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Congo
Bypassed over renewal, oil minister Thystère Tchicaya sends Total a sharp reminder

Congolese hydrocarbons minister Jean-Marc Thystère Tchicaya. © Christian Bruna/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Although it has locked in another two decades to operate Djeno, French major Total could be in for a bumpy ride with the authorities during the concession transition period through to the end of the year. [...]

Published on 08/12/2020 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Denis Sassou Nguesso
ENI
Francois Perrodo
Jean-Marc Thystere Tchicaya
Martin Deffontaines
Patrick Pouyanne
Perenco
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Congo
Djeno terminal's nationalisation is a game changer for TotalEnergies and ENI

The two majors had a joint concession on the country's main oil terminal for half a century. Its transfer to state ownership means they will now have to pay rent and put up with oversight.

Subscribers only Energy 19.12.2022

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ENI speeds up its asset disposals to Thystere Tchicaya and Sassou's dismay

Italian major ENI is pursuing its drive to rid itself of its smaller assets in Congo, leaving those in charge of the country's oil policy and the SNPC with difficult decisions to make.

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Congo
Denis Gokana puts a spoke in Total's wheels at Djeno terminal

Total is still set to operate the Djeno oil terminal for the next twenty years. But the terms for the extension are likely to be much harsher than what presidential advisor Denis Gokana led the French major to believe.

Subscribers only Energy 14.01.2021

Congo
Costs audit could be end of 15-year free run for ENI, Total and Perenco

Oil majors active in Congo that have not had their oil costs audited since 2015 may now have to reveal all for the 2018-2019 fiscal year.

Subscribers only Energy 24.12.2020

Congo
After clinching Djeno, Pouyanné meets Sassou to lobby on Total tax

Total CEO Patrick Pouyanné travelled to Congo to celebrate a major extension of the firm's Djeno concession and discuss the oil major's future investments with the country's president.

Subscribers only Energy 04.11.2020

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Subscribers only Energy 22.10.2020

Congo
Oil minister Tchicaya rejects then taunts WNR over Marine XI

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Subscribers only Energy 05.10.2020

Congo
Tilapia/Zenith Energy : how the bust-up between AAOG personnel and the company's country manager Patrick van Alphen came about

Zenith Energy, the company which has just taken over AAOG, has been accused by AAOG's personnel of having failed to pay their salaries. Zenith has denied this but the government has intervened. Here, we reveal what happened behind the scenes.

Subscribers only Energy 15.09.2020

Congo
Hydrocarbons director Teresa Goma checkmates WNR over Marine XI

Having failed to take the lead on Marine XI, junior WMR might be locked out entirely.

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The Nigerian junior oil firm Oranto Petroleum pulled strings with Muhammadu Buhari to get hold of Denis Sassou Nguesso in search of support for its candidature.

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Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Congo
Bypassed over renewal, oil minister Thystère Tchicaya sends Total a sharp reminder

Congo
Djeno terminal's nationalisation is a game changer for TotalEnergies and ENI

Congo
ENI speeds up its asset disposals to Thystere Tchicaya and Sassou's dismay

Congo
Denis Gokana puts a spoke in Total's wheels at Djeno terminal

Congo
Costs audit could be end of 15-year free run for ENI, Total and Perenco

Congo
After clinching Djeno, Pouyanné meets Sassou to lobby on Total tax

Africa
OPEC: Sassou Nguesso still not playing ball over Covid cuts

Congo
Oil minister Tchicaya rejects then taunts WNR over Marine XI

Congo
Tilapia/Zenith Energy : how the bust-up between AAOG personnel and the company's country manager Patrick van Alphen came about

Congo
Hydrocarbons director Teresa Goma checkmates WNR over Marine XI

Congo
Oranto boss Arthur Eze makes guest star entry on Tilapia oilfield bid