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Spotlight | Africa, United States
TIME FOR TRANSPARENCY

In denouncing the secretive practices of the oil industry in its report "A Crude Awakening" (AEM 265), Global Witness has undoubtedly put paid to the impression created by its previous report on diamonds that it was banging away exclusively at [...]

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Uganda
New Heritage Drilling

After an initial failure, Heritage Oil & Gas is crossing its fingers for its second oil exploration drilling in the south of Lake Albert.

Subscribers only 03.10.2003

European Union, Sudan
NGOs Against European Policy

The European Union's policy of constructive engagement toward Sudan was severely criticized during a conference organized on June 24 in [...]

Subscribers only Politics 27.06.2003

Sudan
Fine in the United States for Trade with Sudan

On the long list of companies based in the United [...]

Subscribers only 18.04.2003

Algeria
Abdelaziz Bouteflika woos the Americans

Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika launched a public relations exercise on Nov. 25 in an op-ed in the Washington Times, pet [...]

Subscribers only 28.11.2002

Angola
GLOBAL WITNESS, PART II

Less than a year after it published its report "A Rough Trade" on the diamonds that fuelled UNITA's military ventures, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.12.1999

Angola
WOOD MACKENZIE LOWERS ITS PROJECTION

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

Subscribers only Energy 08.12.1999

Africa
JOHN COUSINS NAMED EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF EXXON/MOBIL EXPLORATION

John Cousins who dealt with Africa for Mobil New Ventures [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.12.1999

Angola
HITCHES WITH NEWBUILD

Elf Exploration Angola's eighth find on block 17 after that of Cravo in early September is going to have to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.11.1999

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

Angola
PRIDE/SONANGOL JV BUYS JACK-UP

AEM understands that Sonamer Angola, a 51/49 joint venture between [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.11.1999

Angola
KIAME PRODUCES NEARLY 8,800 BPD AND KIABO CONTINUES

The small Kiame oil field which was put into production [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.11.1999

Africa
EXXON WON'T GET JACK RYAN UNTIL AT LEAST MID-2000

The newbuilding drillship Glomar Jack Ryan, which is being built [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.10.1999

Zimbabwe
WORLD BANK FOLLOWS SUIT

Following the IMF's lead, the World Bank will on September 13 present a third structural adjustment credit line for Zimbabwe [...]

Subscribers only 04.09.1999

Angola
PRIDE AFRICA ON THE WAY

The 51-49% joint venture between Pride International and Sonangol that owns the drillship Pride Africa has taken delivery of the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.07.1999

Angola
TESTS ON PROSPECT IN BLOCK 15

Tests will be completed in August on an exploration well [...]

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
TECHNIP'S LOCAL CONTENT CARD

Technip plans to set up an engineering affiliate in Luanda in which Angola's national oil company, Sonangal, will hold a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.06.1999

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

Africa
SHELL QUITS THREE COUNTRIES

The sale of Royal Dutch-Shell's exploration and production assets in Namibia, Congo Brazzaville and Ivory Coast came as a bolt [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.04.1999

Nigeria
KADUNA SLATED FOR PRIVATIZATION

President-elect Olusegun Obasanjo claimed there was no reason for rushing to privatize state-owned companies when he with met business leaders [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.03.1999

Angola
THE FIGHT CONTINUES FOR ULTRA DEEP OFFSHORE

The fight for stakes in the first ultra-deep offshore blocks [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.03.1999

New Zealand
SONANGOL EYES EXPLORATION VENTURE

The state-owned Angolan oil company Sonangol is thinking of taking [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.02.1999

Angola
BLOCK O TO PROVIDE 600,000 BPD

Initial development of the Kuito field on Angola's block 14 is going to be put back relative to earlier indications [...]

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

Angola
SONANGOL TO MARKET PRODUCTS IN NAMIBIA AND SOUTH AFRICA

The state-owned Angolan company Sonangol plans to start marketing oil [...]

Subscribers only Energy 16.12.1998

Cameroon
IMF AGAIN DEMANDS AUDIT OF SNH

The IMF committee that is following up application of the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.12.1998

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

Angola, Nigeria
EXXON DECIDES AGAINST BRINGING IN DRILLSHIP

Exxon is no longer planning to move the Transocean Offshore [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.11.1998

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

Djibouti
FRENCH TREASURY STRAIGHT IN ITS BOOTS

The French government financial mission which went to Djibouti at the end of September, soon after the visit of delegation [...]

Subscribers only 17.10.1998

Canada
SONANGOL MOVES IN

The state-owned Angolan oil company Sonangol was given a green light by president Laurent Kabila on Sept. 29 to set [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.10.1998

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

Spotlight | Angola
"WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS"

With conflict widening in Angola's north-east, where the government claims that UNITA has fielded 30,000 troops, Angola has played a finer match in the oil tournament than the Brazilian soccer team did in the World Cup final against France.

Subscribers only Energy 22.07.1998

Zimbabwe
IMF LETTER TO MUGABE

On the eve of the International Monetary Fund mission in Zimbabwe this week, the IMF resident representative in Harare, Roberto [...]

Subscribers only 11.07.1998

Congo
BUY-INS AND CHANGES

The following changes have been approved: Elf has acquired a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.07.1998

Angola
EXXON TAKES 50% ON BLOCK 24

The choice of Agip as operator on block 25 has [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.06.1998

Tanzania
IMF CONTENT

The International Monetary Fund mission led by Jerry Johnson (a deputy manager on the Africa Desk) which went to Dar [...]

Subscribers only 30.05.1998

Angola
OPERATORS READY TO SIGN

The government is shortly to sign contracts with the operators chosen for blocks 23, 24 and 25 in the middle [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.05.1998

Angola
SECOND DISCOVERY FOR EXXON

Exxon and Sonangol have confirmed that Esso Exploration Angola's first two wells on block 15 have struck oil, and not [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.04.1998

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

Nigeria
EXXON STILL HUNTING FOR RIG

Exxon is struggling to find a rig to drill a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.02.1998

Spotlight | Madagascar
WORLD BANK SECRETS

On Madagascar, implementation of the economic reform programme passes by firm spoonfeeding at all stages of local institutions (presidency, prime minister's office, economic ministries, etc) by International Monetary Fund and World Bank representatives. Objective: to neutralize all political interference by [.

Subscribers only 21.02.1998

Angola
ROSA 1 DOES IT AGAIN

Elf's Rosa-1 well in block 17 that targets a distinct part of the structure on which Girasol, the first discovery [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.02.1998

Angola
SONANGOL BUYS STAKE IN RIG

Pride International has signed a joint venture accord with Sonangol for the ownership of the deepwater drillship Pride Africa that [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.02.1998

Nigeria
EXXON SEEKING FLOATING RIG

Exxon has tendered for a floating rig to drill one [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.01.1998

Cameroon, Chad
KICKOFF FOR PIPELINE

Work on the pipeline that is to link the Doba oil basin in southern Chad to the future terminal at [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.01.1998

Gabon
IMPACT OF CRUDE PRICE DROP

The impact from the drop in crude oil prices has [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.01.1998

Ivory Coast
IMPACT OF CRUDE OIL PRICE SLUMP

The impact from the slump in crude oil prices will [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.01.1998

Niger
IMF PUSHES FOR EXPLORATION

The timetable for Niger's structural adjustment program approved by the IMF calls for initiatives to identify "high potential areas" for [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.12.1997

Algeria
GHADAMES BASIN THE ENGINE OF GROWTH

More than ever, the Ghadames basin has provided the engine for the rise in Algeria's oil production. Exploration on the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.12.1997

Spotlight | Africa
CHEVRON'S ANGOLAN ELEPHANT HAS FOOT IN CONGO

Angola has a great future owing to its oil, diamonds and other natural resources. But one factor in its stabilization is the Democratic Republic of Congo, where its new allies have closed the door to UNITA, while another factor in [.

Subscribers only Energy 15.10.1997

Angola
CONTRACT EXTENDED FOR PETROBRAS XI

Chevron-Gulf has extended its contract with the jack-up Petrobras XI [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.10.1997

Angola
NEXT TARGET 1.2 MILLION BPD

Angolan oil output will top the one million bpd mark in the year 2001 when Elf's Girasol field comes fully [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.10.1997

Saudi Arabia
ARAMCO DROPS PETROGAL

Saudi Aramco announced on Sept. 23 that negotiations on an agreement in July to take a 27.5% in Petrogal, Portugal's [...]

Subscribers only Energy 01.10.1997

Cameroon, Chad
EXXON TAKES PRE-EMPTIVE ACTION

The Green movement can be relevant on occasion but also destructive, such as Greenpeace when it plays on the public's [...]

Subscribers only Energy 01.10.1997

Spotlight | Africa
START TO GIRASOL CONTRACTING

Elf had long thought of helping to finance a deep-water drilling unit for work in Angola's Block 17 in view of the scarcity of rigs adapted to the job and it has now clinched an agreement with Pride-Foramer to that [.

Subscribers only Energy 17.09.1997

West Africa
RACE FOR DEEP WATER RIGS

There has been no let-up in the race among operators to find slots in the timetables of rigs adapted to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.09.1997

Angola, Nigeria
TEXACO PLANS DEEPWATER OPERATIONS

Texaco now expects to spud a deepwater well in Block [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.07.1997

Kenya
NEW DOWNSTREAM HITCHES

A project to build a terminal for LPG imports has moved ahead with an agreement signed by the Kenya Pipeline [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.07.1997

Spotlight | Cameroon, Chad
A CAREFULLY-PLANNED PIPELINE

There will soon be a Chad street in Paris and in the year 2001 an oil avenue running from Chad to the Atlantic. The first results from a promise made to Chad president Idriss Deby who completed an official visit [.

Subscribers only Energy 16.07.1997

Nigeria
AGIP SEEKS RIG

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

Subscribers only Energy 18.06.1997

Angola
HOUSING PROJECT ON THE MOVE

Plan to build homes for executives south of Luanda that [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.05.1997

Nigeria
OCEAN VALIANT FOR NIGERIA?

Texaco has joined the bidding to use the semi-sub Ocean [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.05.1997

Congo
ELF TO OPERATE IN ULTRA DEEP WATER

Elf Congo has just been awarded the last available licence in the deep Congo offshore and the upper basin of [...]

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

South Africa
SASOL SEEKS EXPORT DEAL

Sasol has reacted strongly to Exxon's arrival on the market for synthetic oil products derived from gas with reputedly advanced [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.04.1997

Niger
NIGELEC ON THE AUCTION BLOCK

Nigelec has been marked down for IMF-World Bank-type privatization along with the water company SNE and oil storage firm Sonidep. [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.03.1997

Spotlight | Africa
ELF'S AFRICAN RESERVES

In his press conference on Feb. 26 Elf Aquitaine boss Philippe Jaffré announced plans to create a new West-East axis by beefing up the company's activity in Latin America, the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico (Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela and [.

Subscribers only Energy 05.03.1997

Spotlight | Chad
HINTERLAND THE NEXT PRIZE

When Congo's Nkossa oil field (operator Elf) was being officially inaugurated as the first production start-up in Africa's deep offshore on Nov.22 Exxon was announcing an agreement to develop fields in Chad's Doba basin. The agreement between the Chad government [.

Subscribers only Energy 04.12.1996

Angola, Congo
SEMI-SUB CHASE CONTINUES

The chase for semi-submersibles adapted to the deep offshore (there are only 25 specially designed for that in the world) [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.11.1996

Angola
MONEY IN ESCROW FOR CABINDA

The U.S. Eximbank has guaranteed a loan of $86,6 million [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.11.1996

Spotlight | Africa
THE OIL CONFERENCE RUSH

No less than three oil conferences are scheduled for Africa between now and November. The onslaught is significant. A good 30 developments are to be undertaken along the West African coast before the year 2000 without even counting Nigeria, according [.

Subscribers only Energy 11.09.1996

Congo
DEAL NEAR ON MER PROFONDE NORD

A consortium made up of Esso Exploration and Production, Elf Congo and Shell Exploration and Production Africa B.V. that shares [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.07.1996

Angola
DISCOVERY IN BLOCK 2/92

What had only been sketchy and unconfirmed news of a discovery in mid-May was transformed last week into a true [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.05.1996

Angola
ELF'S DETERMINATION IN ANGOLA

Angola offers an additional sign of Elf's determination to push ahead in order to avoid wasting time on Block 17 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.05.1996

Congo
ELF MOVES FAST IN CONGO

Elf has obviously decided not to waste any time in exploring the deep offshore in Congo and Angola. With regards [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.05.1996

Mozambique
WHAT'S IN THE PIPELINE

A Portuguese bid to acquire all or part of the shares of the government and/or Lonrho in the Beira-Harare pipeline [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.05.1996

Mali
TWO IDA LOANS APPROVED

The World Bank has announced approval by the International Development Association (IDA) of a $23 million loan that had been [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.05.1996

Congo
PRIVATIZATION WITH CURBS

The timetable will be honored, as with electricity-generation, but the privatization of Congo's downstream oil sector will leave a government [...]

Subscribers only Energy 01.05.1996

Tanzania
GOVERNMENT STILL RULES OUT TIPER PRIVATIZATION

Energy and mines minister William Shija told staff at TIPER [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.03.1996

Niger
EXXON UPS STAKE ON AGADEM

Exxon and Elf now hold 80-20% stakes respectively on the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.12.1995

Angola
SONANGOL KEEPS OCEAN PRODUCER ON KIABO

Sonangol has issued a four-year extension starting on Jan. 1 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.11.1995

West Africa
RISING DEMAND FOR RIGS

Rising exploration and development activity throughout West Africa has started pushing up dayrates despite a steady influx of mobile drilling [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.10.1995

Madagascar
GOVERNMENT PLANS SELL-OFF

The opening of Madagascar's electricity sector to "private capital" has been underscored in a so-called "outline document for economic policy" [...]

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

Angola
NEW WELLS ON KIABO

Sonangol Pesquisa & Producao is planning two new wells to build up production on Kiabo after this year. By putting [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.07.1995

Angola
NEW LOGISTIC PUSH

A new offshore logistic base will be built in Luanda port in a move that coincides with efforts to repair [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.06.1995

Spotlight | Madagascar
ZAFY AND RAVONY AT ODDS

Marked on June 10 by the largest opposition demonstration seen in Antananarivo since last year, the campaign for the impeachment of the head of state Albert Zafy, which opposition MPs are now threatening to continue inside parliament, has rekindled the [.

Subscribers only 17.06.1995

Congo
DEEP OFFSHORE PERMIT AND STAKE ON MARINE IX FOR EXXON

The government announced in late April that Exxon, represented by [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.05.1995

Spotlight | Cameroon
BOTTOM OF THE BARREL

"There is a lack of openness in the oil sector" and a drop in receipts appears inevitable, confirmed a report entitled "Macro-Economic Survey of Cameroon after the Devaluation" commissioned by the French cooperation ministry. The report resulted from a mission [.

Subscribers only Energy 10.05.1995

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

Spotlight | Madagascar
BID TO REVIVE EXPLORATION

Madagascar intends to open all of its sedimentary zones to oil and gas exploration this year with a revised legislative framework allowing for production sharing accords for the first time instead of the so-called "participation" agreements which prevailed under the [.

Subscribers only Energy 22.03.1995

Cameroon
OIL REFORM UNDERWAY

The International Development Association will decide in April whether to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.03.1995

Congo
END OF THE OIL-STATE

The government last week took a major step towards privatization as championed by the IMF and World Bank when it [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.03.1995

Angola
BLOCK 14 PSA SIGNED

A production sharing agreement for Block 14 was signed at the end of February. The accord had been put back [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.03.1995

Spotlight | Madagascar
WARNING FOR THE REVEREND

Breaking with their customary political immobility, head of state Albert Zafy and prime minister Francisque Ravony this week slapped a first warning on national assembly chairman Reverend Richard Andriamanjato by firing his protégé, central bank governor Raoul Ravelomanana, the man [.

Subscribers only 14.01.1995

Angola
SONANGOL-GLOBAL MARINE JV

The government has given a green light to a move by Sonangol and the U.S. drilling contractor Global Marine to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.12.1994

Sudan
IRAQ SAID TO ENTER PICTURE

One of the obstacles to financing the Arakis-State Petroleum project to develop Chevon's Unity and Heglig discoveries has been lifted [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.12.1994

Angola
GARY SMITH REPORT A DAMP SQUIB?

A "Report on Sonangol and Angolan Oil Dealing" signed Gary [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.12.1994

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Uganda New Heritage Drilling

European Union, Sudan NGOs Against European Policy

Sudan Fine in the United States for Trade with Sudan

Algeria Abdelaziz Bouteflika woos the Americans

Angola GLOBAL WITNESS, PART II

Angola WOOD MACKENZIE LOWERS ITS PROJECTION

Africa JOHN COUSINS NAMED EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF EXXON/MOBIL EXPLORATION

Angola HITCHES WITH NEWBUILD

Cameroon, Chad DOBA VICTIM OF GLOBALIZATION

Angola PRIDE/SONANGOL JV BUYS JACK-UP

Angola KIAME PRODUCES NEARLY 8,800 BPD AND KIABO CONTINUES

Africa EXXON WON'T GET JACK RYAN UNTIL AT LEAST MID-2000

Zimbabwe WORLD BANK FOLLOWS SUIT

Angola PRIDE AFRICA ON THE WAY

Angola TESTS ON PROSPECT IN BLOCK 15

Spotlight | Africa, France TOTALFIN/ELF FALLOUT FOR AFRICA

Angola TECHNIP'S LOCAL CONTENT CARD

Angola FINAL ULTRA DEEP AWARDS SOON

Africa SHELL QUITS THREE COUNTRIES

Nigeria KADUNA SLATED FOR PRIVATIZATION

Angola THE FIGHT CONTINUES FOR ULTRA DEEP OFFSHORE

New Zealand SONANGOL EYES EXPLORATION VENTURE

Angola BLOCK O TO PROVIDE 600,000 BPD

Angola PSA'S SIGNED FOR THREE BLOCKS

Angola SONANGOL TO MARKET PRODUCTS IN NAMIBIA AND SOUTH AFRICA

Cameroon IMF AGAIN DEMANDS AUDIT OF SNH

Spotlight SIZING UP MEGA MERGER IMPACT ON AFRICA

Angola, Nigeria EXXON DECIDES AGAINST BRINGING IN DRILLSHIP

Angola NEW FINDS ON BLOCKS 14-15

Djibouti FRENCH TREASURY STRAIGHT IN ITS BOOTS

Canada SONANGOL MOVES IN

Angola FOURTH DISCOVERY ON BLOCK 17

Spotlight | Angola "WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS"

Zimbabwe IMF LETTER TO MUGABE

Congo BUY-INS AND CHANGES

Angola EXXON TAKES 50% ON BLOCK 24

Tanzania IMF CONTENT

Angola OPERATORS READY TO SIGN

Angola SECOND DISCOVERY FOR EXXON

Angola EXXON CONFIRMS MAJOR STRIKE

Nigeria EXXON STILL HUNTING FOR RIG

Spotlight | Madagascar WORLD BANK SECRETS

Angola ROSA 1 DOES IT AGAIN

Angola SONANGOL BUYS STAKE IN RIG

Nigeria EXXON SEEKING FLOATING RIG

Cameroon, Chad KICKOFF FOR PIPELINE

Gabon IMPACT OF CRUDE PRICE DROP

Ivory Coast IMPACT OF CRUDE OIL PRICE SLUMP

Niger IMF PUSHES FOR EXPLORATION

Algeria GHADAMES BASIN THE ENGINE OF GROWTH

Spotlight | Africa CHEVRON'S ANGOLAN ELEPHANT HAS FOOT IN CONGO

Angola CONTRACT EXTENDED FOR PETROBRAS XI

Angola NEXT TARGET 1.2 MILLION BPD

Saudi Arabia ARAMCO DROPS PETROGAL

Cameroon, Chad EXXON TAKES PRE-EMPTIVE ACTION

Spotlight | Africa START TO GIRASOL CONTRACTING

West Africa RACE FOR DEEP WATER RIGS

Angola, Nigeria TEXACO PLANS DEEPWATER OPERATIONS

Kenya NEW DOWNSTREAM HITCHES

Spotlight | Cameroon, Chad A CAREFULLY-PLANNED PIPELINE

Nigeria AGIP SEEKS RIG

Angola HOUSING PROJECT ON THE MOVE

Nigeria OCEAN VALIANT FOR NIGERIA?

Congo ELF TO OPERATE IN ULTRA DEEP WATER

Angola CHEVRON REPORTS 2ND ELEPHANT

South Africa SASOL SEEKS EXPORT DEAL

Niger NIGELEC ON THE AUCTION BLOCK

Spotlight | Africa ELF'S AFRICAN RESERVES

Spotlight | Chad HINTERLAND THE NEXT PRIZE

Angola, Congo SEMI-SUB CHASE CONTINUES

Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Spotlight | Africa, United States
TIME FOR TRANSPARENCY

Uganda
New Heritage Drilling

European Union, Sudan
NGOs Against European Policy

Sudan
Fine in the United States for Trade with Sudan

Algeria
Abdelaziz Bouteflika woos the Americans

Angola
GLOBAL WITNESS, PART II

Angola
WOOD MACKENZIE LOWERS ITS PROJECTION

Africa
JOHN COUSINS NAMED EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF EXXON/MOBIL EXPLORATION

Angola
HITCHES WITH NEWBUILD

Cameroon, Chad
DOBA VICTIM OF GLOBALIZATION

Angola
PRIDE/SONANGOL JV BUYS JACK-UP

Angola
KIAME PRODUCES NEARLY 8,800 BPD AND KIABO CONTINUES

Africa
EXXON WON'T GET JACK RYAN UNTIL AT LEAST MID-2000

Zimbabwe
WORLD BANK FOLLOWS SUIT

Angola
PRIDE AFRICA ON THE WAY

Angola
TESTS ON PROSPECT IN BLOCK 15

Spotlight | Africa, France
TOTALFIN/ELF FALLOUT FOR AFRICA

Angola
TECHNIP'S LOCAL CONTENT CARD

Angola
FINAL ULTRA DEEP AWARDS SOON

Africa
SHELL QUITS THREE COUNTRIES

Nigeria
KADUNA SLATED FOR PRIVATIZATION

Angola
THE FIGHT CONTINUES FOR ULTRA DEEP OFFSHORE

New Zealand
SONANGOL EYES EXPLORATION VENTURE

Angola
BLOCK O TO PROVIDE 600,000 BPD

Angola
PSA'S SIGNED FOR THREE BLOCKS

Angola
SONANGOL TO MARKET PRODUCTS IN NAMIBIA AND SOUTH AFRICA

Cameroon
IMF AGAIN DEMANDS AUDIT OF SNH

Spotlight
SIZING UP MEGA MERGER IMPACT ON AFRICA

Angola, Nigeria
EXXON DECIDES AGAINST BRINGING IN DRILLSHIP

Angola
NEW FINDS ON BLOCKS 14-15

Djibouti
FRENCH TREASURY STRAIGHT IN ITS BOOTS

Canada
SONANGOL MOVES IN

Angola
FOURTH DISCOVERY ON BLOCK 17

Spotlight | Angola
"WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS"

Zimbabwe
IMF LETTER TO MUGABE

Congo
BUY-INS AND CHANGES

Angola
EXXON TAKES 50% ON BLOCK 24

Tanzania
IMF CONTENT

Angola
OPERATORS READY TO SIGN

Angola
SECOND DISCOVERY FOR EXXON

Angola
EXXON CONFIRMS MAJOR STRIKE

Nigeria
EXXON STILL HUNTING FOR RIG

Spotlight | Madagascar
WORLD BANK SECRETS

Angola
ROSA 1 DOES IT AGAIN

Angola
SONANGOL BUYS STAKE IN RIG

Nigeria
EXXON SEEKING FLOATING RIG

Cameroon, Chad
KICKOFF FOR PIPELINE

Gabon
IMPACT OF CRUDE PRICE DROP

Ivory Coast
IMPACT OF CRUDE OIL PRICE SLUMP

Niger
IMF PUSHES FOR EXPLORATION

Algeria
GHADAMES BASIN THE ENGINE OF GROWTH

Spotlight | Africa
CHEVRON'S ANGOLAN ELEPHANT HAS FOOT IN CONGO

Angola
CONTRACT EXTENDED FOR PETROBRAS XI

Angola
NEXT TARGET 1.2 MILLION BPD

Saudi Arabia
ARAMCO DROPS PETROGAL

Cameroon, Chad
EXXON TAKES PRE-EMPTIVE ACTION

Spotlight | Africa
START TO GIRASOL CONTRACTING

West Africa
RACE FOR DEEP WATER RIGS

Angola, Nigeria
TEXACO PLANS DEEPWATER OPERATIONS

Kenya
NEW DOWNSTREAM HITCHES

Spotlight | Cameroon, Chad
A CAREFULLY-PLANNED PIPELINE

Nigeria
AGIP SEEKS RIG

Angola
HOUSING PROJECT ON THE MOVE

Nigeria
OCEAN VALIANT FOR NIGERIA?

Congo
ELF TO OPERATE IN ULTRA DEEP WATER

Angola
CHEVRON REPORTS 2ND ELEPHANT

South Africa
SASOL SEEKS EXPORT DEAL

Niger
NIGELEC ON THE AUCTION BLOCK

Spotlight | Africa
ELF'S AFRICAN RESERVES

Spotlight | Chad
HINTERLAND THE NEXT PRIZE

Angola, Congo
SEMI-SUB CHASE CONTINUES

Angola
MONEY IN ESCROW FOR CABINDA

Spotlight | Africa
THE OIL CONFERENCE RUSH

Congo
DEAL NEAR ON MER PROFONDE NORD

Angola
DISCOVERY IN BLOCK 2/92

Angola
ELF'S DETERMINATION IN ANGOLA

Congo
ELF MOVES FAST IN CONGO

Mozambique
WHAT'S IN THE PIPELINE