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Congo-K’s Elite Backs Caprikat

Several leading Congolese politicians are doing their best to see that the inhabitants of Ituri back an exploration project by Caprikat and Foxwhelp on blocks 1 and 2.

Subscribers only Energy 14.09.2010

Imporex Takes on Government

Kicked out of its premises in 2005, the electrical equipment manufacturer Imporex, which carried out numerous projects in Congo-K, has hauled the government before an arbitration panel.

Subscribers only Energy 14.09.2010

A Local Front Company

Africa Energy Intelligence has learned that the firms Caprikat and [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.09.2010

Mineral Invest Debuts in Gold Mining

Hunting for new partners over the past year to help it develop the Moku, Wanga, Tangold, Amani and Rambi concessions, [...]

Subscribers only Mining 07.09.2010

Beijing Close to Accord on Deziwa/Ecaille C

Criticized in May by the authorities for the secrecy surrounding it, an operation for the sale of the Ecaille C [...]

Subscribers only Mining 07.09.2010

First Quantum Limbers Up for New Fight

The news for First Quantum Minerals (FQM) keeps going from bad to worse. After the bitter business of KMT, the [...]

Subscribers only Mining 07.09.2010

Kazadi Mabika

The managing director of the Societe Congolaise d’Investissement Miniere (SCIM), Kazadi Mabika, is pinning his hopes on a forthcoming resumption [...]

Subscribers only Mining 07.09.2010

Unions Hit Out at MIBA Sub-Contractors

Worried that MIBA is 31 months behind in the payment [...]

Subscribers only Mining 07.09.2010

MIBA: Kabila Personally Hands Out Funding

Visiting Mbuji Mayi on Aug. 27, Congo-K president Joseph Kabila [...]

Subscribers only Mining 07.09.2010

ENI Takes its Revenge

The Italian major’s debut in August on the Ndunda coastal block is only the first step towards other investments in Democratic Republic of Congo.

Subscribers only Energy 31.08.2010

End to Chevron Pipeline Saga

Chevron will pay only USD 39.7 million for the right to cross Congolese waters with a pipeline to its Soyo plant.

Subscribers only Energy 31.08.2010

Nobody Wants to Operate SNEL

Congo-K’s state-owned utility SNEL is in such poor condition that no company has stepped forward to help restructure it.

Subscribers only Energy 31.08.2010

Big Plans up India’s Sleeve

A memorandum of understanding was signed on Aug. 5 in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.08.2010

Sicomines Set for Production Start in October

Sicomines is due to begin mining copper and cobalt in October following a visit to Katanga in the first half [...]

Subscribers only Mining 24.08.2010

ENRC, New Master of Katanga

As Africa Mining Intelligence anticipated would be the case in [...]

Subscribers only Mining 24.08.2010

Mere Striplings, but with 2 Blocks

Caprikat and Foxwhelp were founded just three months before winning blocks on Lake Albert.

Free access Energy 27.07.2010

Soco Focuses on Lake Edward

Since developing block 5 in the Albertine Graben will be a costly affair, Soco is selling off a minority stake in Nganzi as well as its assets in Thailand to drum up cash.