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Cameroon
Savannah uses British diplomacy to pressure the presidency on ExxonMobil shares

COTCO-ExxonMobil: Savannah Energy has found an ally to plead its case to the Cameroonian government in the form of the new British ambassador to Cameroon, Barry Lowen.

Subscribers only Energy Diplomacy 25.09.2023

Mozambique
Discord between TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil on LNG in Afungi

TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil, the two majors operating the two gas projects in Cabo Delgado, are unable to find common ground. The French company would like to reopen negotiations, unlike the American company.

Subscribers only Energy 18.09.2023

Tanzania
Appointment of new energy minister may speed up Equinor and Shell gas projects

Tanzania's new energy minister, Doto Biteko, will work directly with officials at the president's office. This change is likely to accelerate decision-making on gas projects in the country, which are being driven by two companies.

Subscribers only Energy 08.09.2023

Spotlight | Congo
Françoise Joly bestows her favours on Bayegan at expense of Masono

The Turkish oil trader Bayegan has worked its way into the good books of Sassou's international affairs adviser, whereas its rival Masono appears to have fallen out of favour.

Subscribers only Energy Commodity traders 30.08.2023

Chad
New state oil company set to rake in $80m next week

La Tchad Petroleum Company (TPC) va tirer les bénéfices de son premier enlèvement de brut le 25 juillet au port de Kribi. 950 000 barils seront mis sur le marché, permettant de générer quelque 80 millions de dollars pour l'Etat tchadien.

Subscribers only Energy 20.07.2023

Spotlight | Mozambique
Intelligence and military exasperated by omnipresent Rwandan forces in Cabo Delgado

The near 2,500 Rwandan soldiers and police officers deployed in Cabo Delgado province are increasingly unpopular within the Mozambican armed forces. However, they continue to have the support of the local population.

Subscribers only Defence 18.07.2023

A Rwandan soldier patrols in Mocímboa da Praia, in the Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique, on 27 September 2022.

In Focus | Congo
From Milan to Pointe-Noire, the secrets of the powerful 'ENI family'

Nicknamed "the most African of majors", the Italian energy company ENI has made the Congo a central hub where big contracts and family affairs flourish, fortified by close ties to President Denis Sassou-Nguesso. The group is set to invest several billions of dollars in a liquefied natural gas export project, with the blessings of the Congolese and Italian governments, brought closer by the gas giant.

Subscribers only Energy 17.07.2023

Mozambique
ENI to decide on Coral Norte FLNG this year

One year after the first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) came on stream off Mozambique, ENI and ExxonMobil are set to order a second one, but at a higher price.

Subscribers only Energy 12.07.2023

Mozambique
Kenmare courts Sunshine Nuts for job creation

Previously solicited by TotalEnergies to provide jobs for families displaced by its Mozambique gas project, the US food-processing business Sunshine Nuts is now in talks with Irish mining company Kenmare with a view to mounting a similar project.

Subscribers only Energy 29.06.2023

Cameroon, Chad
Biya and Déby poised to make deal behind Savannah Energy's back

Cameroon and Chad are on the verge of agreeing to have Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures significantly increase its stake in Cameroon Oil Transportation Co. Plans to apply SNH's compromise with Savannah Energy seem to be slipping away.

Subscribers only Energy 28.06.2023

Cameroon President Paul Biya (left) and his counterpart Mahamat Idriss Deby.

Spotlight | Mozambique
Cabo Delgado LNG impact report troubles ExxonMobil and partners

A review of the socio-economic and humanitarian situation in the northern province has rattled the energy firms involved in the Afungi peninsula in Mozambique, where the future liquefaction trains will be located. They fear they will face increased costs if its recommendations are implemented.

Subscribers only Energy 16.06.2023

The TotalEnergies Mozambique LNG Project in Afungi in Cabo Delgado province on 29 September 2022.

Cameroon, Chad
ExxonMobil-Savannah: SNH boss Moudiki ups the ante in letter to Chadian oil minister

The head of Cameroon's Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures sent a scathing letter to Chad's oil minister. Since ExxonMobil's withdrawal from southern Chad, the battle between Savannah Energy and N'Djamena has rekindled a recurring conflict between Cameroon and the Chadian junta.

Subscribers only Energy 06.06.2023

Central Africa
Washington sides with ExxonMobil and Chevron over BEAC foreign currency rules

Washington has stepped up its efforts to prevent US oil companies from being obliged to repatriate their rehabilitation funds to the CEMAC zone.

Subscribers only Finance Energy 18.05.2023

Spotlight | Namibia, South Africa
Namibia eclipses South Africa as TotalEnergies, Shell and ENI hone in on new El Dorado

Namibian offshore, now seen as a new frontier for exploration after TotalEnergies and Shell's discoveries there, is whetting many appetites. South Africa in contrast is struggling in the shadow of the burgeoning new giant.

Subscribers only Energy 17.05.2023

Cameroon, Chad
Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh battles it out with SNH boss Adolphe Moudiki over Savannah Energy affair

The Cameroonian government has been caught up in an internal crisis since the SNH bought a 10% stake in the company running the oil pipeline between Doba and Kribi. In a series of letters seen by African Intelligence, presidency secretary general Ngoh Ngoh and SNH boss Moudiki have been locked in a violent dispute over the operation.

Subscribers only Infrastructure Energy Politics 03.05.2023

Spotlight | Mozambique
TotalEnergies quietly prepares for resumption of Mozambique LNG

The French major is discreetly preparing to resume developing the Mozambique LNG mega-complex in the troubled Cabo Delgado province.

Subscribers only Energy 03.05.2023

The Managing Director of TotalEnergies in Mozambique, Maxime Rabilloud, and the Group's CEO, Patrick Pouyanné.

Spotlight | Ghana
Norway's Kjell Inge Rokke, hobbled by Accra, fails to launch Pecan development

Ghana's promising Pecan offshore oilfield is unlikely to be developed any time soon, despite the keen interest of one of Norway's richest men. The impasse may be due to Accra's apparently negative business attitude.

Subscribers only Energy 01.05.2023

Cameroon, France
Gill Dingome and Thomas Clay cross swords again on Chad-Cameroon pipeline

The arbitration procedure launched by Petronas and ExxonMobil against Cameroon has been suspended for two months after Yaoundé's lawyer, Gill Dingome, sought the recusal of the oil firm's chosen arbitrator Thomas Clay.

Subscribers only Business 27.04.2023

Cameroon, Chad
ExxonMobil-Savannah: the behind-the-scenes story of Biya and Déby's feud

With N'Djamena in conflict with Savannah Energy, Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby pushed his Cameroonian counterpart not to legitimise the British junior's stake in the Doba-Kribi pipeline, which exports 100% of Chad's crude. In vain.

Subscribers only Energy 26.04.2023

Nigeria
From banker to governor: Who helped Dauda Lawal take Zamfara?

On 29 May, Dauda Lawal will become the first governor of Zamfara State elected under the banner of the opposition People's Democratic Party. Announced as a surprise rival to incumbent Bello Matawalle, the ex-banker owes his victory in no small part to his myriad good connections.

Subscribers only Politics 19.04.2023

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Cameroon
Savannah uses British diplomacy to pressure the presidency on ExxonMobil shares

Mozambique
Discord between TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil on LNG in Afungi

Tanzania
Appointment of new energy minister may speed up Equinor and Shell gas projects

Spotlight | Congo
Françoise Joly bestows her favours on Bayegan at expense of Masono

Chad
New state oil company set to rake in $80m next week

Spotlight | Mozambique
Intelligence and military exasperated by omnipresent Rwandan forces in Cabo Delgado

In Focus | Congo
From Milan to Pointe-Noire, the secrets of the powerful 'ENI family'

Mozambique
ENI to decide on Coral Norte FLNG this year

Mozambique
Kenmare courts Sunshine Nuts for job creation

Cameroon, Chad
Biya and Déby poised to make deal behind Savannah Energy's back

Spotlight | Mozambique
Cabo Delgado LNG impact report troubles ExxonMobil and partners

Cameroon, Chad
ExxonMobil-Savannah: SNH boss Moudiki ups the ante in letter to Chadian oil minister

Central Africa
Washington sides with ExxonMobil and Chevron over BEAC foreign currency rules

Spotlight | Namibia, South Africa
Namibia eclipses South Africa as TotalEnergies, Shell and ENI hone in on new El Dorado

Cameroon, Chad
Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh battles it out with SNH boss Adolphe Moudiki over Savannah Energy affair

Spotlight | Mozambique
TotalEnergies quietly prepares for resumption of Mozambique LNG

Spotlight | Ghana
Norway's Kjell Inge Rokke, hobbled by Accra, fails to launch Pecan development

Cameroon, France
Gill Dingome and Thomas Clay cross swords again on Chad-Cameroon pipeline

Cameroon, Chad
ExxonMobil-Savannah: the behind-the-scenes story of Biya and Déby's feud

Nigeria
From banker to governor: Who helped Dauda Lawal take Zamfara?

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Tanzania Appointment of new energy minister may speed up Equinor and Shell gas projects

Spotlight | Congo Françoise Joly bestows her favours on Bayegan at expense of Masono

Chad New state oil company set to rake in $80m next week

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Mozambique ENI to decide on Coral Norte FLNG this year

Mozambique Kenmare courts Sunshine Nuts for job creation

Cameroon, Chad Biya and Déby poised to make deal behind Savannah Energy's back

Spotlight | Mozambique Cabo Delgado LNG impact report troubles ExxonMobil and partners

Cameroon, Chad ExxonMobil-Savannah: SNH boss Moudiki ups the ante in letter to Chadian oil minister

Central Africa Washington sides with ExxonMobil and Chevron over BEAC foreign currency rules

Spotlight | Namibia, South Africa Namibia eclipses South Africa as TotalEnergies, Shell and ENI hone in on new El Dorado

Cameroon, Chad Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh battles it out with SNH boss Adolphe Moudiki over Savannah Energy affair

Spotlight | Mozambique TotalEnergies quietly prepares for resumption of Mozambique LNG

Spotlight | Ghana Norway's Kjell Inge Rokke, hobbled by Accra, fails to launch Pecan development

Cameroon, France Gill Dingome and Thomas Clay cross swords again on Chad-Cameroon pipeline

Cameroon, Chad ExxonMobil-Savannah: the behind-the-scenes story of Biya and Déby's feud

Nigeria From banker to governor: Who helped Dauda Lawal take Zamfara?

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Egypt
The rise of militia businessman Arjani

DRC
Tshisekedi keeps close eye on Kabila ahead of presidential elections

Cameroon
Savannah uses British diplomacy to pressure the presidency on ExxonMobil shares

Mozambique
Discord between TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil on LNG in Afungi

Tanzania
Appointment of new energy minister may speed up Equinor and Shell gas projects

Spotlight | Congo
Françoise Joly bestows her favours on Bayegan at expense of Masono

Chad
New state oil company set to rake in $80m next week

Spotlight | Mozambique
Intelligence and military exasperated by omnipresent Rwandan forces in Cabo Delgado

In Focus | Congo
From Milan to Pointe-Noire, the secrets of the powerful 'ENI family'

Mozambique
ENI to decide on Coral Norte FLNG this year

Mozambique
Kenmare courts Sunshine Nuts for job creation

Cameroon, Chad
Biya and Déby poised to make deal behind Savannah Energy's back

Spotlight | Mozambique
Cabo Delgado LNG impact report troubles ExxonMobil and partners

Cameroon, Chad
ExxonMobil-Savannah: SNH boss Moudiki ups the ante in letter to Chadian oil minister

Central Africa
Washington sides with ExxonMobil and Chevron over BEAC foreign currency rules

Spotlight | Namibia, South Africa
Namibia eclipses South Africa as TotalEnergies, Shell and ENI hone in on new El Dorado

Cameroon, Chad
Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh battles it out with SNH boss Adolphe Moudiki over Savannah Energy affair

Spotlight | Mozambique
TotalEnergies quietly prepares for resumption of Mozambique LNG

Spotlight | Ghana
Norway's Kjell Inge Rokke, hobbled by Accra, fails to launch Pecan development

Cameroon, France
Gill Dingome and Thomas Clay cross swords again on Chad-Cameroon pipeline

Cameroon, Chad
ExxonMobil-Savannah: the behind-the-scenes story of Biya and Déby's feud

Nigeria
From banker to governor: Who helped Dauda Lawal take Zamfara?