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Spotlight | Central Africa
An Asian Oil Enclave?

State-owned Asian companies are endeavouring to establish a true oil enclave straddling the borders of Chad, Sudan and the Central African Republic [...]

Published on 25.09.2002 at 10:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Sudan
Stumbling Blocks

Negotiations between Khartoum and the SPLA have entered the final phase, but are again coming up against stumbling blocks.

Subscribers only Politics 02.01.2004

Sudan
A License in Sudan

According to the specialized bi-monthly Africa Energy Intelligence (Indigo Publications), [...]

Subscribers only 14.11.2003

Ethiopia
Rival Financial Packages for Calub

Rivalry between Russia's Methanol and the U.S. firm Sicor to extract gas from the Calub field has boiled down to how the projects are to be funded.

Subscribers only Energy 09.04.2002

Burundi
Chester Crocker, Oil Agent

Former U.S. assistant secretary of state for African Americans Chester Crocker is endeavoring to promote oil exploration around Lake Tanganyika.

Subscribers only Energy 15.01.2002

Central Africa
Lake Chad’s Oil Secrets (Part 2)

Among firms jockeying for position around Lake Chad, the U.S. concern RSM Production could well be the first to drill.

Subscribers only Energy 15.01.2002

Spotlight | Sudan
Russian Offensive on Sudan’s Oil

While Talisman is doing its utmost to dump its assets in Sudan oil companies from the USSR are feverishly working to make headway in the country.

Subscribers only Energy 30.10.2001

Cameroon, Chad
Doba to Produce in 2003

Due to a long gestation period resulting from the complexity of the project and the need to involve the World [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.11.2000

Spotlight | Africa, United States
TIME FOR TRANSPARENCY

In denouncing the secretive practices of the oil industry in its report "A Crude Awakening" (AEM 265), Global Witness has undoubtedly put paid to the impression created by its previous report on diamonds that it was banging away exclusively at [.

Subscribers only Energy 21.12.1999

Spotlight | Cameroon, Chad
THE LAST BUMPY MILE

Chad president Idriss Deby flew to Washington on May 24 to voice his concern over delays in the Doba-Kribi pipeline project to World Bank president James Wolfensohn. Cautious, Wolfenson met earlier in the morning with representatives from three environmental organizations, [.

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.1999

Cameroon, Chad
PIPELINE CAUGHT IN CROSSFIRE

The Chad-Cameroon oi development and pipeline project that are awaiting the green light for IDA loans - the total was [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.04.1998

Spotlight | Sudan
A MURKY TALE

Several new twists have been added to the jumble of Sudanese projects revolving around Chevron's discoveries. Within the space of a few days the political-industrial-financial saga took on dimensions far beyond what would be considered normal for a country that [.

Subscribers only Energy 24.12.1992

Zimbabwe
CBM PROJECT GATHERS STEAM

A project to develop and use coal-bed methane (CBM) in the Lowveld region of Zimbabwe is expected to be carried [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.10.1992

Spotlight | Sudan
HEGLIG AND UNITY PROJECT UNVEILED

Chevron confirmed in San Francisco on June 15 that it had sold its exploration and production interests in Sudan to "a Sudanese company based in Khartoum" (AEM 89), Concorp International Limited. But the deal, the terms of which were not [.

Subscribers only Energy 25.06.1992

Zimbabwe
SYNTHETIC DIESEL OIL PROJECT

As Zimbabwe presses ahead with the appraisal of coal bed methane reserves in the south east of the country, Africa [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.06.1992

Spotlight | Libya
PRESSURE BUILDS UP

Although it had no bearing on oil, the U.N. Security Council embargo on air travel and arms supplies to Libya, to come into effect on April 15, nonetheless ruffled oil markets. On one hand, the industry is concerned over the [.

Subscribers only Energy 04.04.1992

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One of the World Bank's longest-standing experts on Afghanistan, Alastair McKechnie, is preparing to help oil and gas majors to [...]

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Sudan A License in Sudan

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Burundi Chester Crocker, Oil Agent

Central Africa Lake Chad’s Oil Secrets (Part 2)

Spotlight | Sudan Russian Offensive on Sudan’s Oil

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Spotlight | Africa, United States TIME FOR TRANSPARENCY

Spotlight | Cameroon, Chad THE LAST BUMPY MILE

Cameroon, Chad PIPELINE CAUGHT IN CROSSFIRE

Spotlight | Sudan A MURKY TALE

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Spotlight | Sudan HEGLIG AND UNITY PROJECT UNVEILED

Zimbabwe SYNTHETIC DIESEL OIL PROJECT

Spotlight | Libya PRESSURE BUILDS UP

Energy Cards Reshuffled in Central Asia

Alastair McKechnie

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Africa
The sensational rise and spectacular fall of Pefaco casino and hotels

Nigeria
Fertiliser giants Indorama and Dangote in murky waters over urea shortage

Spotlight | Central Africa
An Asian Oil Enclave?

Sudan
Stumbling Blocks

Sudan
A License in Sudan

Ethiopia
Rival Financial Packages for Calub

Burundi
Chester Crocker, Oil Agent

Central Africa
Lake Chad’s Oil Secrets (Part 2)

Spotlight | Sudan
Russian Offensive on Sudan’s Oil

Cameroon, Chad
Doba to Produce in 2003

Spotlight | Africa, United States
TIME FOR TRANSPARENCY

Spotlight | Cameroon, Chad
THE LAST BUMPY MILE

Cameroon, Chad
PIPELINE CAUGHT IN CROSSFIRE

Spotlight | Sudan
A MURKY TALE

Zimbabwe
CBM PROJECT GATHERS STEAM

Spotlight | Sudan
HEGLIG AND UNITY PROJECT UNVEILED

Zimbabwe
SYNTHETIC DIESEL OIL PROJECT

Spotlight | Libya
PRESSURE BUILDS UP