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Libya
Total's Pouyanné heading to Tripoli on charm offensive

Total CEO Patrick Pouyanné. © PhotoPQR/Le Parisien/MaxPPP

Total's CEO is due to meet the new Libyan government on 20 April. The French major has its eyes on the country's vast oil reserves, which have been deprived of investment since the 2011 revolution. [...]

Published on 12/04/2021 at 06:00 GMT

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

Libya
Total's Pouyanné heading to Tripoli on charm offensive

Algeria
Tebboune in Rome on 26 May to discuss gas and security

Spotlight | Libya
NOC boss Sanalla may be on way out as Libya's oil industry booms

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Total has eyes fixed on Hess's Waha concession

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Mario Draghi uses aviation to make big deals with Tripoli take off

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Libya
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