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DRC
Kinshasa modifies Cuvette Centrale oil block perimeters

Félix Tshisekedi's presidency has just redrawn the boundaries of oil deposit zones in the forest area around the Congo river. The goal is to put a halt to encroachment on protected areas and put these deposits on the market.

Subscribers only Energy 05.05.2025

DRC
Kinshasa hands over Lake Albert's blocks I & II to state-owned oil company

Noting the lack of interest from the majors, the council of ministers has endorsed the hydrocarbon ministry's proposal to entrust Albertine Graben's oil assets to the state-owned company Sonahydroc.

Subscribers only Energy 14.04.2025

DRC
Kinshasa turns to Trafigura for help with strategy to reboot oil sector

In a bid to enhance the value of its oil assets and reduce pump prices for consumers, DR Congo has turned to Swiss trading giant Trafigura for help.

Subscribers only Energy 18.02.2025

Angola, DRC
Kinshasa's strategy to get Common Interest Zone up and running

Determined to assert its rights over its offshore oil resources, the Congolese government is progressing on the development of the Common Interest Zone with Angola under the lead of hydrocarbons minister Sakombi Molendo.

Subscribers only Energy 31.10.2024

Cameroon
Nathalie Moudiki behind sacking of Tradex boss Simon Paley

Simon Paley, who was sacked as Tradex's chief executive in early October, has paid the price for his strained relations with Nathalie Moudiki, wife of Adolphe Moudiki, the octogenarian director general of Tradex's parent company, Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures.

Subscribers only Energy 29.10.2024

Cameroon
SNH's legal affairs exacerbate splits in Biya's entourage

The managing director of Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures, Adolphe Moudiki, and the president's secretary-general, Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, have been at loggerheads in recent months. After escaping dismissal in early August, the SNH boss is hoping a trial in the UK will give him the upper hand again.

Subscribers only Energy, Politics 21.08.2024

Spotlight | Cameroon, Congo
Perenco sees an opportunity in Norwegian firm Golar

Services provider Golar LNG has floating liquefied natural gas technology that could prove to be a strategic asset for the British-French major, one of the largest operators in central Africa.

Subscribers only Energy 02.08.2024

The LNG tanker Golar Celsius in the port of Rotterdam in May 2021.

Cameroon
The ins and outs of Yaoundé's EITI suspension

Although expected by several NGOs, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative's decision to suspend Cameroon is a blow to the country, a member since 2007.

Subscribers only Energy, Mining 11.03.2024

DRC
Sonahydroc union uproar over boardroom pay

The managing director's salary has jumped from $9,000 to $12,000 per month.

Subscribers only Energy 07.03.2024

DRC
Sonahydroc concerned about Oil Minister Didier Budimbu's support for rival Cobil

The Congolese state-owned oil firm Sonahydroc's fears that its rival Cobil has the favours of the oil ministry keep growing.

Subscribers only Energy 05.03.2024

Cameroon
Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh gets his hands on oil refining and transport

The recent shuffling of management teams at Cameroon Oil Transportation Company and Société Nationale de Raffinage has underlined the grip of the Secretary General of the Presidency (SGPR), Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, on both companies.

Subscribers only Energy 19.02.2024

DRC
UBA extends new $65m credit line to Sonahydroc

United Bank for Africa has renewed its financing for the DRC state-owned oil company, but halved the amount it is providing. The funds could be used to purchase petroleum products from Angola's Sonangol.

Subscribers only Finance, Energy 08.02.2024

Spotlight | Cameroon
UK troops caught up in military turf war

For the past few months a contingent of British soldiers fighting Boko Haram veterans in northern Cameroon has faced visa problems stemming from a row between the general staff and a formidable special forces unit.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 07.02.2024

Cameroonian soldiers from the BIR in Kolofata, Cameroon, 16 March 2016.

Angola, DRC
DRC takes small steps to claw back offshore oil resources from Angola

The Congolese government is choosing to compromise with Luanda by signing agreements of limited scope rather than going to court to assert its rights to its offshore oil resources.

Subscribers only Energy 08.01.2024

DRC
Sonahydroc CEO summoned by security chief Esambo

The CEO of the Congolese state-owned oil company Sonahydroc, Marcellin Bilomba, has just been called to appear before Jean-Louis Esambo Kangashe, head of the National Security Council.

Subscribers only Energy 07.12.2023

DRC
Sonahydroc fears competition for Ango-Ango pipelines concession contract

The concession contract for the Ango-Ango pipelines, a key infrastructure for the supply of petroleum products to west DRC, ends in 2025 and is already sparking interest from several actors.

Subscribers only Energy 04.12.2023

DRC
Despite lack of clarity over production, Perenco goes from strength to strength

Just as Perenco is due to acquire two blocks in an area where it is already operating, the DR Congo government is querying the accuracy of the company's oil production claims, which have not changed for years.

Subscribers only Energy 15.11.2023

Perenco oil company managers and technicians near the onshore oil wells in operation on the outskirts of Muanda, on the southwestern tip of the DRC on 19 October 2021.

DRC
DRC's Tshisekedi delays decision on who will take over Gertler's former oil blocks

The Congolese president is keen to delay the selection process for new operators of oil blocks 1 and 2 on Lake Albert, where majors including TotalEnergies had previously positioned themselves, with junior companies now also in the running.

Subscribers only Energy 14.11.2023

DRC president, Félix Tshisekedi, at Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, the 4 September 2022.

Cameroon
China's Addax blames catastrophic drilling campaign on outsiders

Addax Petroleum's drawn-out drilling campaign in Cameroon stuttered to a halt in September. Its leaders are laying the blame for the failure of the costly $180m operation on the former boss of the firm's Cameroon subsidiary, Roger Beaumont.

Subscribers only Energy 16.10.2023

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

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Sonahydroc

DRC
Kinshasa modifies Cuvette Centrale oil block perimeters

DRC
Kinshasa hands over Lake Albert's blocks I & II to state-owned oil company

DRC
Kinshasa turns to Trafigura for help with strategy to reboot oil sector

Angola, DRC
Kinshasa's strategy to get Common Interest Zone up and running

Cameroon
Nathalie Moudiki behind sacking of Tradex boss Simon Paley

Cameroon
SNH's legal affairs exacerbate splits in Biya's entourage

Spotlight | Cameroon, Congo
Perenco sees an opportunity in Norwegian firm Golar

Cameroon
The ins and outs of Yaoundé's EITI suspension

DRC
Sonahydroc union uproar over boardroom pay

DRC
Sonahydroc concerned about Oil Minister Didier Budimbu's support for rival Cobil

Cameroon
Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh gets his hands on oil refining and transport

DRC
UBA extends new $65m credit line to Sonahydroc

Spotlight | Cameroon
UK troops caught up in military turf war

Angola, DRC
DRC takes small steps to claw back offshore oil resources from Angola

DRC
Sonahydroc CEO summoned by security chief Esambo

DRC
Sonahydroc fears competition for Ango-Ango pipelines concession contract

DRC
Despite lack of clarity over production, Perenco goes from strength to strength

DRC
DRC's Tshisekedi delays decision on who will take over Gertler's former oil blocks

Cameroon
China's Addax blames catastrophic drilling campaign on outsiders

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

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DRC Kinshasa modifies Cuvette Centrale oil block perimeters

DRC Kinshasa hands over Lake Albert's blocks I & II to state-owned oil company

DRC Kinshasa turns to Trafigura for help with strategy to reboot oil sector

Angola, DRC Kinshasa's strategy to get Common Interest Zone up and running

Cameroon Nathalie Moudiki behind sacking of Tradex boss Simon Paley

Cameroon SNH's legal affairs exacerbate splits in Biya's entourage

Spotlight | Cameroon, Congo Perenco sees an opportunity in Norwegian firm Golar

Cameroon The ins and outs of Yaoundé's EITI suspension

DRC Sonahydroc union uproar over boardroom pay

DRC Sonahydroc concerned about Oil Minister Didier Budimbu's support for rival Cobil

Cameroon Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh gets his hands on oil refining and transport

DRC UBA extends new $65m credit line to Sonahydroc

Spotlight | Cameroon UK troops caught up in military turf war

Angola, DRC DRC takes small steps to claw back offshore oil resources from Angola

DRC Sonahydroc CEO summoned by security chief Esambo

DRC Sonahydroc fears competition for Ango-Ango pipelines concession contract

DRC Despite lack of clarity over production, Perenco goes from strength to strength

DRC DRC's Tshisekedi delays decision on who will take over Gertler's former oil blocks

Cameroon China's Addax blames catastrophic drilling campaign on outsiders

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

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Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

DRC
Kinshasa modifies Cuvette Centrale oil block perimeters

DRC
Kinshasa hands over Lake Albert's blocks I & II to state-owned oil company

DRC
Kinshasa turns to Trafigura for help with strategy to reboot oil sector

Angola, DRC
Kinshasa's strategy to get Common Interest Zone up and running

Cameroon
Nathalie Moudiki behind sacking of Tradex boss Simon Paley

Cameroon
SNH's legal affairs exacerbate splits in Biya's entourage

Spotlight | Cameroon, Congo
Perenco sees an opportunity in Norwegian firm Golar

Cameroon
The ins and outs of Yaoundé's EITI suspension

DRC
Sonahydroc union uproar over boardroom pay

DRC
Sonahydroc concerned about Oil Minister Didier Budimbu's support for rival Cobil

Cameroon
Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh gets his hands on oil refining and transport

DRC
UBA extends new $65m credit line to Sonahydroc

Spotlight | Cameroon
UK troops caught up in military turf war

Angola, DRC
DRC takes small steps to claw back offshore oil resources from Angola

DRC
Sonahydroc CEO summoned by security chief Esambo

DRC
Sonahydroc fears competition for Ango-Ango pipelines concession contract

DRC
Despite lack of clarity over production, Perenco goes from strength to strength

DRC
DRC's Tshisekedi delays decision on who will take over Gertler's former oil blocks

Cameroon
China's Addax blames catastrophic drilling campaign on outsiders

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