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West Africa
Light at End of Tunnel for Total?

Hitches concerning the development of two fields, Dalia and Akpo, that had compromised TotalFinaElf's prospects for growth in the Gulf of Guinea look like being resolved. [...]

Published on 07.05.2003 at 10:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Angola
Swap with Portuguese

Sonangol could offer the Portuguese firm Galp a stake in Angola LNG in return for the latter's assets in Angola.

Subscribers only Energy 01.04.2003

Spotlight | Nigeria
Gulf of Guinea: Berlin Conference for Oil

Much as the Great Powers carved up Africa at the Berlin Conference a century ago, the Gulf of Guinea's oil boundaries will be redrawn before the year's end in a series of trans-border accords.

Subscribers only Energy 10.09.2002

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
Going for the Ultra Deep

Four or five exploration wells may be drilled this year on blocks 31, 32 and 33 in Angola’s ultra deep [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.02.2001

Nigeria
"Major" Find on Akpo

The second appraisal well on the Akpo discovery on OPL 246, Akpo-3, was completed in December and the results confirm [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.01.2001

Spotlight | Africa
ChevronTexaco. An African Giant is Born

The planned merger between Chevron and Texaco to form the world's fourth-ranking oil company – behind front-runners ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch/Shell and BP Amoco and ahead of TotalFinaElf – will lend a fresh edge to already-sharp rivalry within the international oil [.

Subscribers only Energy 24.10.2000

Angola
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, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.05.1999

Spotlight
SIZING UP MEGA MERGER IMPACT ON AFRICA

Africa certainly hasn't been a decisive factor in the flurry of mega-mergers in the oil industry which are being spurred instead by the need to cut costs in the face of plunging oil prices – in real terms these are [.

Subscribers only Energy 02.12.1998

Spotlight | Africa
ELF'S EVER STRONGER AFRICAN FOCUS

During the Le Floch period Elf Aquitaine sought a "third" production center in addition to the North Sea and Africa and the group's current president, Philippe Jaffré is talking of forging an "east-west axis." Both endeavors underline the group's need [.

Subscribers only Energy 03.09.1997

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Swap with Portuguese

Spotlight | Nigeria
Gulf of Guinea: Berlin Conference for Oil

Spotlight | Africa
Africa's Oil Lawyers and Consultants

Angola
Going for the Ultra Deep

Nigeria
"Major" Find on Akpo

Spotlight | Africa
ChevronTexaco. An African Giant is Born

Angola
FINAL ULTRA DEEP AWARDS SOON

Spotlight
SIZING UP MEGA MERGER IMPACT ON AFRICA

Spotlight | Africa
ELF'S EVER STRONGER AFRICAN FOCUS

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DISCOVERY IN BLOCK 2/92

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OIL EXPLORATION: CLOSER SELECTION

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ELF: AFRICAN MORASS?

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Angola Swap with Portuguese

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Spotlight | Africa Africa's Oil Lawyers and Consultants

Angola Going for the Ultra Deep

Nigeria "Major" Find on Akpo

Spotlight | Africa ChevronTexaco. An African Giant is Born

Angola FINAL ULTRA DEEP AWARDS SOON

Spotlight SIZING UP MEGA MERGER IMPACT ON AFRICA

Spotlight | Africa ELF'S EVER STRONGER AFRICAN FOCUS

Angola DISCOVERY IN BLOCK 2/92

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Niger
Washington watches as Tehran negotiates with Niamey for 300 tonnes of uranium

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

West Africa
Light at End of Tunnel for Total?

Angola
Swap with Portuguese

Spotlight | Nigeria
Gulf of Guinea: Berlin Conference for Oil

Spotlight | Africa
Africa's Oil Lawyers and Consultants

Angola
Going for the Ultra Deep

Nigeria
"Major" Find on Akpo

Spotlight | Africa
ChevronTexaco. An African Giant is Born

Angola
FINAL ULTRA DEEP AWARDS SOON

Spotlight
SIZING UP MEGA MERGER IMPACT ON AFRICA

Spotlight | Africa
ELF'S EVER STRONGER AFRICAN FOCUS

Angola
DISCOVERY IN BLOCK 2/92

Spotlight | Africa
OIL EXPLORATION: CLOSER SELECTION

Spotlight | Africa, France
ELF: AFRICAN MORASS?

Spotlight | Angola
EVER-RELIABLE PARTNERS