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Warning to TotalFinaElf

A 30-year sentence handed down in absentia against former president Pascal Lissouba in Brazzaville on Dec. 28 for swindling public [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.01.2002

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

Warning to TotalFinaElf

A 30-year prison sentence against former Congo-B president Pascal Lissouoba [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.01.2002

Inquiry into Oil Taxes

Why are taxes on oil cheaper in Congo-Brazzaville than among its West African neighbors? The question is intriguing and the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.12.2001

Goodbye Congo-B

According to Africa Energy Intelligence sources in Johannesburg, Sasol Petroleum International is seeking to sell its assets in Congo-Brazzaville in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.12.2001

Customer Becomes Rival

Chronically in debt to Congo-Kinshasa’s Societe Nationale d’Electricite (SNEL) which supplies it power from the Inga dam, Congo-Brazzaville is trying [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.11.2001

Creditors Bang on Elf’s Door

The agreement that TotalFinaElf boss Thierry Desmarest signed with a lot of fanfare last month to re-schedule Congo-B’s debt guaranteed [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.11.2001

Delicate Balancing Act

Founded in 1998 to market Congo-Brazzaville’s oil production -- it currently sells 30,000 bpd worth $200 million, or a third [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.11.2001

Discovery in Congo-B

Agip Congo, an affiliate of ENI, has already reaped a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.11.2001

Inquiry in "Deep Offshore"

France's TotalFinaElf is negotiating with both Angola and Congo-B on actively participating in exploiting giant fields containing over 1 billion [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.11.2001

IMF to Audit SNPC

At Africa Energy Intelligence reported in early August (AEI 304), the International Monetary Fund is going to audit the accounts [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.11.2001

Buyers line up for SNE

Several companies have displayed an interest in the resumption of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.11.2001

Mining Industry Deregulation

The authorities in Brazzaville have introduced new mining legislation following [...]

Subscribers only Mining 06.11.2001

Exploration in Congo-B

The second-ranking producer in Congo-Brazzaville after TotalFinaElf , Agip will [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.10.2001

Desmarets' Deal in Brazzaville

As one of his predecessors, Loik Le Floch Prigent , was appearing on television to promote his book entitled "Affaire [...]

Subscribers only Energy 16.10.2001

Any Takers for SNE?

The privatization of Congo's Societe Nationale d'Electricite (SNE) and the Societe Nationale de Distribution de l'Eau (SNDE) has bounced back [...]

Subscribers only Energy 16.10.2001

A Peek At Congo's Oil Jackpot

Confidential documents handed to ministers by the Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale (BEAC) during an autumn meeting of member [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.10.2001

A Puzzling Diamond Bonanza

Congo has just joined the small club of African diamond producers. At least that’s what statistics from the Higher Diamond [...]

Subscribers only Mining 24.09.2001

Oil Diplomacy in Luanda

A visit by Congolese president Denis Sassou N’Guesso to Luanda on Sept. 9-10 involved discreet talks on oil even though [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.09.2001

Jean-Baptiste Tati Loutard

It was oil minister Jean-Baptiste Tati Loutard rather than the head of SNPC , Jean Bruno Itoua , who accompanied [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.09.2001

Spotlight
SNPC Under IMF Supervision?

Congo-Brazzaville’s gradual return to the fold of international financial institutions has come with a price-tag: the overhaul of its oil industry. The country was granted two loans worth $5 million and $35 million by the World Bank in late July [.

Subscribers only Energy 21.08.2001

Bruno J.R. Itoua

A former executive of Elf Congo, Bruno Jean-Richard Itoua has emerged as one of the country’s most powerful men. Adviser [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.07.2001

Bolstering Operations in Congo-B

The Congolese affiliate of Maurel & Prom, Zetah M & [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.07.2001

IMF Lists its Conditions

Experts from the International Monetary Fund who turned up for an evaluation visit in Brazzaville on June 15 have ruffled [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.07.2001

Siemens Ready to Bankroll Magnesium Project?

Germany's Siemens group has just been awarded a major contract [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.06.2001

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Congo

Warning to TotalFinaElf

Lake Chad’s Oil Secrets (Part 2)

Warning to TotalFinaElf

Inquiry into Oil Taxes

Goodbye Congo-B

Customer Becomes Rival

Creditors Bang on Elf’s Door

Delicate Balancing Act

Discovery in Congo-B

Inquiry in "Deep Offshore"

IMF to Audit SNPC

Buyers line up for SNE

Mining Industry Deregulation

Exploration in Congo-B

Desmarets' Deal in Brazzaville

Any Takers for SNE?

A Peek At Congo's Oil Jackpot

A Puzzling Diamond Bonanza

Oil Diplomacy in Luanda

Jean-Baptiste Tati Loutard

Spotlight
SNPC Under IMF Supervision?

Bruno J.R. Itoua

Bolstering Operations in Congo-B

IMF Lists its Conditions

Siemens Ready to Bankroll Magnesium Project?

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Congo

Warning to TotalFinaElf

Lake Chad’s Oil Secrets (Part 2)

Warning to TotalFinaElf

Inquiry into Oil Taxes

Goodbye Congo-B

Customer Becomes Rival

Creditors Bang on Elf’s Door

Delicate Balancing Act

Discovery in Congo-B

Inquiry in "Deep Offshore"

IMF to Audit SNPC

Buyers line up for SNE

Mining Industry Deregulation

Exploration in Congo-B

Desmarets' Deal in Brazzaville

Any Takers for SNE?

A Peek At Congo's Oil Jackpot

A Puzzling Diamond Bonanza

Oil Diplomacy in Luanda

Jean-Baptiste Tati Loutard

Spotlight SNPC Under IMF Supervision?

Bruno J.R. Itoua

Bolstering Operations in Congo-B

IMF Lists its Conditions

Siemens Ready to Bankroll Magnesium Project?

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Spotlight
SNPC Under IMF Supervision?