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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.

Congo
SNPC boss Raoul Ominga loses confidence of oil sector

The head of the state-owned oil operator SNPC seems to be paying the price for his poor standing with the hydrocarbons minister Jean-Richard Bruno Itoua, who is starting to strip him of his responsibilities.

Subscribers only Energy 06.01.2022

The general manager of SNPC, Raoul Ominga.

South Sudan
Petronas plans its difficult departure

The Asian oil company Petronas no longer wants to invest in South Sudan and plans to leave. But at what price?

Subscribers only Energy 20.10.2021

Angola
Somoil tries to elbow its way on TotalEnergies sale of block 14 assets

The French major TotalEnergies is reducing its exposure on permits that it is not operating itself, but it is struggling to finalise their sale as the Angolan state tries to impose its own favoured buyers.

Subscribers only Energy 14.10.2021

Chad
N'Djamena's forced march to settle its debt

Chad is scrambling to resolve the issue of its sovereign debt as quickly as possible before having to pay any further interest, which was suspended for almost two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Free access Business 12.10.2021

Angola
MTI Energy, Brite's Oil, Intank: the newcomer foreign firms in Angolan onshore

Three foreign companies - MTI Energy, Brite's Oil, and Intank - secured stakes in Angolan onshore blocks at the end of September. All of them have strong links with Nigeria.

Subscribers only Energy 04.10.2021

Angola, DRC
Angola fobs off one DRC oil minister after another on disputed offshore oil blocks

Angola and the DRC are in dispute over three offshore oil blocks. Angola's has not changed its approach to the problem, however. It has absolutely no intention of sharing them.

Subscribers only Energy 29.09.2021

The new Congolese oil minister Didier Budimbu (left) met with Angolan oil minister Diamantino Azevedo in Luanda on 26 September 2021.

DRC
Israel's Delek Drilling shows interest in Lake Albert permits once owned by Dan Gertler

The blocks, which were held until recently by businessman Dan Gertler have awakened the appetites of several oil companies with money to spend. A takeover by Israel's Delek Drilling would fit in neatly, however, with the company's diversification strategy.

Free access Energy 23.09.2021

Chad
Kaka's Doha task force to focus on Erdimi, Glencore, embassy

The visit of Chad's interim president to Doha last week sped up the appointment of officials to the Chadian embassy there, which in recent years had been run by a chargé d'affaires. With many topics to cover, the embassy is likely to be busy over the next few months.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.09.2021

Chad's transitional president Mahamat Idriss Déby (centre) is greeted by Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani upon his arrival in Doha on 12 September 2021.

Africa
Aquaterra to start greening oil rigs for Chevron

Various research and development projects are underway to harness solar and wind power to provide electricity for offshore oil platforms. So far only one has been completed in Africa.

Subscribers only Energy 21.09.2021

Equatorial Guinea
What really happened when Biya met oil minister Obiang

Equatorial Guinea is deeply frustrated with Cameroon's nearly stagnant oil sector, which is hampering its plans to develop oil fields straddling the border between the two neighbours with the view to fuel Maputo's EGLNG facility.

Subscribers only Energy 21.09.2021

President of Cameroon Paul Biya (right) hosts Equatorial Guinea's oil minister Gabriel Obiang Lima on 13 September in Yaoundé.

Central Africa, Chad, Congo
Glencore's two-speed debt talks with Chad and Congo

A creditor of both N'Djamena and Brazzaville, the oil trading giant is facing two very different situations. In Chad, which is seeking debt relief under the terms of the G20's "common framework", Glencore will have to accept the terms negotiated by the country's sovereign creditors.

Subscribers only Politics 08.09.2021

Equatorial Guinea
Oranto boss Arthur Eze holds fruitful secret meeting with President Obiang

The Nigerian billionaire managed to extract an undertaking from the head of state that his oil blocks would not be taken away despite a lack of significant investment in them.

Subscribers only Energy 08.09.2021

South Africa
PR whizz Cambridge Mokanyane takes over Glencore's marketing in southern Africa

Glencore's fuel distribution subsidiary in South Africa and Botswana is about to undergo a major rebrand and to rename all of its Caltex service stations. A South African PR guru is steering the makover.

Subscribers only Energy 03.09.2021

Nigeria
ENI and Cnooc favour lawyers Aluko & Oyebode in dispute with state

ENI has hired Lagos-based Aluko & Oyebode for its arbitration against Nigeria, joining a list of other private oil majors, to use the law firm's services in their disputes with Abuja.

Subscribers only Energy 19.08.2021

Central Africa, Morocco
Mohammed VI's Tractafric Motors to transfer all interests to Sassou ally

The offshoot of King Mohammed VI's holding company Al Mada is handing over all of its car dealerships in the DRC, Gabon and soon Congo to Sada Motors, a newcomer controlled by a Congolese MP with ties to Denis Sassou Nguesso.

Subscribers only Business 17.08.2021

The Congolese deputy and businessman Alexis Ndinga.

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi fixes Gertler and associates in his sights over oil dispute with Angola

The Congolese president has entrusted his hydrocarbons minister Didier Budimbu with the highly sensitive mission of elucidating the circumstances in which Dan Gertler's firm Nessergy obtained a permit to explore for oil in waters shared by the DRC and Angola back in 2006.

Subscribers only Energy 30.07.2021

Angola
Chevron, GE and John Deere take lead in moving US interests post-oil

As Angola faces the structural decline of its oil production, US companies are planning for the country's inevitable diversification. The US Chamber of Commerce has set up a platform for firms to work together to find investment opportunities for the future.

Subscribers only Energy 30.06.2021

Angola
Amni pulls out of Espadarte financing deal with Somoil

Somoil's hopes of having Amni finance part of the development of the Espadarte oil and gas field on Angolan block 2/05 have been dashed.

Subscribers only Energy 04.06.2021

Chad
Savannah and ExxonMobil inch towards deal on Doba oilfields

Savannah now has just a few weeks in which to analyse the ExxonMobil data and make a firm offer on its Doba assets. The junior has been on a shopping spree for new assets of late, taking advantage of the withdrawal of the Western majors and the lack of interest in mature deposits.

Subscribers only Energy 04.06.2021

Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea
Oil minister looks to tax breaks to rescue floundering sector

No country on the Gulf of Guinea has been worse affected by the oil industry's pandemic-prompted crisis than Equatorial Guinea. Time at last for a rescue plan?

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.2021

Gabriel Obiang Lima, the minister of mines and hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea.

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

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Chevron

Congo
SNPC boss Raoul Ominga loses confidence of oil sector

South Sudan
Petronas plans its difficult departure

Angola
Somoil tries to elbow its way on TotalEnergies sale of block 14 assets

Chad
N'Djamena's forced march to settle its debt

Angola
MTI Energy, Brite's Oil, Intank: the newcomer foreign firms in Angolan onshore

Angola, DRC
Angola fobs off one DRC oil minister after another on disputed offshore oil blocks

DRC
Israel's Delek Drilling shows interest in Lake Albert permits once owned by Dan Gertler

Chad
Kaka's Doha task force to focus on Erdimi, Glencore, embassy

Africa
Aquaterra to start greening oil rigs for Chevron

Equatorial Guinea
What really happened when Biya met oil minister Obiang

Central Africa, Chad, Congo
Glencore's two-speed debt talks with Chad and Congo

Equatorial Guinea
Oranto boss Arthur Eze holds fruitful secret meeting with President Obiang

South Africa
PR whizz Cambridge Mokanyane takes over Glencore's marketing in southern Africa

Nigeria
ENI and Cnooc favour lawyers Aluko & Oyebode in dispute with state

Central Africa, Morocco
Mohammed VI's Tractafric Motors to transfer all interests to Sassou ally

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi fixes Gertler and associates in his sights over oil dispute with Angola

Angola
Chevron, GE and John Deere take lead in moving US interests post-oil

Angola
Amni pulls out of Espadarte financing deal with Somoil

Chad
Savannah and ExxonMobil inch towards deal on Doba oilfields

Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea
Oil minister looks to tax breaks to rescue floundering sector

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

Senegal Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Kinshasa's pan-African plans for Grand Inga

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

East Africa's hotly contested coffee sector

Chevron

Congo SNPC boss Raoul Ominga loses confidence of oil sector

South Sudan Petronas plans its difficult departure

Angola Somoil tries to elbow its way on TotalEnergies sale of block 14 assets

Chad N'Djamena's forced march to settle its debt

Angola MTI Energy, Brite's Oil, Intank: the newcomer foreign firms in Angolan onshore

Angola, DRC Angola fobs off one DRC oil minister after another on disputed offshore oil blocks

DRC Israel's Delek Drilling shows interest in Lake Albert permits once owned by Dan Gertler

Chad Kaka's Doha task force to focus on Erdimi, Glencore, embassy

Africa Aquaterra to start greening oil rigs for Chevron

Equatorial Guinea What really happened when Biya met oil minister Obiang

Central Africa, Chad, Congo Glencore's two-speed debt talks with Chad and Congo

Equatorial Guinea Oranto boss Arthur Eze holds fruitful secret meeting with President Obiang

South Africa PR whizz Cambridge Mokanyane takes over Glencore's marketing in southern Africa

Nigeria ENI and Cnooc favour lawyers Aluko & Oyebode in dispute with state

Central Africa, Morocco Mohammed VI's Tractafric Motors to transfer all interests to Sassou ally

Spotlight | DRC Tshisekedi fixes Gertler and associates in his sights over oil dispute with Angola

Angola Chevron, GE and John Deere take lead in moving US interests post-oil

Angola Amni pulls out of Espadarte financing deal with Somoil

Chad Savannah and ExxonMobil inch towards deal on Doba oilfields

Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea Oil minister looks to tax breaks to rescue floundering sector

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

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

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Congo
SNPC boss Raoul Ominga loses confidence of oil sector

South Sudan
Petronas plans its difficult departure

Angola
Somoil tries to elbow its way on TotalEnergies sale of block 14 assets

Chad
N'Djamena's forced march to settle its debt

Angola
MTI Energy, Brite's Oil, Intank: the newcomer foreign firms in Angolan onshore

Angola, DRC
Angola fobs off one DRC oil minister after another on disputed offshore oil blocks

DRC
Israel's Delek Drilling shows interest in Lake Albert permits once owned by Dan Gertler

Chad
Kaka's Doha task force to focus on Erdimi, Glencore, embassy

Africa
Aquaterra to start greening oil rigs for Chevron

Equatorial Guinea
What really happened when Biya met oil minister Obiang

Central Africa, Chad, Congo
Glencore's two-speed debt talks with Chad and Congo

Equatorial Guinea
Oranto boss Arthur Eze holds fruitful secret meeting with President Obiang

South Africa
PR whizz Cambridge Mokanyane takes over Glencore's marketing in southern Africa

Nigeria
ENI and Cnooc favour lawyers Aluko & Oyebode in dispute with state

Central Africa, Morocco
Mohammed VI's Tractafric Motors to transfer all interests to Sassou ally

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi fixes Gertler and associates in his sights over oil dispute with Angola

Angola
Chevron, GE and John Deere take lead in moving US interests post-oil

Angola
Amni pulls out of Espadarte financing deal with Somoil

Chad
Savannah and ExxonMobil inch towards deal on Doba oilfields

Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea
Oil minister looks to tax breaks to rescue floundering sector