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Somalia
OIL IN THE PICTURE?

Do oil considerations lie behind Washington's change of heart concerning warlord Gen. Mohamed Farah Aideed in Somalia? The Italian daily [...]

Published on 25/08/1993 at 11:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Nigeria
MAJOR DISCOVERIES CONFIRMED

A year after its Agbami oil find pointed to very substantial reserves Texaco announced with considerable fanfare on Jan. 6 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.01.2000

Morocco
LPG, SOUNDING OUT MARKET

A Moroccan source has depicted Rubis' plan to build an imports terminal with a capacity of 40,000 tons per year [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.12.1999

Angola
HAKURYU V TO DRILL FOR TEXACO

The Japan Drilling semi-submersible Hakuryu V has secured a commitment [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.12.1999

Canada
SHELL PULLS OUT OF COASTAL FIELDS

Shell has sold its 45% stake in the coastal permits [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.12.1999

Angola
PRIDE ANGOLA TO DRILL ONE WELL FOR BP AMOCO

BP Amoco is to take advantage of a slot with [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.12.1999

Spotlight | Chad, Libya
KHADAFI COMES TO RESCUE CHAD'S OIL

Colonel Muammer Kadhafi declared during a press conference on Nov. 30 that he intended to help Chad "replace Western oil companies" that pull out of the Doba oil fields project (AEM 264). He didn't dare add, however, that he was [.

Subscribers only Energy 08.12.1999

Cameroon, Chad
DOBA VICTIM OF GLOBALIZATION

The Chad government signed a preliminary accord with Vivendi to take over management of the Societe Tchadienne d'Electricitre et d'Eau [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.11.1999

Congo
ELF MAY HAVE FOUND RIG FOR ULTRA DEEP

AEM has learned that Elf is negotiating with Shell to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.11.1999

Spotlight | Africa
TOTALFINA-ELF, RESOLVED BUT SELECTIVE

A decision like the withdrawal – complete or partial – of Elf and Shell from the Chad oil project is automatically economic in nature. That, at any rate, was how the head of TotalFina Exploration-Production Christophe de Margerie portrayed the [.

Subscribers only Energy 24.11.1999

Nigeria
EA PROJECT IN STARTING BLOCKS

In late October Shell's board gave a go-ahead to the EA project that will involve a first venture in "alternative" [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.11.1999

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
NEWCOMER EDGES INTO OIL PICTURE

Bids for the privatization of Societe Ivoirienne de Raffinage (SIR) are now set to close on Nov. 7. This follows changes in TotalFina's approach to the sell-off that prompted it to re-shape its bid by bringing Shell aboard in addition [.

Subscribers only Energy 27.10.1999

Nigeria
SHELL STILL SEEKING TWO JACK-UPS FOR EA

Shell is still in the market for two other jack-ups [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.09.1999

Rwanda
METHANE GAS PROJECT

At the behest of Rwanda's energy ministry, the "special projects [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.09.1999

Angola
DISCOVERIES ON BLOCKS 15 AND 17

Earlier this month Elf confirmed its sixth discovery on block [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.09.1999

Libya
CONOCO AND OXY WANT A LOOK

Two American oil companies that were previously active in Libya, Conoco and Occidental Petroleum, recently applied to the State Department [...]

Subscribers only Energy 01.09.1999