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Spotlight | Algeria
GAS JV ERA JUST BEGINNING

Three of the biggest Algerian projects could well be brought under the same roof this year through a merger between BP-Amoco and Arco. News of the possible merger, which appeared in the Wall Street Journal on March 29, came just [...]

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Energy

Angola
WHEN GAS IS MOOTED IN TUCSON

Although it didn't stir much excitement the most note-worthy statement on the American side during the ministerial meeting on energy [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.12.1999

Angola
WOOD MACKENZIE LOWERS ITS PROJECTION

In its latest update on E&P in Angola, Wood Mackenzie [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.12.1999

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

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

Angola
DISCOVERIES ON BLOCKS 15 AND 17

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

Subscribers only Energy 15.09.1999

Spotlight | Africa
SEDCO-TRANSOCEAN TIE-UP IN WAKE OF BP-AMOCO

A tie-up between Sedco-Forex and Transocean has come on the heels of a wave of mega oil mergers that began with BP Amoco and looks likely to end once the double takeover battle between Total Fina and Elf runs its [.

Subscribers only Energy 28.07.1999

Spotlight | Africa, France
TOTALFIN/ELF FALLOUT FOR AFRICA

A full week after Total Fina, which exists as such only since April 16, launched a 43 billion Euro takeover bid for Elf there is no solid indication of when Elf's board will meet to approve the "major project" that [.

Subscribers only Energy 14.07.1999

Angola
FIRST FIND FOR BP-AMOCO

The new BP-Amoco group has made its first discovery in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.1999

West Africa
BP AMOCO CANCELS PEREGRINE DEAL

BP Amoco has cancelled a three-year plus options drilling contract with R&B Falcon for the drillship Peregrine VII on the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.05.1999

Angola
FINAL ULTRA DEEP AWARDS SOON

Already postponed several times, the final distribution of stakes on the first blocks in Angola's ultra deep offshore - 31, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.05.1999

West Africa
TEXACO-R&B FALCON CONTRACT CONFIRMED

R&B Falcon has been awarded a three-year contract by Texaco [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.02.1999

Africa
TEXACO-R&B FALCON DEAL IN VIEW?

R&B Falcon acknowledges that it is close to agreeing a contract for its planned newbuild deepwater drillship Deepwater IV which [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.02.1999

Angola
CHEVRON TO DRILL WITH OCEAN ALLIANCE

Chevron has secured a new rig for drilling in Angola's [...]

Subscribers only Energy 20.01.1999

Angola
STATOIL ON BLOCK 31?

Luanda has just confirmed the already-known share-out of operating roles following the first phase of bidding for blocks 31 to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 20.01.1999

Angola
AMOCO TO DRILL TWO MORE WELLS WITH OCEAN ALLIANCE

The fourth generation semi Ocean Alliance left the UK in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.01.1999

Angola
PSA'S SIGNED FOR THREE BLOCKS

The government announced just before the New Year that it had signed three PSA's concerning blocks 21, 22 and 24 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.01.1999

Nigeria
FIND FOR ELF IN DEEP OFFSHORE

Elf Petroleum has made an appearently substantial discovery in Nigeria's deep offshore. The French group remained silent about results of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.01.1999

Spotlight
SIZING UP MEGA MERGER IMPACT ON AFRICA

Africa certainly hasn't been a decisive factor in the flurry of mega-mergers in the oil industry which are being spurred instead by the need to cut costs in the face of plunging oil prices – in real terms these are [.

Subscribers only Energy 02.12.1998

Africa
SEMI-SUB SHIFT CANCELLED

Amoco has dropped plans to mobilize the DP drillship Discovery 543 from the U.S. Gulf of Mexico to drill a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.12.1998

Angola
NEW FINDS ON BLOCKS 14-15

Within a week of one other Chevron and Exxon each announced new discoveries on blocks 14 and 15 where they [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.10.1998

Egypt
ELF AND AMOCO WIN DEEPWATER BLOCK

After largely pulling out of Egypt, Elf Aquitaine has made [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.09.1998

Angola
FOURTH DISCOVERY ON BLOCK 17

On Sept. 3 Elf announced its fourth discovery on block 17 in the deep Angolan offshore, Lirio. It follows Girassol [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.09.1998

Algeria
DECISION ON IN SALAH NEXT YEAR

The In Salah Gas consortium set up by BP and Sonatrach is continuing to assess reserves on the In Salah [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.09.1998

Africa
DOUBTS ON R&B FALCON/TEXACO DEAL

The drilling contractor R&B Falcon may be negotiating the possible cancellation of a three to five year drilling contract with [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.09.1998

Central Africa
PETROFINA SELLS DOWNSTREAM ASSETS IN FOUR COUNTRIES

Although Petrofina intends to remain active in the upstream in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.08.1998

Algeria
AMOCO TO PRODUCE 7 BILLION CU.M./YEAR OF GAS

On June 29 Amoco signed a contract with Sonatrach to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.07.1998

Angola
TWO DRILLSHIPS MOBILIZE FROM GULF OF MEXICO

Exxon is planning to mobilize the drillship Discoverer Seven Seas [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.06.1998

Angola
EXXON CONFIRMS MAJOR STRIKE

Sonangol and Exxon have confirmed a discovery recorded by Esso Exploration Angola on block 15 in the deep Angolan offshore. [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.03.1998

Mozambique
ACCORD WITH BP FINALIZED

An agreement between the Mozambique government and British Petroleum that dated from September, 1996 was finalized in Maputo on Feb. [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.02.1998

Angola
PETROFINA, RANGER, UMC ON 19

Petrofina will operate on block 19 in Angola's deep offshore with a 30% stake alongside four partners—Ranger Oil (25%), United [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.02.1998

West Africa
BP LOOKING FOR DEEPWATER RIG

BP is checking the market for a deepwater rig for [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.11.1997

Angola
BP HIRES FORMER WHITE HOUSE AIDE

With an eye to developing its interests in Angola, British [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.11.1997

Nigeria
ROBERT F. BAUER'S SIDE TRIP TO CARIBBEAN

It has emerged that Amoco will take the drillship Glomar [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.10.1997

Angola
AMOCO TO DRILL WITH ROBERT F. BAUER

Amoco has fixed the drillship Robert F. Bauer from the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 01.10.1997

Tunisia
BRITISH GAS CONFIRMS HASDRUBAL

British Gas announced a test flow of nearly 600,000 cu.m./day [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.09.1997

Africa
SASOL TO BUILD UP NATREF

Sasol is considering a new extension to the Natref refinery and a decision will be made by the year's end. [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.09.1997

Algeria
IN SALAH GAS' HIGH TECH IT

BP's staff in its In Salah Gas joint venture with [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.07.1997

Egypt
GAS PROJECT WITH ISRAEL REVIVED

The Egyptian government recently put new proposals to Israel concerning a project to supply gas. The scheme had been put [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.07.1997

Nigeria
AGIP SEEKS RIG

Agip affiliate Nigerian Agip Oil (NAOC) has issued a market [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.06.1997

Angola
SECOND DRILLSHIP FOR FALCON

Falcon Drilling has bought a drillship to satisfy a three [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.05.1997

Europe, North Africa
GAS SEMINAR IN U.K. IN OCTOBER

A conference on the theme of "North African gas and the implications for the European gas market" will be staged [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.05.1997

Nigeria
STATOIL STILL SEEKING SEMIS

Statoil has issued an availability inquiry for a rig to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.05.1997

Angola
CHEVRON REPORTS 2ND ELEPHANT

Has Chevron discovered the second "elephant" field in Angola's offshore? It has certainly been hoping so since its first test [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.05.1997

Mauritania
HARDMAN KNOCKS ON MAJORS' DOOR

Taking its cue from UMIC in Ivory Coast which used a springboard tactic to promote the already-known Lion-Panthere prospect, the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.04.1997

Gabon
FORCENERY TO DRILL ON PHENIX WITH OCEAN LIBERATOR

Diamond Offshore's semi Ocean Liberator will be assigned to Forcenergy [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.03.1997

West Africa
RESERVES AT 7 BILLION BARRELS

In the latest of its surveys on the oil industry in West Africa that covers seven countries -- from Cameroon [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.03.1997

Gabon
SLIM PICKINGS IN DEEP OFFSHORE

Gabon has awarded the T-93 permit to Houston-based Vanco and the only zone that remains to be awarded in Gabon's [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.02.1997

Spotlight | Algeria
STILL A RACE AGAINST TIME

Algeria is counting on earning between $13-16 billion annually from oil and gas exports over the next four years, basing the estimate on a price of over $18 per barrel. Sonatrach's forecast depends on world markets holding up strongly until [.

Subscribers only Energy 08.01.1997

European Union, North Africa
ELF AND BP JOIN ENERGY OBSERVATORY

The Mediterranean Energy Observatory now counts 24 member companies following [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.12.1996

Angola
ELF DRILLS GIRASOL 1

A few days ago Elf Exploration Angola began drilling the Girasol 1 appraisal well on Block 17 on the most [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.12.1996

Nigeria
ASHLAND TOO...

Ashland his issued formal tender invitations for provision of a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 20.11.1996

North Africa
EGYPTIANS SWITCH ROUTES

An agreement to export Egyptian gas to Turkey in the form of LNG was announced on Nov 13, with Amoco [...]

Subscribers only Energy 20.11.1996

Zambia
BP AND AGIP MARKETING AFFILIATES PRIVATIZED

The government has completed the privatization of British Petroleum Zambia [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.10.1996

Ivory Coast
MAERSK SHOWS INTEREST; PLUSPETROL AND GLOBAL SET UP SHOP

Prime minister Daniel Kablan Duncan indicated that A.P. Moeller, the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.07.1996

Angola
AMOCO SEEKS DEEP WATER UNIT

Amoco is examining bids in a tender that closed on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.07.1996

Gabon, Ivory Coast
AMOCO TO START DRILLING

The Ocean Liberator drilling rig has finished two firm wells [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.06.1996

Algeria
TAMADANET IN PRODUCTION

Petro Canada announced that it had put the Tamadanet oil field which it discovered in 1994 in the Ghadames basin [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.06.1996

Egypt
GUPCO TENDERS FOR FLOATER

Gupco, an affiliate of Amoco and EGPC, is in the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.03.1996

Egypt
GAS PACT WITH ISRAEL BY JUNE

Italy's ENI expects an agreement "in the next two or three months at latest" between Egypt and Israel on a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.03.1996

Algeria
ELF INTERESTED; ARCO SIGNS UP

Up until now Elf barely admitted its interest in returning one day to Algeria, saying in substance that "We're looking [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.02.1996

Gabon, Ivory Coast
AMOCO AND APACHE TO DRILL WITH OCEAN LIBERATOR

Under the terms of new contracts, Amoco in Gabon and [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.01.1996

South Africa
FREDERIK PHASWANA

BP Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd has appointed a company man and for the first time a Black South African as [...]

Subscribers only 20.01.1996

South Africa
SOUTH AFRICAN BLACK HEADS BP IN AFRICA

British Petroleum has picked a black South African, Fred Phaswana, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.01.1996

Kenya
KPRL SURVIVES FREE MARKET

Although price controls on oil products were lifted in Kenya in late October, 1994 the move continues to stir strong [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.01.1996

Algeria
BP SETS THE PACE

It took the November elections that legitimized Lamine Zeroual's presidency and prompted the leaders of FIS to take their distance [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.01.1996

Egypt
AMOCO SEEKS SEMI-SUB

Amoco has issued a pre-qualification inquiry, which will close on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.11.1995

Southern Africa
WHAT REFINING CAPACITY?

The closedown of existing refineries in southern Africa apart from those in South Africa remains as high as ever on [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.10.1995

Spotlight | Africa
OIL EXPLORATION: CLOSER SELECTION

The message delivered to African nations by the major oil companies at this year's Africa Oil conference organized by AIC in Johannesburg between Oct. 11-13 was, in substance: "stay in line with global market realities or face a squeeze on [.

Subscribers only Energy 18.10.1995

Algeria
PACT ALL BUT WRAPPED UP

According to an informed Algerian source, an agreement with British [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.08.1995

Eritrea
ELF SHOWS INTEREST IN EXPLORATION

A delegation from Elf recently turned up in Asmara. The [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.06.1995

Angola
DEEP WATER PLANS FOR MOBIL AND AMOCO

Mobil is planning two wells in the deep Angola offshore in late 1995 and 1996 in depths of 600 and [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.04.1995

Angola
ELF WILL KEEP NEDDRILL 1 TO DRILL ON BLOCK 3

After drilling its second well in deep water in Block [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.03.1995

Nigeria
AMOCO BUYS INTO AGIP, ESSO AND MOBIL BLOCKS

Amoco has made what appears to be its debut in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.01.1995

Congo
PERMIT FOR WALTER-NUEVO

A partnership set up by Walter International and Nuevo Energy to buy Amoco's (operator) 43.75% stake on the Yombo field [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.12.1994

Algeria
BP AIMS FOR 1 BILLION CFD

With British Petroleum poised to sign an agreement with Sonatrach to start developing gas fields totalling 350 billion cu.m. of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.11.1994

Algeria
"SUBSTANTIAL" DISCOVERY BY PETRO-CANADA

Operating on the Tinrhert permit (8,200 sq.km) south east of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.09.1994

Algeria
BP CLOSE TO SIGNING FOR ALRAR GAS

BP is poised to sign an initial agreement to develop gas reserves already identified in the Alrar basin in south [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.09.1994

Gabon
ELF PLANS FRESH SELL-OFF

Elf intends to sell off further non-core assets in Gabon following the sale of its interests on the Malembe permit, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.09.1994

Egypt
AMOCO TO DRILL IN DELTA

Amoco is planning an offshore well in the Nile delta [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.06.1994

Ghana
TANO ENTIRELY OFFSHORE

Just as the Tano gas field will be developed by a floating rig so the turbine power station that will [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.06.1994

Eritrea
AMOCO SEEKS PARTNER FOR DANAKIL BLOCK

Rumours that Amoco is preparing to drill appear to true [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.06.1994

Spotlight | Congo
NEW UPSTREAM LAW

Congo signed a production sharing agreement last week with operator Agip Congo and its associates on the Marine VI and VII permits -- the latter includes the Kitina discovery -- just as it reached a similar accord with Elf Congo [.

Subscribers only Energy 01.06.1994

Eritrea
TEETHING TROUBLES FOR PRIMA OIL

Prima Eritrea Oil Company looks like seeing its very first contract put in question. The Eritrean petroleum company set up [...]

Subscribers only 21.05.1994

Nigeria
FARMOUT DEALS BEFORE DRILLING

Negotiations on farmout arrangements prior to drilling are taking place on a lot of offshore Nigerian blocks, mainly in the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.05.1994

Angola
BP ASKS FOR MORE

A government source told AEM that talks with BP had [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.03.1994

Tanzania
OIL PROJECT LAUNCHED

The initial phase in a series of tenders will open this month to select oil storage and pipeline equipment as [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.01.1994

Spotlight | Congo
THE 9,5 MILLION TON TARGET

According to forecasts circulating among international financial institutions, operated crude oil production in the Congo by Elf Congo and Agip Congo will have reached 8.656,000 tons in 1993, of which 6,118,000t (70.7%) was lifted by Elf and 2,538,000 (29.

Subscribers only Energy 03.01.1994

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, Gabon
SONANGOL DROPS GNPC

Sonangol has signed two agreements to put field 4/26 into production. They take the place of an accord Sonangol had [...]

Subscribers only Energy 20.10.1993

Congo
AMOCO PULLS OUT OF YOMBO

Operator Amoco has announced that it will sell its 47.75% [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.09.1993

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 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.08.1993

Mauritius
WINNING BIDS FOR SHELL AND BP

Shell and BP have been awarded contracts from the State [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.08.1993

Nigeria
BP AND EXXON IN ACCORDS

On the heels of Shell and Elf which acquired five blocks apiece at the end of April (AEM 110), BP [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.05.1993

Congo, Gabon
AMOCO DISAPPOINTED, AMOCO RETURNS

Amoco has taken a $170 million charge against revenue in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.05.1993

Eritrea
Rising oil matters

The Eritrean energy minister, Tesfaye Selassie, is planning a number of proposals to modify legislation for oil exploration and production. [...]

Subscribers only 13.02.1993

Eritrea
BP DUCKS OUT

After making contact in December with oil companies, Eritrea's energy minister, Tesfai Selassie, is considering proposals for changing existing exploration-production [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.02.1993

Algeria
PERMIT FOR BP

BP announced on Feb. 3 it had signed an agreement [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.02.1993

Congo
ELF AIMS FOR 10 MT IN 1996

Set to reach 6 million tons this year, Elf Congo's output of crude could hit the 10 Mt mark by [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.01.1993

Congo
CHEVRON DROPS EXPLORATION

The Congolese news agency ACI reported that Chevron had withdrawn [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.01.1993

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Angola WHEN GAS IS MOOTED IN TUCSON

Angola WOOD MACKENZIE LOWERS ITS PROJECTION

Angola PRIDE ANGOLA TO DRILL ONE WELL FOR BP AMOCO

Nigeria EA PROJECT IN STARTING BLOCKS

Angola DISCOVERIES ON BLOCKS 15 AND 17

Spotlight | Africa SEDCO-TRANSOCEAN TIE-UP IN WAKE OF BP-AMOCO

Spotlight | Africa, France TOTALFIN/ELF FALLOUT FOR AFRICA

Angola FIRST FIND FOR BP-AMOCO

West Africa BP AMOCO CANCELS PEREGRINE DEAL

Angola FINAL ULTRA DEEP AWARDS SOON

West Africa TEXACO-R&B FALCON CONTRACT CONFIRMED

Africa TEXACO-R&B FALCON DEAL IN VIEW?

Angola CHEVRON TO DRILL WITH OCEAN ALLIANCE

Angola STATOIL ON BLOCK 31?

Angola AMOCO TO DRILL TWO MORE WELLS WITH OCEAN ALLIANCE

Angola PSA'S SIGNED FOR THREE BLOCKS

Nigeria FIND FOR ELF IN DEEP OFFSHORE

Spotlight SIZING UP MEGA MERGER IMPACT ON AFRICA

Africa SEMI-SUB SHIFT CANCELLED

Angola NEW FINDS ON BLOCKS 14-15

Egypt ELF AND AMOCO WIN DEEPWATER BLOCK

Angola FOURTH DISCOVERY ON BLOCK 17

Algeria DECISION ON IN SALAH NEXT YEAR

Africa DOUBTS ON R&B FALCON/TEXACO DEAL

Central Africa PETROFINA SELLS DOWNSTREAM ASSETS IN FOUR COUNTRIES

Algeria AMOCO TO PRODUCE 7 BILLION CU.M./YEAR OF GAS

Angola TWO DRILLSHIPS MOBILIZE FROM GULF OF MEXICO

Angola EXXON CONFIRMS MAJOR STRIKE

Mozambique ACCORD WITH BP FINALIZED

Angola PETROFINA, RANGER, UMC ON 19

West Africa BP LOOKING FOR DEEPWATER RIG

Angola BP HIRES FORMER WHITE HOUSE AIDE

Nigeria ROBERT F. BAUER'S SIDE TRIP TO CARIBBEAN

Angola AMOCO TO DRILL WITH ROBERT F. BAUER

Tunisia BRITISH GAS CONFIRMS HASDRUBAL

Africa SASOL TO BUILD UP NATREF

Algeria IN SALAH GAS' HIGH TECH IT

Egypt GAS PROJECT WITH ISRAEL REVIVED

Nigeria AGIP SEEKS RIG

Angola SECOND DRILLSHIP FOR FALCON

Europe, North Africa GAS SEMINAR IN U.K. IN OCTOBER

Nigeria STATOIL STILL SEEKING SEMIS

Angola CHEVRON REPORTS 2ND ELEPHANT

Mauritania HARDMAN KNOCKS ON MAJORS' DOOR

Gabon FORCENERY TO DRILL ON PHENIX WITH OCEAN LIBERATOR

West Africa RESERVES AT 7 BILLION BARRELS

Gabon SLIM PICKINGS IN DEEP OFFSHORE

Spotlight | Algeria STILL A RACE AGAINST TIME

European Union, North Africa ELF AND BP JOIN ENERGY OBSERVATORY

Angola ELF DRILLS GIRASOL 1

Nigeria ASHLAND TOO...

North Africa EGYPTIANS SWITCH ROUTES

Zambia BP AND AGIP MARKETING AFFILIATES PRIVATIZED

Ivory Coast MAERSK SHOWS INTEREST; PLUSPETROL AND GLOBAL SET UP SHOP

Angola AMOCO SEEKS DEEP WATER UNIT

Gabon, Ivory Coast AMOCO TO START DRILLING

Algeria TAMADANET IN PRODUCTION

Egypt GUPCO TENDERS FOR FLOATER

Egypt GAS PACT WITH ISRAEL BY JUNE

Algeria ELF INTERESTED; ARCO SIGNS UP

Gabon, Ivory Coast AMOCO AND APACHE TO DRILL WITH OCEAN LIBERATOR

South Africa FREDERIK PHASWANA

South Africa SOUTH AFRICAN BLACK HEADS BP IN AFRICA

Kenya KPRL SURVIVES FREE MARKET

Algeria BP SETS THE PACE

Egypt AMOCO SEEKS SEMI-SUB

Southern Africa WHAT REFINING CAPACITY?

Spotlight | Africa OIL EXPLORATION: CLOSER SELECTION

Algeria PACT ALL BUT WRAPPED UP

Eritrea ELF SHOWS INTEREST IN EXPLORATION

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Spotlight | Algeria
GAS JV ERA JUST BEGINNING

Angola
WHEN GAS IS MOOTED IN TUCSON

Angola
WOOD MACKENZIE LOWERS ITS PROJECTION

Angola
PRIDE ANGOLA TO DRILL ONE WELL FOR BP AMOCO

Nigeria
EA PROJECT IN STARTING BLOCKS

Angola
DISCOVERIES ON BLOCKS 15 AND 17

Spotlight | Africa
SEDCO-TRANSOCEAN TIE-UP IN WAKE OF BP-AMOCO

Spotlight | Africa, France
TOTALFIN/ELF FALLOUT FOR AFRICA

Angola
FIRST FIND FOR BP-AMOCO

West Africa
BP AMOCO CANCELS PEREGRINE DEAL

Angola
FINAL ULTRA DEEP AWARDS SOON

West Africa
TEXACO-R&B FALCON CONTRACT CONFIRMED

Africa
TEXACO-R&B FALCON DEAL IN VIEW?

Angola
CHEVRON TO DRILL WITH OCEAN ALLIANCE

Angola
STATOIL ON BLOCK 31?

Angola
AMOCO TO DRILL TWO MORE WELLS WITH OCEAN ALLIANCE

Angola
PSA'S SIGNED FOR THREE BLOCKS

Nigeria
FIND FOR ELF IN DEEP OFFSHORE

Spotlight
SIZING UP MEGA MERGER IMPACT ON AFRICA

Africa
SEMI-SUB SHIFT CANCELLED

Angola
NEW FINDS ON BLOCKS 14-15

Egypt
ELF AND AMOCO WIN DEEPWATER BLOCK

Angola
FOURTH DISCOVERY ON BLOCK 17

Algeria
DECISION ON IN SALAH NEXT YEAR

Africa
DOUBTS ON R&B FALCON/TEXACO DEAL

Central Africa
PETROFINA SELLS DOWNSTREAM ASSETS IN FOUR COUNTRIES

Algeria
AMOCO TO PRODUCE 7 BILLION CU.M./YEAR OF GAS

Angola
TWO DRILLSHIPS MOBILIZE FROM GULF OF MEXICO

Angola
EXXON CONFIRMS MAJOR STRIKE

Mozambique
ACCORD WITH BP FINALIZED

Angola
PETROFINA, RANGER, UMC ON 19

West Africa
BP LOOKING FOR DEEPWATER RIG

Angola
BP HIRES FORMER WHITE HOUSE AIDE

Nigeria
ROBERT F. BAUER'S SIDE TRIP TO CARIBBEAN

Angola
AMOCO TO DRILL WITH ROBERT F. BAUER

Tunisia
BRITISH GAS CONFIRMS HASDRUBAL

Africa
SASOL TO BUILD UP NATREF

Algeria
IN SALAH GAS' HIGH TECH IT

Egypt
GAS PROJECT WITH ISRAEL REVIVED

Nigeria
AGIP SEEKS RIG

Angola
SECOND DRILLSHIP FOR FALCON

Europe, North Africa
GAS SEMINAR IN U.K. IN OCTOBER

Nigeria
STATOIL STILL SEEKING SEMIS

Angola
CHEVRON REPORTS 2ND ELEPHANT

Mauritania
HARDMAN KNOCKS ON MAJORS' DOOR

Gabon
FORCENERY TO DRILL ON PHENIX WITH OCEAN LIBERATOR

West Africa
RESERVES AT 7 BILLION BARRELS

Gabon
SLIM PICKINGS IN DEEP OFFSHORE

Spotlight | Algeria
STILL A RACE AGAINST TIME

European Union, North Africa
ELF AND BP JOIN ENERGY OBSERVATORY

Angola
ELF DRILLS GIRASOL 1

Nigeria
ASHLAND TOO...

North Africa
EGYPTIANS SWITCH ROUTES

Zambia
BP AND AGIP MARKETING AFFILIATES PRIVATIZED

Ivory Coast
MAERSK SHOWS INTEREST; PLUSPETROL AND GLOBAL SET UP SHOP

Angola
AMOCO SEEKS DEEP WATER UNIT

Gabon, Ivory Coast
AMOCO TO START DRILLING

Algeria
TAMADANET IN PRODUCTION

Egypt
GUPCO TENDERS FOR FLOATER

Egypt
GAS PACT WITH ISRAEL BY JUNE

Algeria
ELF INTERESTED; ARCO SIGNS UP

Gabon, Ivory Coast
AMOCO AND APACHE TO DRILL WITH OCEAN LIBERATOR

South Africa
FREDERIK PHASWANA

South Africa
SOUTH AFRICAN BLACK HEADS BP IN AFRICA

Kenya
KPRL SURVIVES FREE MARKET

Algeria
BP SETS THE PACE

Egypt
AMOCO SEEKS SEMI-SUB

Southern Africa
WHAT REFINING CAPACITY?

Spotlight | Africa
OIL EXPLORATION: CLOSER SELECTION

Algeria
PACT ALL BUT WRAPPED UP

Eritrea
ELF SHOWS INTEREST IN EXPLORATION

Angola
DEEP WATER PLANS FOR MOBIL AND AMOCO

Angola
ELF WILL KEEP NEDDRILL 1 TO DRILL ON BLOCK 3

Nigeria
AMOCO BUYS INTO AGIP, ESSO AND MOBIL BLOCKS

Congo
PERMIT FOR WALTER-NUEVO

Algeria
BP AIMS FOR 1 BILLION CFD

Algeria
"SUBSTANTIAL" DISCOVERY BY PETRO-CANADA

Algeria
BP CLOSE TO SIGNING FOR ALRAR GAS