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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 [...]

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Energy

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, 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

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

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 [.

Subscribers only Energy 31.03.1999

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Algeria
PACT ALL BUT WRAPPED UP

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

Subscribers only Energy 03.08.1995

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

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

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 | 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

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

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

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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, France TOTALFIN/ELF FALLOUT FOR AFRICA

West Africa BP AMOCO CANCELS PEREGRINE DEAL

Spotlight | Algeria GAS JV ERA JUST BEGINNING

West Africa TEXACO-R&B FALCON CONTRACT CONFIRMED

Nigeria FIND FOR ELF IN DEEP OFFSHORE

Spotlight SIZING UP MEGA MERGER IMPACT ON AFRICA

Angola NEW FINDS ON BLOCKS 14-15

Angola FOURTH DISCOVERY ON BLOCK 17

Central Africa PETROFINA SELLS DOWNSTREAM ASSETS IN FOUR COUNTRIES

Angola EXXON CONFIRMS MAJOR STRIKE

Mozambique ACCORD WITH BP FINALIZED

West Africa BP LOOKING FOR DEEPWATER RIG

Angola BP HIRES FORMER WHITE HOUSE AIDE

Africa SASOL TO BUILD UP NATREF

Algeria IN SALAH GAS' HIGH TECH IT

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

Nigeria STATOIL STILL SEEKING SEMIS

Angola CHEVRON REPORTS 2ND ELEPHANT

West Africa RESERVES AT 7 BILLION BARRELS

Spotlight | Algeria STILL A RACE AGAINST TIME

European Union, North Africa ELF AND BP JOIN ENERGY OBSERVATORY

Angola ELF DRILLS GIRASOL 1

Zambia BP AND AGIP MARKETING AFFILIATES PRIVATIZED

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

Algeria TAMADANET IN PRODUCTION

Algeria ELF INTERESTED; ARCO SIGNS UP

South Africa FREDERIK PHASWANA

South Africa SOUTH AFRICAN BLACK HEADS BP IN AFRICA

Kenya KPRL SURVIVES FREE MARKET

Algeria BP SETS THE PACE

Southern Africa WHAT REFINING CAPACITY?

Algeria PACT ALL BUT WRAPPED UP

Angola ELF WILL KEEP NEDDRILL 1 TO DRILL ON BLOCK 3

Algeria BP AIMS FOR 1 BILLION CFD

Algeria "SUBSTANTIAL" DISCOVERY BY PETRO-CANADA

Algeria BP CLOSE TO SIGNING FOR ALRAR GAS

Nigeria FARMOUT DEALS BEFORE DRILLING

Angola BP ASKS FOR MORE

Tanzania OIL PROJECT LAUNCHED

Spotlight | Angola OUTLOOK FOR OIL

Mauritius WINNING BIDS FOR SHELL AND BP

Nigeria BP AND EXXON IN ACCORDS

Eritrea Rising oil matters

Eritrea BP DUCKS OUT

Algeria PERMIT FOR BP

SECRETS OF QATAR PALACE REVOLUTION

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

Mali, Senegal, Togo
The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

Angola
STATOIL ON BLOCK 31?

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, France
TOTALFIN/ELF FALLOUT FOR AFRICA

West Africa
BP AMOCO CANCELS PEREGRINE DEAL

Spotlight | Algeria
GAS JV ERA JUST BEGINNING

West Africa
TEXACO-R&B FALCON CONTRACT CONFIRMED

Nigeria
FIND FOR ELF IN DEEP OFFSHORE

Spotlight
SIZING UP MEGA MERGER IMPACT ON AFRICA

Angola
NEW FINDS ON BLOCKS 14-15

Angola
FOURTH DISCOVERY ON BLOCK 17

Central Africa
PETROFINA SELLS DOWNSTREAM ASSETS IN FOUR COUNTRIES

Angola
EXXON CONFIRMS MAJOR STRIKE

Mozambique
ACCORD WITH BP FINALIZED

West Africa
BP LOOKING FOR DEEPWATER RIG

Angola
BP HIRES FORMER WHITE HOUSE AIDE

Africa
SASOL TO BUILD UP NATREF

Algeria
IN SALAH GAS' HIGH TECH IT

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

Nigeria
STATOIL STILL SEEKING SEMIS

Angola
CHEVRON REPORTS 2ND ELEPHANT

West Africa
RESERVES AT 7 BILLION BARRELS

Spotlight | Algeria
STILL A RACE AGAINST TIME

European Union, North Africa
ELF AND BP JOIN ENERGY OBSERVATORY

Angola
ELF DRILLS GIRASOL 1

Zambia
BP AND AGIP MARKETING AFFILIATES PRIVATIZED

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

Algeria
TAMADANET IN PRODUCTION

Algeria
ELF INTERESTED; ARCO SIGNS UP

South Africa
FREDERIK PHASWANA

South Africa
SOUTH AFRICAN BLACK HEADS BP IN AFRICA

Kenya
KPRL SURVIVES FREE MARKET

Algeria
BP SETS THE PACE

Southern Africa
WHAT REFINING CAPACITY?

Algeria
PACT ALL BUT WRAPPED UP

Angola
ELF WILL KEEP NEDDRILL 1 TO DRILL ON BLOCK 3

Algeria
BP AIMS FOR 1 BILLION CFD

Algeria
"SUBSTANTIAL" DISCOVERY BY PETRO-CANADA

Algeria
BP CLOSE TO SIGNING FOR ALRAR GAS

Nigeria
FARMOUT DEALS BEFORE DRILLING

Angola
BP ASKS FOR MORE

Tanzania
OIL PROJECT LAUNCHED

Spotlight | Angola
OUTLOOK FOR OIL

Mauritius
WINNING BIDS FOR SHELL AND BP

Nigeria
BP AND EXXON IN ACCORDS

Eritrea
Rising oil matters

Eritrea
BP DUCKS OUT

Algeria
PERMIT FOR BP