2003

Spotlight | Sao Tome and Principe
Menezes' Advisers and Friends

In his standoff with Nigeria concerning the share-out of revenue from their joint offshore acreage, Sao Tome president Fradrique Menezes could appear isolated in the face of Nigeria's powerful oil circles. But after tearing up the treaty that linked the [.

Subscribers only Energy 05.11.2002

Angola
Auditors Knock on the Door

A visit to Luanda by Callisto Madavo, the World Bank's vice president for Africa, between Sept. 9-12 put the seal [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.09.2002

Africa
The Oil NGOs

A partnership accord between Norsk Hydro and Amnesty International is the latest example of a flurry of alliances between oil groups and NGOs.

Subscribers only Energy 26.03.2002

Spotlight | Angola
Uncovering Sonangol's Secrets

A state within a state, Angola's Sonangol remains an impenetrable company – no Internet site, no press releases or annual reports – that appears obsessed with secrecy. Africa Energy Intelligence has taken a close look at the way the national [.

Subscribers only Energy 29.01.2002

Spotlight | Africa
Africa's Oil Lawyers and Consultants

The big wave of mergers in the oil industry has somewhat reduced the workload of law firms specializing in Africa's oil business since the majors, for their part, often use their own staff.

Subscribers only Energy 27.11.2001

Angola
Sonangol Dresses Down BP

BP Amoco seems to have had second thoughts about the virtues of transparency. In February, the British company committed itself [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.07.2001

Spotlight | Angola
Realism Prevails at Luanda

As Africa Energy Intelligence indicated in its March 21 issue, the Angolan authorities have adopted a more realistic approach concerning the wish they voiced in late 2000 on stretching out major developments in their deep offshore.

Subscribers only Energy 17.04.2001

Spotlight | Angola
Oil and Transparency

By indicating in a letter to the British non governmental organization Global Witness that it would publish information on its operations in Angola every year, BP Amoco sent a shock wave through the oil industry that is likely to continue [.

Subscribers only Energy 20.02.2001

Spotlight | Angola
The IMF and Oil

Was it a sign the war is almost over? That, at any rate, was the question that came to mind when the Angolan government agreed on April 5 to sign a staff-monitored program with the International Monetary Fund.

Subscribers only Energy 12.04.2000

Spotlight | Africa, United States
TIME FOR TRANSPARENCY

In denouncing the secretive practices of the oil industry in its report "A Crude Awakening" (AEM 265), Global Witness has undoubtedly put paid to the impression created by its previous report on diamonds that it was banging away exclusively at [.

Subscribers only Energy 21.12.1999

Angola, Gabon
SONANGOL DROPS GNPC

Sonangol has signed two agreements to put field 4/26 into production. They take the place of an accord Sonangol had [...]

Subscribers only Energy 20.10.1993

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Angola
$1.15 Billion in Fresh Cash

Spotlight | Angola
Sonangol's New Masters

Spotlight | Sao Tome and Principe
Menezes' Advisers and Friends

Angola
Auditors Knock on the Door

Africa
The Oil NGOs

Spotlight | Angola
Uncovering Sonangol's Secrets

Spotlight | Africa
Africa's Oil Lawyers and Consultants

Angola
Sonangol Dresses Down BP

Spotlight | Angola
Realism Prevails at Luanda

Spotlight | Angola
Oil and Transparency

Spotlight | Angola
The IMF and Oil

Spotlight | Africa, United States
TIME FOR TRANSPARENCY

Angola, Gabon
SONANGOL DROPS GNPC

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Angola $1.15 Billion in Fresh Cash

Spotlight | Angola Sonangol's New Masters

Spotlight | Sao Tome and Principe Menezes' Advisers and Friends

Angola Auditors Knock on the Door

Africa The Oil NGOs

Spotlight | Angola Uncovering Sonangol's Secrets

Spotlight | Africa Africa's Oil Lawyers and Consultants

Angola Sonangol Dresses Down BP

Spotlight | Angola Realism Prevails at Luanda

Spotlight | Angola Oil and Transparency

Spotlight | Angola The IMF and Oil

Spotlight | Africa, United States TIME FOR TRANSPARENCY

Angola, Gabon SONANGOL DROPS GNPC

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Guinea
Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Spotlight | Angola
Cold Shoulder for Sonangol from Financiers

Angola
$1.15 Billion in Fresh Cash

Spotlight | Angola
Sonangol's New Masters

Spotlight | Sao Tome and Principe
Menezes' Advisers and Friends

Angola
Auditors Knock on the Door

Africa
The Oil NGOs

Spotlight | Angola
Uncovering Sonangol's Secrets

Spotlight | Africa
Africa's Oil Lawyers and Consultants

Angola
Sonangol Dresses Down BP

Spotlight | Angola
Realism Prevails at Luanda

Spotlight | Angola
Oil and Transparency

Spotlight | Angola
The IMF and Oil

Spotlight | Africa, United States
TIME FOR TRANSPARENCY

Angola, Gabon
SONANGOL DROPS GNPC