NIGERIA : CHEVRON NEEDS SECOND JACK-UP - 27/10/1999

ANGOLA Energy 21/12/1999

TECHNIP SCORES AND SCS GROWS

When Technip Angola was set up in June the step marked a promising debut for the French engineering group on

CANADA Energy 08/12/1999

CHEVRON FIXES GLOMAR HIGH ISLAND Free

Chevron DRC has fixed the jack-up Glomar High Island V

ANGOLA Energy 24/11/1999

HITCHES WITH NEWBUILD

Elf Exploration Angola's eighth find on block 17 after that of Cravo in early September is going to have to

ANGOLA Energy 10/11/1999

OCEAN ALLIANCE TO DRILL FOR CHEVRON

The deepwater semi Ocean Alliance has secured a series of

GABON Energy 10/11/1999

TRIDENT 4 TO DRILL ON ATORA?

The jack-up Trident IV is in the running for the

ANGOLA Energy 27/10/1999

KUITO IN PRODUCTION IN NOVEMBER

Chevron is to put Kuito, a first development in block

ANGOLA Energy 27/10/1999

CHEVRON PLANNING TWO NEW WELLS Free

Chevron is seeking a semi-submersible or drillship to drill two

ANGOLA Energy 13/10/1999

CHEVON SEEKS TWO OTHER JACK-UPS FOR THE MOMENT

Chevron has invited tenders for two jack-up contracts for drilling

ANGOLA Energy 29/09/1999

CHEVRON TO KEEP THREE JACK-UPS OUT OF FOUR

Cabinda Gulf Oil has not received approval to extend its

GHANA NIGERIA Energy 01/09/1999

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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AFRICA FRANCE Energy 14/07/1999

TOTALFIN/ELF FALLOUT FOR AFRICA

A full week after Total Fina, which exists as such only since April 16, launched a 43 billion Euro takeover bid for Elf there is no solid indication of when Elf's board will meet to approve the "major project" that

WEST AFRICA Energy 16/06/1999

WAGP PUSHES AHEAD

A feasibility study on the West African Gas Pipeline project that the scheme's promoters handed to the German company Pipeline

SOUTH AFRICA Energy 16/06/1999

SASOL-CHEVRON PACT ON SYNTHETIC OIL PRODUCTS

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

NIGERIA Energy 02/06/1999

CHEVRON IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

Chevron has teamed up with the International Foundation for Education

ANGOLA Energy 05/05/1999

FINAL ULTRA DEEP AWARDS SOON

Already postponed several times, the final distribution of stakes on the first blocks in Angola's ultra deep offshore - 31,

ANGOLA Energy 14/04/1999

CHEVRON EXTENDS CONTRACT WITH TRIDENT XIV

Chevron/CABGOC has extended its contract with the jack-up Trident XIV

NIGERIA Energy 14/04/1999

SHELL, CHEVRON AND AGIP CEASE IN-SHORE OPERATIONS

The swamp barges Searex IV and Searex VI have been

ANGOLA Energy 17/03/1999

THE FIGHT CONTINUES FOR ULTRA DEEP OFFSHORE

The fight for stakes in the first ultra-deep offshore blocks

ANGOLA Energy 03/03/1999

CHEVRON REDUCES JACK-UP FLEET UNTIL MAY

Chevron/Cabinda Gulf has released the R&B Falcon jack-up Randolph Yost.

ANGOLA Energy 17/02/1999

NEW CONTRACT FROM CHEVRON FOR ETPM

ETPM, the offshore engineering and construction affiliate of France's Suez-Lyonaisse

ANGOLA Energy 20/01/1999

CHEVRON TO DRILL WITH OCEAN ALLIANCE

Chevron has secured a new rig for drilling in Angola's

ANGOLA Energy 06/01/1999

BLOCK O TO PROVIDE 600,000 BPD

Initial development of the Kuito field on Angola's block 14 is going to be put back relative to earlier indications

ANGOLA Energy 06/01/1999

CHEVRON RELEASES PETROBRAS XVI AND LIMITS ITSELF TO FOUR JACK-UPS

Chevron was to have released the semi Petrobras XVI at

NIGERIA Energy 16/12/1998

CHEVRON RELINQUISHES ONE OF TWO JACK-UPS

The jack-up Noble Lloyd Noble has completed its contract with

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WEST AFRICA Energy 16/12/1998

LAST OBSTACLES TO GAS PIPELINE

Of the three regional gas or gas-electricity projects that could be completed by the end of the decade in sub-Saharan Africa the West African Gas Pipeline (WAPG) based on reserves in Nigeria, where 2 billion cu.

ANGOLA Energy 02/12/1998

BRAKE ON EXPLORATION ON BLOCK 14

Chevron Angola has dropped plans to fix a semi for

GHANA Energy 04/11/1998

KMR A CLIENT FOR REGIONAL PIPELINE

Like the Takaradi-Aboadse power station, the 220 MW, combined cycle station presently being built at Tema by a consortium made

GABON Energy 04/11/1998

VANCO SEEKS MAJOR PARTNER

Total has been sounded out by Vanco Energy as a possible partner to help explore and begin oil production on

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 23/09/1998

TRIDENT IV TAKES BREAK

The Sedco Forex jack-up Trident IV is taking a break

NIGERIA Energy 09/09/1998

NNPC GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO RIG CONTRACT EXTENSION

NNPC has approved a two-year extension of Chevron's contract with

CANADA Energy 26/08/1998

SOCIR CAUGHT UP IN REBELLION

When the Kabila regime's former allies overran Moanda in the offensive they launched on Aug. 4 Kinshasa's supplies of oil

SUDAN Energy 22/07/1998

ARAKIS SEEKS A BUYER

Arakis Energy Corp. is still finding it hard to raise funding and is even thinking of selling out to a

CANADA Energy 08/07/1998

CHEVRON TO DRILL AGAIN

Chevron DRC will shortly resume drilling in the Democratic Republic

NIGERIA Energy 24/06/1998

CHEVRON EXTENDS CONTRACT FOR SANTA FE RIG

Subject to approval from NNPC, Chevron wants to extend its

WEST AFRICA Energy 13/05/1998

JACK-UP MARKET INCREASINGLY SOFT

After Mobil's decision to cut back its drilling operations in offshore Nigeria by the end of 1998 at depths of

ANGOLA Energy 08/04/1998

BOUYGUES LANDS CONTRACT

The French group Bouygues Angola has won a $2.8 million

NIGERIA Energy 25/03/1998

CHEVRON PUTS OPOLO INTO PRODUCTION

Chevron Nigeria, which hopes to boost its production by 10%

GABON Energy 25/02/1998

MARATHON MOVES FAST ON KOWE

Marathon is pushing ahead with exploration on its Kowe licence – it is currently drilling a well on the Mpando

ANGOLA Energy 25/02/1998

400,000 BPD FOR TWO FIELDS

Chevron's Kuito field is going to be developed in stages and the first will target 50,000 bpd in 1999 followed

CONGO Energy 25/02/1998

NEW DISCOVERY FOR ELF

Elf has just made a further discovery on its Haute Mer concession, the second since the beginning of the year.

CANADA Energy 25/02/1998

CHEVRON CONTRACT CANCELLED

Chevron DRC has dropped plans for a one year drilling program in the Democratic Republic of Congo's offshore with the

ANGOLA Energy 25/02/1998

CHEVRON RENEWS CONTRACT FOR SEAREX Free

Chevron has extended its contract with the tender-assist drilling barge

CONGO Energy 11/02/1998

KITINA TO PRODUCE 42,000 BPD

Moving swiftly into action after its start in the second week of December (AEM 218), Agip's Kitina field in which

CONGO Energy 28/01/1998

ELF TESTS NEW DISCOVERY

A new discovery distinct from that of Moho has been made on the Haute Mer concession, one of those on

ANGOLA Energy 28/01/1998

CHEVRON EXERCISES OPTION ON PETROBRAS XVI

Chevron/Gulf has exercised an option to drill another well in

ANGOLA Energy 31/12/1997

SECOND GIANT FOR CHEVRON

Chevron and its partners in the Cabinda offshore had every reason to celebrate this Christmas. The California-based group announced a

CANADA Energy 31/12/1997

HIGH ISLAND IX TO TAKE OVER FROM ROY BUTLER FOR CHEVRON

Chevron is going to not only press ahead with work

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NIGERIA Energy 31/12/1997

OIL WATERS UNRUFFLED

The supposed putsch in Nigeria on Dec. 21 stirred some media interest but only briefly. From the oil standpoint, however, the re-appearance of oil minister Don Etiebet in the government formed on Dec. 16 when he had been scheduled to

ANGOLA Energy 10/12/1997

ETPM TO BUILD JACKET FOR NEMBA NORTE FOR CHEVRON

The construction yard crated by ETPM in Lobito with Sonangol

ANGOLA Energy 26/11/1997

CHEVRON EXTENDS RANDOLPH YOST

Chevron is extending its contract with the jack-up Randolf Yost

CANADA Energy 12/11/1997

CHEVRON STILL LABORING AWAY

Zaire Gulf has long been known commonly as Chevron Zaire, and it still is today. And it is currently pursuing

ANGOLA Energy 12/11/1997

CHEVRON SEEKS JACK-UP

Chevron is seeking a jack-up to drill for 12 months

ANGOLA Energy 15/10/1997

NEXT TARGET 1.2 MILLION BPD

Angolan oil output will top the one million bpd mark in the year 2001 when Elf's Girasol field comes fully

ANGOLA Energy 15/10/1997

CONTRACT EXTENDED FOR PETROBRAS XI

Chevron-Gulf has extended its contract with the jack-up Petrobras XI

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AFRICA Energy 15/10/1997

CHEVRON'S ANGOLAN ELEPHANT HAS FOOT IN CONGO

Angola has a great future owing to its oil, diamonds and other natural resources. But one factor in its stabilization is the Democratic Republic of Congo, where its new allies have closed the door to UNITA, while another factor in

NIGERIA Energy 01/10/1997

NNPC CONCERNED

There are early signs that NNPC is becoming concerned about the drift of drilling units out of Nigeria and the

ANGOLA Energy 01/10/1997

CHEVRON SEEKS NEW SEMI-SUB

Chevron (Cabinda Gulf) has issued bid packages for a contract

CANADA Energy 03/09/1997

CANADIAN FIRM MAKES DEBUT

A Canadian company unknown in Africa has made its debut on a licence in the Democratic Republic of Congo on

ANGOLA NIGERIA Energy 03/09/1997

ADRIATIC IX ANC X JACK-UPS REASSIGNED

A delay in securing formal approval for a planned well

ANGOLA Energy 03/09/1997

CHEVRON SEEKS TWO OTHER TENDER BARGES

Cabinda Gulf (Chevron) received bids on Aug. 15 for two

CANADA Energy 30/07/1997

CHEVRON TO DRILL NEXT SPRING

Chevron (Zaire Gulf) is checking the rig market for a

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NIGERIA Energy 02/07/1997

OIL, HEADWAY DESPITE SNAGS

The decision by Nigerian oil minister Dan Etete to cancel Ashland's contracts indeed concerns the four licences on which it operated and wanted to sell to Perenco, sources have confirmed to AEM. The contracts involved not only its partnership with

ANGOLA Energy 04/06/1997

NEW CONTRACT FOR HALLIBURTON

The American oil services group Halliburton has won two new contracts from a consortium headed by Chevron in Cabinda's offshore.

NIGERIA Energy 04/06/1997

SHELL CONFIRMS INTEREST IN REGIONAL GAS PIPELINE

Michael Weston, managing director of Shell's gas division, confirmed in

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

NIGERIA Energy 02/04/1997

MOBIL SLOWS DOWN DRILLING

AEM understands that Mobil is considering cutting back its drilling operations in Nigeria's offshore in response to the persistent failure

ANGOLA IVORY COAST Energy 02/04/1997

RANGER TO OPERATE ON IC BLOCK

Ivory Coast has signed a contract with a consortium headed up by Canada's Ranger Oil for Block CI-102. Ranger will

WEST AFRICA Energy 19/03/1997

RESERVES AT 7 BILLION BARRELS

In the latest of its surveys on the oil industry in West Africa that covers seven countries -- from Cameroon

SUDAN Energy 19/03/1997

UNEXPECTED PACT

Just as a final production sharing accord was signed between Petronas, China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) and State Petroleum (Arakis)

NIGERIA Energy 19/02/1997

CHEVRON SEEKS TWO JACK-UPS

Gulf Oil Company of Nigeria (Chevron) has tendered for two

ANGOLA Energy 22/01/1997

ANGOLA YARD FOR ETPM

The offshore joint venture McDermott-ETPM West headed by the French partner, ETPM International (66% owned by GTM Entrepose, 33% by

ANGOLA Energy 22/01/1997

TENDER AL BARAKA SOON AVAILABLE

Chevron has exercised the last option it has on the

ANGOLA Energy 18/12/1996

CHEVRON KEEPS SEDCO 708 FOR ANOTHER YEAR

Chevron has negotiated a one-year extension of the semi Sedco

ANGOLA Energy 18/12/1996

CHEVRON LENDS ROY BUTLER TO ZAIRE GULF

The jack-up Roy Butler is to be sublet by Chevron

ANGOLA Energy 04/12/1996

ELF AND CHEVRON TO SHARE PETROBRAS XVI

Chevron and Elf are negotiating with Brasoil to jointly fix

NIGERIA Energy 06/11/1996

CHEVRON EXTENDS KEY BERMUDA

Chevron is finalizing a two year extension of its contract

WEST AFRICA Energy 23/10/1996

NIGERIAN GAS PROJECT RE-LAUNCHED

The West African Gas Pipeline project which is to link Nigeria to Ghana via Benin and Togo will be on

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AFRICA Energy 25/09/1996

RUSH TO THE DEEP OFFSHORE

Optimism was distinctly the watchword at the Africa Upstream seminar in Johannesburg which worked to project the image of an Africa propelled into the upstream by "governments and companies working hand in hand," as South African energy and mines minister

ANGOLA Energy 25/09/1996

CHEVRON SEEKS RIG FOR EXPLORATION

Chevron has tendered for a semi for an exploration program

ANGOLA Energy 28/08/1996

CHEVRON FIXES HIGH ISLAND V

Chevron has fixed the jack-up Glomar High Island V for

NAMIBIA Energy 28/08/1996

PETROBRAS XVI TO RETURN TO AFRICA

The semi-sub Petrobras XVI is completing its current well for

NIGERIA Energy 10/07/1996

BUILD-UP FOR ENERGY VENTURES

Energy Ventures Inc. and its drilling contract subsidiary Mallard Drilling are beefing up their drilling barge operations in Nigeria from

WEST AFRICA Energy 12/06/1996

26 JACK-UPS BY LATE JULY

Increasing drilling activity off West Africa is continuing to draw in more jack-up drilling units from around the world. The

CONGO Energy 29/05/1996

ELF MOVES FAST IN CONGO

Elf has obviously decided not to waste any time in exploring the deep offshore in Congo and Angola. With regards

ANGOLA Energy 29/05/1996

CHEVRON CONFIRMS HUNT FOR JACK-UP

Chevron has invited bids for a 250 foot cantilever jack-up

NAMIBIA Energy 15/05/1996

PETROBRAS XVI FOR SHELL'S WELL

Brasoil's semi-sub Petrobras XVI is currently drilling ahead in a

ANGOLA Energy 15/05/1996

CHEVRON REPORTEDLY NEEDS JACKUP

Confirmation of a letter of intent in Equatorial Guinea for

ANGOLA Energy 01/05/1996

CHEVRON EXTENDS ANGOLA SEMIS

Chevron has extended its contract with the semi Sedco 708

NIGERIA Energy 28/02/1996

CHEVRON PUTS GBOKADA INTO PRODUCTION Free

Chevron Nigeria said it would shortly bring Gbokada on line.

ZAIRE Energy 14/02/1996

CHEVRON KEEPS ROY BUTLER ON TSHIALA

Zaire Gulf (Chevron) has extended its contract for the Noble

ANGOLA Energy 14/02/1996

GLOBAL TO BUILD KUNGULO A

Chevron has contracted Louisiana-based Global Industries to build a platform for the Kungulo field in A zone in the offshore

CONGO Energy 13/12/1995

PSA WITH CHEVRON FOR MARINE IV

On Dec.4 Chevron signed a production sharing agreement with Congo's hydrocarbons ministry for the Marine IV block. The permit lies

WEST AFRICA Energy 29/11/1995

CONTRACTS FOR ETPM AND SAIBOS

The current oil activity along Africa's west coast has started to be reflected in the order books of ETPM International

ANGOLA Energy 15/11/1995

CABGOC SIGNS FOUR YEAR CONTRACT WITH HALLIBURTON

Cabinda Gulf Oil (Chevron) has just awarded Halliburton Energy Services

ZAIRE Energy 15/11/1995

NEW AGREEMENT WITH CHEVRON REPORTED

Following a recent visit to Zaire by leading executives from

NAMIBIA Energy 01/11/1995

CHEVRON AND SHELL TO SHARE PETROBRAS XVI

Chevron and Shell are considering a joint fixture of the

WEST AFRICA Energy 18/10/1995

RISING DEMAND FOR RIGS

Rising exploration and development activity throughout West Africa has started pushing up dayrates despite a steady influx of mobile drilling

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WEST AFRICA Energy 06/09/1995

30 DEVELOPMENTS BY YEAR 2000

In addition to 13 developments already underway, 17 will probably be carried out by the year 2000 in West Africa between Cameroon and Namibia. These 30 new fields can be expected to total 1.28 billion recoverable barrels but Congo and

NAMIBIA Energy 06/09/1995

CHEVRON TO DRILL WITH OMEGA

Chevron will use the semi-sub Omega to drill one well

Algerian secret services in survival mode in North Mali

As fight against M23 continues, Kigali and Kinshasa wage war of intelligence

William Ruto's new order

Africa in the Russia-Ukraine war

The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado

CHEVRON NEEDS SECOND JACK-UP

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TECHNIP SCORES AND SCS GROWS

CHEVRON FIXES GLOMAR HIGH ISLAND Free

HITCHES WITH NEWBUILD

OCEAN ALLIANCE TO DRILL FOR CHEVRON

TRIDENT 4 TO DRILL ON ATORA?

KUITO IN PRODUCTION IN NOVEMBER

CHEVRON PLANNING TWO NEW WELLS Free

CHEVON SEEKS TWO OTHER JACK-UPS FOR THE MOMENT

CHEVRON TO KEEP THREE JACK-UPS OUT OF FOUR

CHEVRON FORMULA FOR WAGP

TOTALFIN/ELF FALLOUT FOR AFRICA

WAGP PUSHES AHEAD

SASOL-CHEVRON PACT ON SYNTHETIC OIL PRODUCTS

CHEVRON IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

FINAL ULTRA DEEP AWARDS SOON

CHEVRON EXTENDS CONTRACT WITH TRIDENT XIV

SHELL, CHEVRON AND AGIP CEASE IN-SHORE OPERATIONS

THE FIGHT CONTINUES FOR ULTRA DEEP OFFSHORE

CHEVRON REDUCES JACK-UP FLEET UNTIL MAY

NEW CONTRACT FROM CHEVRON FOR ETPM

CHEVRON TO DRILL WITH OCEAN ALLIANCE

BLOCK O TO PROVIDE 600,000 BPD

CHEVRON RELEASES PETROBRAS XVI AND LIMITS ITSELF TO FOUR JACK-UPS

CHEVRON RELINQUISHES ONE OF TWO JACK-UPS

LAST OBSTACLES TO GAS PIPELINE

BRAKE ON EXPLORATION ON BLOCK 14

KMR A CLIENT FOR REGIONAL PIPELINE

VANCO SEEKS MAJOR PARTNER

NEW FINDS ON BLOCKS 14-15

TRIDENT IV TAKES BREAK

NNPC GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO RIG CONTRACT EXTENSION

SOCIR CAUGHT UP IN REBELLION

ARAKIS SEEKS A BUYER

CHEVRON TO DRILL AGAIN

CHEVRON EXTENDS CONTRACT FOR SANTA FE RIG

JACK-UP MARKET INCREASINGLY SOFT

BOUYGUES LANDS CONTRACT

CHEVRON PUTS OPOLO INTO PRODUCTION

MARATHON MOVES FAST ON KOWE

400,000 BPD FOR TWO FIELDS

NEW DISCOVERY FOR ELF

CHEVRON CONTRACT CANCELLED

CHEVRON RENEWS CONTRACT FOR SEAREX Free

KITINA TO PRODUCE 42,000 BPD

ELF TESTS NEW DISCOVERY

CHEVRON EXERCISES OPTION ON PETROBRAS XVI

SECOND GIANT FOR CHEVRON

HIGH ISLAND IX TO TAKE OVER FROM ROY BUTLER FOR CHEVRON

OIL WATERS UNRUFFLED

ETPM TO BUILD JACKET FOR NEMBA NORTE FOR CHEVRON

CHEVRON EXTENDS RANDOLPH YOST

CHEVRON STILL LABORING AWAY

CHEVRON SEEKS JACK-UP

NEXT TARGET 1.2 MILLION BPD

CONTRACT EXTENDED FOR PETROBRAS XI

CHEVRON'S ANGOLAN ELEPHANT HAS FOOT IN CONGO

NNPC CONCERNED

CHEVRON SEEKS NEW SEMI-SUB

CANADIAN FIRM MAKES DEBUT

ADRIATIC IX ANC X JACK-UPS REASSIGNED

CHEVRON SEEKS TWO OTHER TENDER BARGES

CHEVRON TO DRILL NEXT SPRING

OIL, HEADWAY DESPITE SNAGS

NEW CONTRACT FOR HALLIBURTON

SHELL CONFIRMS INTEREST IN REGIONAL GAS PIPELINE

CHEVRON REPORTS 2ND ELEPHANT

MOBIL SLOWS DOWN DRILLING

RANGER TO OPERATE ON IC BLOCK

RESERVES AT 7 BILLION BARRELS

UNEXPECTED PACT