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Congo

Burying the Hatchet with Total

After negotiating the terms in July, the Brazzaville government and Total finally signed an agreement in August that put paid to all the beefs between them.

Subscribers only Energy 02.09.2003

Comilogue Dispute Resolved

A final settlement has been reached concerning a rail accident [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.08.2003

Compromise with Total

Africa Energy Intelligence understand that Total and Congo-Brazzaville wrapped up negotiations on the terms of a general agreement settling all [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.07.2003

Lambs and Vultures

Congo-B and the World Bank have struck a deal: oil transparency in return for debt reduction and a promise of help in negotiating with Brazzaville's ?vulture? creditors.

Subscribers only Energy 29.07.2003

ADB to Fund Interconnection

The African Development Fund, an affiliate of African Development Bank, has just approved a $3.5 million loan to finance a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.07.2003

Disagreement on Albert Graben

The Canadian firm Heritage recently revised its reserves in the Albert Graben (Rift) upwards but a Belgian geologist has cast doubt on whether there's any oil around Lake Albert.

Subscribers only Energy 15.07.2003

Sassou Gives Some Ground

After squabbling for long months with Total, the Brazzaville government has retreated to some extent by renewing the French oil group's license on Nsoko.

Subscribers only Energy 15.07.2003

Bargaining with Creditors

A meeting between Congo-B's finance minister, Roger-Rigobert Andely, and a Coordination Committee of Congo's Private Creditors, a panel set up [...]

Subscribers only Energy 01.07.2003

Adviser to Congo-B's Creditors

Specializing in the management of private debt, the Boston-based law [...]

Subscribers only Energy 01.07.2003

Stinnes Still Interested in MagAlloy

Magnesium Alloy Corporation (Magalloy), which holds major magnesium resources at [...]

Subscribers only Mining 24.06.2003

Common Interests

K Structure, a 670 sq.km. concession straddling the maritime boundary Congo-B (Haute Mer license) and Angola (block 14) will be [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.06.2003

Perenco Could Land Marine IV

France's Perenco group is expected to shortly be awarded the Marine IV concession relinquished by ChevronTexaco in 1999.

Subscribers only Energy 17.06.2003

New Licensing Round in Sight

The chairman of SNPC has announced that Congo-B will shortly stage a licensing round in its shallow offshore.

Subscribers only Energy 17.06.2003

Transworld Advances On Tiptoe

The Transworld company owned by the legendary trader John Deuss is quietly building up an African portfolio by establishing direct contact with governments in the region.

Subscribers only Energy 17.06.2003

Crucial Meeting with IMF

The current showdown between the International Monetary Fund and the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.06.2003

Gbadolite Blacked Out

Since June 12, Gbadolite, capital of northern Congo and bastion [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.06.2003

J & W Investment Also Grabs Sosider

A mysterious holding company owned by Johannes Sittard, J & W Investment, which won a tender to acquire Ramcoz and [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.06.2003

Spotlight
Obstacles All the Way

Over the past few months oil operations in Congo-B have been severely hobbled by a host of disputes between Brazzaville and France's Total group, the country's creditors and the IMF. Africa Energy Intelligence has looked into the way the obstacles [.

Subscribers only Energy 03.06.2003

Paris Office to Close?

Congo-Brazzaville's national oil company SNPC could be quickly forced to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.06.2003

Sharing in the Ultra Deep

A contract signed last month between the U.S. firm Murphy [...]

Subscribers only Energy 20.05.2003

Australians in Gold Venture

Only big mining groups like AngloGold and Ashanti Goldfields have resumed operations in Congo-K in view of the steep political [...]

Subscribers only Mining 13.05.2003

Militias Replace the UPDF

At the same time that it is leaving the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Ugandan army is strengthening its support of militias there.

Subscribers only Politics 09.05.2003

Non-Pledged Cargoes Back?

Congo-Brazzaville is expected to once again be able to sell non-pledged cargoes under a General Agreement Program it is currently [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.04.2003

TotalFinaElf & Congo Make it Up

Africa Energy Intelligence understands that the standoff between TotalFinaElf and Congo-Brazzaville over a number of beefs between the two sides [...]

Subscribers only Energy 01.04.2003

Chinese Power Station in Offing

Launched in 2001, talks between China and Congo-Brazzaville for the construction of a dam at Imboulou finally gave rise to an agreement last week.

Subscribers only Energy 01.04.2003

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