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Chevron

Together with Exxon and ConocoPhillips, Chevron is one of America’s three oil supermajors. The company is a major player in African oil and gas, principally in Nigeria and Angola.

Angola
Somoil recruits senior staff and seeks out partners for 2/05 block

With the price of oil on the rise for the past year, the ruling MPLA party's favourite firm has ambitious plans to beef up production.

Subscribers only Energy 21.08.2018

South Sudan
Total gone for good and block B up for the taking

South Sudanese oil minister Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth's anger burned fiercely [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.08.2018

Angola
With Total and Chevron, Saturnino wants to bury hydrocarbons agency

The idea of a national hydrocarbons agency, a project masterminded by Isabel dos Santos, has come under fire from Sonangol and several majors.

Subscribers only Energy 17.07.2018

Cameroon
Ex-CAC International lawyers open new avenues for Vieira de Almeida

Lisbon-based law firm Vieira de Almeida (VdA) has extended its network of specialists in French-speaking African oil. VdA's Oil & [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.07.2018

Africa
Anne Lapierre takes charge of energy at Norton Rose

Lawyer Anne Lapierre, who co-heads the Norton Rose's Casablanca office [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.07.2018

Spotlight | Africa
Russian, Chinese and Indian battle of the titans over Oranto

Having become a master in the art of buying prospective blocks and never developing them, Nigerian magnate Prince Arthur Eze has received several Asian offers for his firm Oranto's permits. As Africa Energy Intelligence understands, Indian firms Bharat (private) and [.

Subscribers only Energy 19.06.2018

Angola
Oil & gas: Major companies to benefit from Joao Lourenco's fiscal largesse

On the advice of oil companies, the Angolan president is pursuing his pro-business policy by providing tax incentives to the gas industry and for the exploitation of marginal fields.

Subscribers only Energy 05.06.2018

Nigeria
Struggling with OML 18, San Leon bolsters Africa sector

To mitigate disappointments on Nigerian OML 18, of which it [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.06.2018

Gambia
With Dorothy Ufot, Banjul reignites conflict against Carnegie Minerals

The appointment of Nigerian lawyer Dorothy Ufot on May 21 as the new arbitrator in the dispute between Australian firm [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.05.2018

Africa
Statoil fresh out of a future on the continent

The Norwegian major, comfortably seated in its three long-standing bases - Algeria, Nigeria and Angola -, has been unable to find a solution to its freefalling output.

Subscribers only Energy 22.05.2018

Angola
Switch in top role for the most pro-MPLA of oil firms, Somoil

Founded in the shadow of the Angolan ruling party's bigwigs, Somoil is restructuring little by little.

Subscribers only Energy 22.05.2018

Cameroon
New blocks: while some juniors have raised their hand, majors, worried about political tensions, remain wary

A current tender promoting eight exploration permits in Cameroon has [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.05.2018

Angola
Lourenco to trim local content rules, bowing to majors' demands

Angolan president Joao Lourenco has decided to listen to oil firms active in the country and give them what they want. His latest move has been to pass a decree to lighten the stringent local content laws.

Subscribers only Energy 24.04.2018

Angola
Former legal advisor to Angola LNG and Schlumberger to fly solo

For the past several months, Angolan jurist Ibrahim de Carvalho [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.04.2018

Nigeria
Famfa in pole position to snap up Petrobras fields

Already paired up with the Brazilian giant over Agbami, the Nigerian junior owned by the second richest woman in Africa plans to knock its rivals out of the picture.