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West Africa
NIGERIAN GAS PIPELINE ON TRACK

The NNPC's project to build a gas pipeline to Ghana, for which talks began early this year as AEM stated [...]

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Energy

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Cameroon, Chad
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Angola
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Gabon
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Angola
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Angola
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Nigeria
CHEVRON NEEDS SECOND JACK-UP

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Angola
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Zimbabwe
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Angola
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Zimbabwe
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Cameroon, Chad
THREAT TO PIPELINE LOOMS LARGE

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Ghana, Nigeria
CHEVRON FORMULA FOR WAGP

Chevron has been officially named head of the West African Gas Pipeline project linking Nigeria, Ghana, Benin and Togo. The [...]

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Spotlight | Africa, France
TOTALFIN/ELF FALLOUT FOR AFRICA

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West Africa
WAGP PUSHES AHEAD

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South Africa
SASOL-CHEVRON PACT ON SYNTHETIC OIL PRODUCTS

An agreement between Sasol and Chevron on gas-to-liquids cooperation announced [...]

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Nigeria
CHEVRON IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

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Spotlight | Cameroon, Chad
THE LAST BUMPY MILE

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Angola
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Angola
CHEVRON EXTENDS CONTRACT WITH TRIDENT XIV

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Nigeria
SHELL, CHEVRON AND AGIP CEASE IN-SHORE OPERATIONS

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Angola
THE FIGHT CONTINUES FOR ULTRA DEEP OFFSHORE

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Angola
CHEVRON REDUCES JACK-UP FLEET UNTIL MAY

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Angola
NEW CONTRACT FROM CHEVRON FOR ETPM

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Angola
CHEVRON TO DRILL WITH OCEAN ALLIANCE

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Angola
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Angola
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Nigeria
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Spotlight | West Africa
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Angola
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Ghana
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Gabon
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Benin
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Madagascar
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Angola
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Spotlight | Cameroon, Chad
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Nigeria
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Canada
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Nigeria
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Tanzania
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Sudan
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Canada
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Madagascar
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Chad
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Nigeria
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Angola
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Madagascar
SLOWCOACH PRIVATIZATION

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Nigeria
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Madagascar
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Cameroon, Chad
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Gabon
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Marathon is pushing ahead with exploration on its Kowe licence – it is currently drilling a well on the Mpando [...]