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OPEC quotas: Libreville's oil cartel snub leaves output almost unscathed

Libreville's decision to flout OPEC quotas confounded predictions of a sharp drop in production but failed to stem a fall in revenue.

Subscribers only Energy 11.01.2021

Lawyers and consultants flock to Brazzaville in search of infrastructure projects

Initially scheduled to take place in Brussels and then Paris, the CEMAC round table on public-private partnerships has finally taken place in Brazzaville, attracting a veritable horde of lawyers specialising in this domain.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 08.01.2021

BGFI boss Henri-Claude Oyima's 'club' format a mixed success

After successfully setting up banking pools in Libreville and Brazzaville to help their governments settle their debt with suppliers, the BGFI chief executive is facing management issues within the bank syndicate he set up in Congo.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 05.01.2021

Jeantet opens new 'green' OHADA desk

Green energy will be the theme of the first two seminars organised by Jeantet's brand new OHADA desk.

Subscribers only Energy, Mining, Business 23.12.2020

Struggling in Tahiti, Omar Bongo's former business partner seeks a comeback in Gabon

Dominique Auroy's interests in Gabon have taken a hit since Ali Bongo came to power, succeeding his late father, with whom Auroy was involved in various projects. Now the Tahiti-based entrepreneur sees hydropower as a way to get back into business in the country.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 22.12.2020

In search of Vaalco's million-dollar decommissioning fund for Etame Marin

Gabonese authorities have asked oil companies to repatriate the money necessary for decommissioning their facilities. Some firms, namely Vaalco, have followed orders. Others have not.

Subscribers only Energy 18.12.2020

Bonus scheme changes create dissent in the ranks at the economy ministry

Nicole Janine Roboty, who replaced economy minister Jean-Marie Ogandaga on 9 December, has inherited an explosive situation among staff at the ministry's various department. Tax and customs staff are in battle mode after having had their bonuses indexed on the amount of money they recover for the state.

Subscribers only Politics 11.12.2020

New Gabonese finance minister Nicole Janine Roboty.

Mini-reshuffle fails to bury hatchet between Massassa and Obamba

The replacement of four ministers in Christiane Rose Ossouka Raponda's government has done nothing to quell the infighting, especially between oil minister Vincent de Paul Massassa and head of the hydrocarbons division Jean-Félix Obamba.

Subscribers only Energy 10.12.2020

Alex-Bernard Bongo sidelined as state digital agency focusses on privatisation

The freeze-out of Alex-Bernard Bongo, the president's half-brother who has run Gabon's digital infrastructure for the past ten years, is the sign of greater changes to come in the management of the country's networks.

Subscribers only Business 02.12.2020

A second Bongo heir enters the presidency

Bilal Bongo, Gabonese President Ali Bongo's third son, interrupted his studies in the United Kingdom to join the force responsible for the security of his father's seaside palace residence and of the presidential staff.

Subscribers only Politics 25.11.2020

Marathon Oil yet to pay Tchicuate block fine in full

Oil states are increasingly imposing fines on companies that flout work schedules. Do such penalties still need to be paid?

Subscribers only Energy 23.11.2020

Oil minister Massassa settles scores with ex-GOC boss Engandji

The oil minister, driven by lingering resentment of both the founder and employees of Gabon Oil Co's marketing subsidiary, is delaying the placement of its former staff in other subsidiaries of the state firm.

Subscribers only Energy 20.11.2020

Gabonese oil minister Vincent de Paul Massassa.

Bongo and Obiang get BEAC to give in to oil firms

The regional bank has yet to impose the CFA franc on mining and oil firms, thanks to a fuss kicked up by a private sector backed by certain regional leaders.

Subscribers only Energy 16.11.2020

Abbas Mahamat Tolli, Governor of Central Africa Banks.

Turkey's Damnus follows compatriot Summa into privatised airports sector

The Turkish conglomerate Damnus headed by Nusret Comert is set to run Bangui international airport, where it will also be in charge of refurbishing works estimated to cost €30m.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 13.11.2020

BGFI shadow hangs over presidency's debt task force

BGFI, which set up a bridge loan in 2018 to enable Gabon to settle part of its domestic debt, has developed links with the task force responsible for auditing the remaining debt stock.

Subscribers only Business 12.11.2020

BW Offshore and Maurel & Prom join the race for Sasol's stake in Etame Marin

South Africa's Sasol has begun the process of sellling its shares in the Etame Marin production block. Two candidates have already come forward.

Subscribers only Energy 05.11.2020

Gabon's blue helmets stymied by faulty Chinese APCs

Gabon is about to rotate troops within the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic, but its soldiers there are still grappling with equipment problems.

Free access Defence, Business 04.11.2020

Royal Haskoning and Arise advise Gabon Oil Co on its gas project

Following major structural changes, Gabon Oil Co remains determined to move forward with its plan to provide Gabon with local gas.

Subscribers only Energy 03.11.2020

Veteran Pierre Duro has key role in new domestic debt audit

The task force assigned by the president's office in June to conduct a full audit of the country's internal debt has a seasoned player in French-Gabonese relations on board: legal expert Pierre Duro.

Subscribers only Business 03.11.2020

Sylvia and Pascaline Bongo make up again in latest episode of palace soap opera

They fall out, make up and then fall out again... Now, the Gabonese president's sister and the first lady have patched up up their differences once again. But their reconciliation is having repercussions in the president's family and even on the functioning of the president's office.

Subscribers only Politics 28.10.2020

Internal debt: Ernst & Young pits its calculations against those of PwC

Among the members of the task force which has been auditing Gabon's domestic debt since June are consultants from Ernst & Young (EY). The last assessment of the Gabonese state's domestic debt was carried out, however, by EY's competitor PwC

Subscribers only Business 21.10.2020

How Assala, Total and Perenco increase profits thanks to Covid-19 and at Gabon's expense

In Gabon, oil companies have increased profits during the current public health crisis and negotiated very profitable fiscal benefits with Bongo's government.

Subscribers only Energy 20.10.2020

Etame Marin/Sasol: Kariya Energy hopes to knock out Vaalco from Nigerian tender

The recently created Houston firm Kariya Energy has set its sights on Gabon and Nigeria. It just hired a consulting firm with very strong connections in Africa.

Subscribers only Energy 16.10.2020

Assala Energy puts its Gabonese business under new management

Carlyle Group company Assala Energy has carried out a major reorganisation of its management team in Port-Gentil.

Subscribers only Energy 15.10.2020

Noureddin Bongo regains control of Gabon's financial institutions

Presidential affairs coordinator Noureddin Bongo, who is also the president's son, has for the last fortnight been campaigning over Gabon's domestic debt, deemed overvalued. He has also been placing his associates at the head of the country's main financial institutions.

Subscribers only Business 14.10.2020

Presidential affairs coordinator Noureddin Bongo.

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OPEC quotas: Libreville's oil cartel snub leaves output almost unscathed

Lawyers and consultants flock to Brazzaville in search of infrastructure projects

BGFI boss Henri-Claude Oyima's 'club' format a mixed success

Jeantet opens new 'green' OHADA desk

Struggling in Tahiti, Omar Bongo's former business partner seeks a comeback in Gabon

In search of Vaalco's million-dollar decommissioning fund for Etame Marin

Bonus scheme changes create dissent in the ranks at the economy ministry

Mini-reshuffle fails to bury hatchet between Massassa and Obamba

Alex-Bernard Bongo sidelined as state digital agency focusses on privatisation

A second Bongo heir enters the presidency

Marathon Oil yet to pay Tchicuate block fine in full

Oil minister Massassa settles scores with ex-GOC boss Engandji

Bongo and Obiang get BEAC to give in to oil firms

Turkey's Damnus follows compatriot Summa into privatised airports sector

BGFI shadow hangs over presidency's debt task force

BW Offshore and Maurel & Prom join the race for Sasol's stake in Etame Marin

Gabon's blue helmets stymied by faulty Chinese APCs

Royal Haskoning and Arise advise Gabon Oil Co on its gas project

Veteran Pierre Duro has key role in new domestic debt audit

Sylvia and Pascaline Bongo make up again in latest episode of palace soap opera

Internal debt: Ernst & Young pits its calculations against those of PwC

How Assala, Total and Perenco increase profits thanks to Covid-19 and at Gabon's expense

Etame Marin/Sasol: Kariya Energy hopes to knock out Vaalco from Nigerian tender

Assala Energy puts its Gabonese business under new management

Noureddin Bongo regains control of Gabon's financial institutions

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OPEC quotas: Libreville's oil cartel snub leaves output almost unscathed

Lawyers and consultants flock to Brazzaville in search of infrastructure projects

BGFI boss Henri-Claude Oyima's 'club' format a mixed success

Jeantet opens new 'green' OHADA desk

Struggling in Tahiti, Omar Bongo's former business partner seeks a comeback in Gabon

In search of Vaalco's million-dollar decommissioning fund for Etame Marin

Bonus scheme changes create dissent in the ranks at the economy ministry

Mini-reshuffle fails to bury hatchet between Massassa and Obamba

Alex-Bernard Bongo sidelined as state digital agency focusses on privatisation

A second Bongo heir enters the presidency

Marathon Oil yet to pay Tchicuate block fine in full

Oil minister Massassa settles scores with ex-GOC boss Engandji

Bongo and Obiang get BEAC to give in to oil firms

Turkey's Damnus follows compatriot Summa into privatised airports sector

BGFI shadow hangs over presidency's debt task force

BW Offshore and Maurel & Prom join the race for Sasol's stake in Etame Marin

Gabon's blue helmets stymied by faulty Chinese APCs

Royal Haskoning and Arise advise Gabon Oil Co on its gas project

Veteran Pierre Duro has key role in new domestic debt audit

Sylvia and Pascaline Bongo make up again in latest episode of palace soap opera

Internal debt: Ernst & Young pits its calculations against those of PwC

How Assala, Total and Perenco increase profits thanks to Covid-19 and at Gabon's expense

Etame Marin/Sasol: Kariya Energy hopes to knock out Vaalco from Nigerian tender

Assala Energy puts its Gabonese business under new management

Noureddin Bongo regains control of Gabon's financial institutions

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