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Angola
Frictions with Saudis behind Luanda's OPEC exit

Angolan Oil Minister Diamantino Azevedo in Vienna, Austria, on 5 March 2020. © Alex Halada/AFP

Angola's turbulent relations with Saudi Arabia within OPEC were a decisive factor in João Lourenço's decision to pull out of the cartel of oil-producing countries. [...]

Published on 05/01/2024 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

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

Angola
Frictions with Saudis behind Luanda's OPEC exit

Spotlight | Angola
Lourenço angles to retain TotalEnergies, Azule, Chevron and ExxonMobil

Angola
Saudi Arabia finally prepares to appoint ambassador to Angola

Africa
OPEC launches African charm offensive

Angola
Russia strives to keep a foothold in oil and defence

Angola
ExxonMobil wins more time before drilling in blocks 44 and 45

Angola, Ivory Coast
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Qatari sovereign fund hones its Africa strategy

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Block 20: Petronas and TotalEnergies' honeymoon period continues in offshore

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Kinshasa still soft-pedalling on contentious oil blocks run by Angola despite $78bn loss