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Angola
Desirio da Costa

Angola's oil minister, Desirio da Costa, is chairman of the board of CrossOil, a Swiss trading company whose operations intrigued [...]

Published on 12/11/2003 at 10:00 GMT

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Angola
SONANGOL RANKED FIRST

Sonangol is the leading state oil company in central Africa, according to Wood Mackenzie's latest annual update of companies operating [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.03.1994

Spotlight | Africa, France
ELF: AFRICAN MORASS?

Output of crude oil operated by Elf in Africa has slipped only slightly in recent years - from 30.3 million tons in 1990 to 29.6 in 1991, 29.4 in 1992 and 29 Mt last year - and is bound to [.

Subscribers only Energy 03.02.1994

Angola
NEW DISCOVERY FOR ELF

Early last week Elf and Sonangol announced a new oil discovery recorded by Elf Exploration Angola (EAA) in Block 3/91. [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.12.1993

Spotlight | Angola
OUTLOOK FOR OIL

Angola's oil output will drop by 6% this year following a production shutdown on the Sohio on-shore block (operated by Fina) and partial halt on Block 2 in offshore Angola (Texaco, operator) due to the civil war.

Subscribers only Energy 16.11.1993

Angola, France
SUD MARINE LOSES OUT IN ANGOLA CONTRACT

Sud Marine and its 600 workers have only three full [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.05.1993

Angola
COBO P1 INSTALLATION SET FOR 1995

France's Technip has won a contract to design and build the Cobo P1 platform after doing the engineering work on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.03.1993

West Africa
JACK-DOWN

The jack-up rig market in West Africa, which covers drilling in up to 100 metres of water, looks like turning [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.02.1993

Spotlight | Angola
EVER-RELIABLE PARTNERS

Three weeks after the fall of the Soyo logistic base, oil production in Angola is entirely the work of two operators, Cabinda Gulf Oil (Chevron) and Elf Angola, which are also alone in being able to pursue exploration and development.

Subscribers only Energy 11.02.1993

Angola
ELF DISCOVERY ON BLOCK 7

AEM understands that Elf Aquitaine Angola has made an oil discovery on its second well on Block 7 in the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.12.1992

Angola
ELF BEGINS DRILLING ON BLOCK 7

Elf has chartered the semi-submersible Nymphea for a drilling programme on block 7 where Elf Aquitaine Angola operates with a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.07.1992

Spotlight | France
TOTAL GROUP "DECONTROLLED"

To what extent will the reduction in French government control over Total influence the group's investment decisions in Africa or its choices between Africa and the other regions where it operates? The government's powers over Total are destined to wane [.

Subscribers only Energy 28.05.1992

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Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Senegal
Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

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Desirio da Costa

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Angola
SONANGOL RANKED FIRST

Spotlight | Africa, France
ELF: AFRICAN MORASS?

Angola
NEW DISCOVERY FOR ELF

Spotlight | Angola
OUTLOOK FOR OIL

Angola, France
SUD MARINE LOSES OUT IN ANGOLA CONTRACT

Angola
COBO P1 INSTALLATION SET FOR 1995

West Africa
JACK-DOWN

Spotlight | Angola
EVER-RELIABLE PARTNERS

Angola
ELF DISCOVERY ON BLOCK 7

Angola
ELF BEGINS DRILLING ON BLOCK 7

Spotlight | France
TOTAL GROUP "DECONTROLLED"

Angola
CABINDA SPURNED

Angola
BLOCK 3: TWO NEW DISCOVERIES

Angola

Angola
BLOCKS 16 AND 17 FOR SHELL AND ELF

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Cameroon, Central African Republic Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

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Transition: what's next after the coup?

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Angola SONANGOL RANKED FIRST

Spotlight | Africa, France ELF: AFRICAN MORASS?

Angola NEW DISCOVERY FOR ELF

Spotlight | Angola OUTLOOK FOR OIL

Angola, France SUD MARINE LOSES OUT IN ANGOLA CONTRACT

Angola COBO P1 INSTALLATION SET FOR 1995

West Africa JACK-DOWN

Spotlight | Angola EVER-RELIABLE PARTNERS

Angola ELF DISCOVERY ON BLOCK 7

Angola ELF BEGINS DRILLING ON BLOCK 7

Spotlight | France TOTAL GROUP "DECONTROLLED"

Angola CABINDA SPURNED

Angola BLOCK 3: TWO NEW DISCOVERIES

Angola

Angola BLOCKS 16 AND 17 FOR SHELL AND ELF

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Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Senegal
Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

Angola
Desirio da Costa

Angola
SONANGOL RANKED FIRST

Spotlight | Africa, France
ELF: AFRICAN MORASS?

Angola
NEW DISCOVERY FOR ELF

Spotlight | Angola
OUTLOOK FOR OIL

Angola, France
SUD MARINE LOSES OUT IN ANGOLA CONTRACT

Angola
COBO P1 INSTALLATION SET FOR 1995

West Africa
JACK-DOWN

Spotlight | Angola
EVER-RELIABLE PARTNERS

Angola
ELF DISCOVERY ON BLOCK 7

Angola
ELF BEGINS DRILLING ON BLOCK 7

Spotlight | France
TOTAL GROUP "DECONTROLLED"

Angola
CABINDA SPURNED

Angola
BLOCK 3: TWO NEW DISCOVERIES

Angola
BLOCKS 16 AND 17 FOR SHELL AND ELF