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Spotlight | Congo
Chevron and Total, Sassou's best friends

Courtesy of its deep offshore, Congo-B's oil production has been rising steadily for several years, unlike the case of neighboring Gabon where output appears in free fall. Brazzaville now pumps 300,000 bpd. The country headed by Denis Sassou-Nguesso since 1979 [...]

Published on 30/05/2012 at 11:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Spotlight | Congo
ENI's friends in Sassou Nguesso country

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Spotlight | Congo
Gokana top player in nation’s offshore

A cabinet meeting in Brazzaville on April 11 turned into a consecration of sorts for Denis Gokana, former managing director of Societe National des Petroles du Congo (SNPC), putting him in the driving seat in Congo-B’s petroleum sector.

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Spotlight | Congo
Oil companies race for acreage in basin

To diversify its revenue from the oil sector, derived largely at present from big projects headed up by Total and ENI, President Denis Sassou N'Guesso and his circle are opening fresh areas for exploration and welcoming new operators.

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Congo
Sell-off in sight

. The Congolese government is mulling a licensing round which [...]

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Congo
Dig Oil tiptoes into central basin

Under discussion for nearly a year, South Africa's Dig Oil has landed a license in Congo-B that lies alongside its block in Central African Republic.

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Spotlight | Africa
Chevron secures future on the continent

The U.S. major Chevron is planning to make quite a splash by debuting in the offshore of several North African and West African countries, deliberately leaving East Africa to its American rivals Exxon and Anadarko.

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Headway for Dig Oil in SNPC talks

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Chevron to call shots on JDZ

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Prospects dim for New Year sales

A series of dry wells has made it harder for Lundin and Vitol to sell off concessions in Congo-Brazzaville.

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Congo
Pilatus battles Pilatus over permit

Highly coveted but still unexplored, a basin in Congo has become a battleground between two companies of the same name.

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Congo
Pilot project in offshore

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Spotlight | Angola, Congo, DRC
The Two Congos Covet Angolan Oil

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Spotlight | Congo
Chevron and Total, Sassou's best friends

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Congo
Abbas Youssef (Pilatus) on special mission to win back Ngoki

Angola
FErnando Beatriz counsels president Dos Santos on zone shared with Congo-B

Angola
Isabel dos Santos picks PR team to give Sonangol a make over

Angola
Shoving aside differences, Chevron and Sonangol advance in Cabinda

DRC
Total ready to unveil next steps on block 3

Congo
Total's sub-contractors to hit the jackpot

Spotlight | Congo
ENI's friends in Sassou Nguesso country

Insiders | Congo
Denis Gokana, Denis Sassou Nguesso's influential oil supremo

Spotlight | Congo
Gokana top player in nation’s offshore

Spotlight | Congo
Oil companies race for acreage in basin

Congo
Sell-off in sight

Congo
Dig Oil tiptoes into central basin

Spotlight | Africa
Chevron secures future on the continent

Congo
Headway for Dig Oil in SNPC talks

Congo
Chevron to call shots on JDZ

Congo
Prospects dim for New Year sales

Congo
Pilatus battles Pilatus over permit

Congo
Pilot project in offshore

Spotlight | Angola, Congo, DRC
The Two Congos Covet Angolan Oil

Congo
ENI Continues Heavy Flaring

Spotlight | Africa
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Congo Abbas Youssef (Pilatus) on special mission to win back Ngoki

Angola FErnando Beatriz counsels president Dos Santos on zone shared with Congo-B

Angola Isabel dos Santos picks PR team to give Sonangol a make over

Angola Shoving aside differences, Chevron and Sonangol advance in Cabinda

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Spotlight | Congo ENI's friends in Sassou Nguesso country

Insiders | Congo Denis Gokana, Denis Sassou Nguesso's influential oil supremo

Spotlight | Congo Gokana top player in nation’s offshore

Spotlight | Congo Oil companies race for acreage in basin

Congo Sell-off in sight

Congo Dig Oil tiptoes into central basin

Spotlight | Africa Chevron secures future on the continent

Congo Headway for Dig Oil in SNPC talks

Congo Chevron to call shots on JDZ

Congo Prospects dim for New Year sales

Congo Pilatus battles Pilatus over permit

Congo Pilot project in offshore

Spotlight | Angola, Congo, DRC The Two Congos Covet Angolan Oil

Congo ENI Continues Heavy Flaring

Spotlight | Africa Le Floch-Prigent’s New Incarnation

Congo Newcomers in Offshore

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Spotlight | Congo
Chevron and Total, Sassou's best friends

Congo
Abbas Youssef (Pilatus) on special mission to win back Ngoki

Angola
FErnando Beatriz counsels president Dos Santos on zone shared with Congo-B

Angola
Isabel dos Santos picks PR team to give Sonangol a make over

Angola
Shoving aside differences, Chevron and Sonangol advance in Cabinda

DRC
Total ready to unveil next steps on block 3

Congo
Total's sub-contractors to hit the jackpot

Spotlight | Congo
ENI's friends in Sassou Nguesso country

Insiders | Congo
Denis Gokana, Denis Sassou Nguesso's influential oil supremo

Spotlight | Congo
Gokana top player in nation’s offshore

Spotlight | Congo
Oil companies race for acreage in basin

Congo
Sell-off in sight

Congo
Dig Oil tiptoes into central basin

Spotlight | Africa
Chevron secures future on the continent

Congo
Headway for Dig Oil in SNPC talks

Congo
Chevron to call shots on JDZ

Congo
Prospects dim for New Year sales

Congo
Pilatus battles Pilatus over permit

Congo
Pilot project in offshore

Spotlight | Angola, Congo, DRC
The Two Congos Covet Angolan Oil

Congo
ENI Continues Heavy Flaring

Spotlight | Africa
Le Floch-Prigent’s New Incarnation

Congo
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