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Ivory Coast
Local content bill tabled after Vitol, BP and Kosmos have bolted

Two years ago, the Ivorian oil ministry embarked upon the drafting of a text to provide for the participation of Ivorian companies in hydrocarbon projects in the country. The draft bill is finally ready, but several international oil companies have deserted Ivory Coast in the interim. [...]

Published on 01/04/2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Morose aviation sector takes toll on distributors Vivo Energy and Total

The drastic reduction in air and sea trade caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the distributors of fuel for aircraft and boats.

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BP bides its time on investing in prize Block 31 assets

The development of BP's Pala, Ástrea and Juno fields at Block 31, which are seen as the assets most likely to yield an increase in its Angolan output, will not be on the cards until early 2022.

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Vitol definitively abandons Ivorian blocks after decade of stasis

According to our information, late last year the Swiss trader Vitol was forced to give up its CI-202, CI-523 and CI-525 offshore blocks, the licences for their exploration having expired.

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Kosmos Energy disappears from exploration in BP's wake

The debt-ridden American junior oil firm, whose share price has been in a slump for the past year, has had to lower its exploration goals.

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Local content: should Total, Chevron, ENI, ExxonMobil and BP be worried?

After a wait of five years, the decree providing for greater local company involvement in the oil industry is set to come into force at a difficult time, with the country still in the throes of the Covid-19 crisis.

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BP set to run down its African operations little by little

The British oil major is looking to drastically reduce its investment in field development and exploration in Africa. Here are our revelations.

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Ivory Coast
Abdourahmane Cisse wants to set the bar sky high for local content

Ivorian oil minister Abdourahmane Cisse is looking for feedback on a draft bill on local content in the hydrocarbons sector. [...]

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Ex-minister and former oil trader Alan Duncan has reteamed with his old employer Vitol. He is also working as an adviser to the King family's International Group, which operates in emerging markets.

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Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Ivory Coast
Local content bill tabled after Vitol, BP and Kosmos have bolted

Africa
Morose aviation sector takes toll on distributors Vivo Energy and Total

Angola
BP bides its time on investing in prize Block 31 assets

Ivory Coast
Vitol definitively abandons Ivorian blocks after decade of stasis

Africa
Kosmos Energy disappears from exploration in BP's wake

Angola
Local content: should Total, Chevron, ENI, ExxonMobil and BP be worried?

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Ivory Coast
Abdourahmane Cisse wants to set the bar sky high for local content