A tax on exceptional oil profits has poisoned Sonatrach’s relations with its Western partners since it was introduced in 2006. This summer, a call for arbitrage was discreetly submitted in Washington to force cancellation of the new tax, which applies [.
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As Africa Energy Intelligence reported (No 605), Cameroon president Paul Biya is determined to negotiate an increase in fees paid [...]
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Handicapped by the sluggish performance of its shares on the stock exchange, Australia’s ROC Oil is putting all of its African assets on the auction block.
The drilling campaign that Total is going to kick off on Sept. 25 in the Taoudeni region is vitally important for the future of exploration in the basin.
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The Texas-based company mounted a skillful and effective lobbying campaign to win confirmation of its block, even though the size was reduced.
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The boss of the Liberia Petroleum Refinery and the state secretary for justice have lost their jobs because of a contract to the Lebanese firm Zakhem.
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Range Resources has been seeking for months to win blocks in the offshore of the breakaway province of Puntland. The offshore acreage has remained untouched since 1991.
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Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez announced on September 14 that Venezuela [...]
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A joint venture between South Africa's Engen and Kenolkobil (formerly [...]
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Owing to reserves discovered by Vitol on its Cape Three Points concession, the prospects of building a gas liquidation plant [...]
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The French junor Maurel & Prom has acquired the stakes of the troubled Canadian firm Artumas in the Mnazi Bay and Rovuma gas fields.
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GNL Quintero, the first re-gasification terminal in South America, is processing gas from the Alba field.
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Speaking on national television on Sept. 18, Angola's oil minister [...]
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Mozambique is planning to build three gas pipelines to distribute [...]
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The water level of Lake Kivu is causing increasing concern among electricity experts who are alarmed over the continuing drop [...]
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Zambia, which is building several big hydropower dams, is beginning to lock in future export contracts, starting with Namibia.
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A recent agreement for the construction of a coal-fired power station at Benga between the government and Riversdale depends on the construction of a new high voltage line.
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The Spanish ambassador to Mauritania has just made a EUR [...]
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Africa Energy Intelligence has learned that the British concern Aggreko [...]
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A new oil minister with a lot of connections was named on Sept. 8 to serve in the new government [...]
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To meet an emergency, the Mauritanian government appointed an official with wide knowledge of electricity issues as new chief executive [...]
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Following the appointment of James Dick last week, the Canadian concern Gold Star Resources, which is active in exploration in [...]
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The game of musical chairs is continuing at the Lundin group and its affiliates. The Canadian firm Africa Oil Corp., [...]
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The Algerian national oil company has awarded an equipment contract [...]
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At the behest of Madagascar's new oil and gas minister [...]
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A group of experts from the Preliminary Studies Group (OPSG) [...]
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Sinopec’s acquisition of Addax has tended to hide recent difficulties [...]
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Taking effect on Sept. 3 (AEI 611), the resignation of [...]
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As Africa Energy Intelligence anticipated in September, 2008 (AEI 587), [...]
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The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) once again issued a [...]
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The French examining magistrate who handled the sensitive Elf affair [...]
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Last week’s much-publicized announcement by Tullow Oil and Anadarko that [...]
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On Sept. 25, the shareholders of Mart Resources, which pumps [...]
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The announcement on Sept. 20 that an agreement had been [...]
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A small New York public relations company headed by Keith [...]
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Based in The Hague, Wladimiroff & Waling is representing Trafigura [...]
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The seismics and consultancy concern TGS-Nopec will oversee an international [...]
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Mizengo Pinda, the prime minister of Tanzania, held talks with [...]
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Juan Antonio Ndong Ondo, managing director of Sonagas (Equatorial Guinea) [...]
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Owono Edu Marcelino, the oil minister of Equatorial Guinea, said [...]
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