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At COP27, Pouyanné, Itoua and other African oil players land in hostile territory

Patrick Pouyanné, CEO of TotalEnergies arrives at the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) pavillon, during the COP27 climate conference in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, on 11 November 2022. © Fayez Nureldine/AFP

The climate summit, which opened on 6 November in Egypt, brought together a scant grouping of representatives from the African oil sector. [...]

Published on 15/11/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Equinor and DOF Subsea steer Norway's diplomatic moves with Lourenço

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President João Lourenço (right) with vice president of Norwegian company DOF Subsea, Jan-Kristian Haukeland.

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Mali, Senegal, Togo
The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

Egypt
At COP27, Pouyanné, Itoua and other African oil players land in hostile territory

Nigeria
Siemens delays deprive former VP Yemi Osinbajo of parting prize

South Africa
Hyve Group and African Energy Chamber go head-to-head in court

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Africa's Oil Week and Energy Week battle it out in Cape Town

Spotlight | Africa
ExxonMobil, Chevron, Marathon... US giants start mass exodus from the continent

Spotlight | Africa
Afreximbank, Standard Bank and French banks among last financiers of hydrocarbons in Africa

Angola
Equinor and DOF Subsea steer Norway's diplomatic moves with Lourenço