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Change/BEAC: Exxon-Perenco under pressure from Déby's nephew

In its fight against a drain of foreign currencies, the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) governor, Abbas Mahamat Tolli, [...]

Published on 03/12/2019 at 04:30 GMT

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Abbas Mahamat Tolli
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Idriss Deby
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BEAC and extractive companies fund repatriation talks enter final straight

The Bank of Central African States has for months been negotiating with mining and oil companies to repatriate part of their revenues from the region. Three days of talks in Paris in July stalled on two sensitive points:

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Bank of Central African States emblem in Libreville, Gabon, in 2019.

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Washington sides with ExxonMobil and Chevron over BEAC foreign currency rules

Washington has stepped up its efforts to prevent US oil companies from being obliged to repatriate their rehabilitation funds to the CEMAC zone.

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Central Africa
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.

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Abbas Mahamat Tolli, Governor of Central Africa Banks.

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How Warburg Pincus' prized Delonex Energy crumbled under new Tullow CEO's rule

Despite getting off to a such a good start, things soon went from bad to worse for the junior oil firm Delonex Energy. Under Rahul Dhir, who left in July to take over the helm of Tullow Oil, it gradually wound down.

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African Union, Chad, Sahel, United Nations
Idriss Déby's global network of well-placed Chadian officials begins to fray

Déby had successfully positioned a number of Chadians in key international appointments over the past few years but two of the most strategic posts could slip from his grasp in 2021.

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Central Africa
Calls for BEAC to lighten its mine rehabilitation rules

Miners are urging the Central African bank to change its tendency to block funds for site rehabilitation work in the region.

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Mozambique, Niger, Senegal
How Control Risks became the go-to partner for CNPC-BP-Exxon

British security firm Control Risks has secured a foothold in every corner of the continent, targeting majors and their subcontractors, but one firm is still holding out: French major Total.

Subscribers only Energy 17.12.2019

Congo
Local content: Sassou Nguesso takes down his own legislation

Is Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso beginning to run out of steam in his crusade to push for greater local [...]

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Cameroon, Congo, Gabon
Miners-BEAC faceoff on banking reform for early October

Representatives of mining and oil & gas operations in Gabon, [...]

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Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea, Libya
Total and Trident Energy victims of pro-Marathon/Exxon political networks

The drawn-out talks between Total and the Libyan state over the French major's purchase of Marathon Oil's shares in the Waha concession and the interminable negotiations between ExxonMobil and Trident Energy over Zafiro show just how much sway certain political [.

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Washington sides with ExxonMobil and Chevron over BEAC foreign currency rules

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Spotlight | Central Africa BEAC and extractive companies fund repatriation talks enter final straight

Central Africa Washington sides with ExxonMobil and Chevron over BEAC foreign currency rules

Central Africa Bongo and Obiang get BEAC to give in to oil firms

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African Union, Chad, Sahel, United Nations Idriss Déby's global network of well-placed Chadian officials begins to fray

Central Africa Calls for BEAC to lighten its mine rehabilitation rules

Mozambique, Niger, Senegal How Control Risks became the go-to partner for CNPC-BP-Exxon

Congo Local content: Sassou Nguesso takes down his own legislation

Cameroon, Congo, Gabon Miners-BEAC faceoff on banking reform for early October

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Gabon Majors' battle for VAT credit

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Senegal
Guns, gold and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Africa
Change/BEAC: Exxon-Perenco under pressure from Déby's nephew

Spotlight | Central Africa
BEAC and extractive companies fund repatriation talks enter final straight

Central Africa
Washington sides with ExxonMobil and Chevron over BEAC foreign currency rules

Central Africa
Bongo and Obiang get BEAC to give in to oil firms

Spotlight | Africa
How Warburg Pincus' prized Delonex Energy crumbled under new Tullow CEO's rule

African Union, Chad, Sahel, United Nations
Idriss Déby's global network of well-placed Chadian officials begins to fray

Central Africa
Calls for BEAC to lighten its mine rehabilitation rules

Mozambique, Niger, Senegal
How Control Risks became the go-to partner for CNPC-BP-Exxon

Congo
Local content: Sassou Nguesso takes down his own legislation

Cameroon, Congo, Gabon
Miners-BEAC faceoff on banking reform for early October

Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea, Libya
Total and Trident Energy victims of pro-Marathon/Exxon political networks

Gabon
Majors' battle for VAT credit

Spotlight | Africa
Petronas desperately seeking a cure

Spotlight | South Sudan
Why talks with Total over block B have reached an impasse

South Sudan
Revelation on the wheeler-dealing to grab a share of Total's former block B

Spotlight | Mauritania
A new start for oil industry