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Ivory Coast
Behind the scenes of ENI's Block CI-101 find

The first exploratory well drilled by ENI in Ivorian waters led to a discovery of oil and associated gas reserves. And the major does not intend to stop there. [...]

Published on 06/09/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Sergio Laura (left), managing director of ENI Ivory Coast with Abdourahmane Cissé, secretary general of the Ivorian Presidency.

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Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

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

Ivory Coast
Behind the scenes of ENI's Block CI-101 find

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
ENI keeps president close and subcontractors hanging ahead of Baleine launch

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ENI negotiates new blocks after Baleine jackpot

Ivory Coast
Eni's secret plans for Baleine

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ENI bets on infrastructure-led exploration to cut production costs

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