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Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea
Teodorin Obiang Nguema extends power grab of oil and gas sector

After asserting his authority over the hydrocarbons ministry and the state-owned GEPetrol, the vice president has now installed his allies at the helm of Sonagas.

Subscribers only Energy 15.03.2024

Equatorial Guinea's Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue in New York City on 21 September 2023.

Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Senegal
Star LNG lawyer David Asmus advises Senegalese oil minister Makhtar Cissé

American business lawyer David Asmus has worked on LNG projects all over Africa. After having advised on projects in Malabo and Maputo, he is now counselling the government in Dakar on development of the Grand Tortue-Ahmeyim field that Senegal shares with Mauritania.

Subscribers only Energy 23.06.2020

Angola
Angola LNG Marketing welcomes a Sonagas senior

Angolan national Manuel Barros recently joined the board of the London-based Angola LNG Marketing that sells Angola LNG's LNG production [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.03.2020

Gabon, Nigeria, South Sudan
NJ Ayuk's African Energy Chamber dreams big

The African Energy Chamber is bent on becoming the leading bridge between the public and private sector on the continent and has a plan of attack to do just that.

Subscribers only Energy 04.02.2020

Equatorial Guinea
2019 licensing round: Gabriel Obiang in open conflict with GEPetrol

GEPetrol boss Antonio Engonga Oburu is furious with oil minister Gabriel Obiang Lima. According to our sources, GEPetrol was not [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.03.2019

Equatorial Guinea
Fortuna: why Ophir was tempted with arbitration

According to our sources, last week the interim chief executive [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.01.2019

Equatorial Guinea
Trading houses want Shell out of the picture

While Shell may have a contract to lift LNG until 2020 there are several candidates lining up to take its place in Malabo.

Subscribers only Energy 16.10.2018

Angola
Sonangol sends in big guns to woo Houston upper crust

Invited by the US-Angola Chamber of Commerce to attend the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.05.2018

Equatorial Guinea
Total getting under Gabriel Obiang's nose

The French major has been dilly-dallying about investing in E&P, to the point of getting on the government's nerves.

Subscribers only Energy 20.02.2018

Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea
Headless GEPetrol encircled by political and family networks

Equatorial Guinean state oil firm GEPetrol has been treading water since managing director Antonio Engonga Oburu, a close friend of president Teodoro Obiang Nguema, unexpectedly resigned (AEI 805). With the top post still vacant, the state company's various departments are [.

Subscribers only Energy 09.01.2018

Angola
Isabel dos Santos puts an end to Lemos era

Sonangol boss, Isabel dos Santos is more than ever determined to reshape the Angolan state-run firm to her liking. In [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.11.2017

Equatorial Guinea
Gunvor puts up fight to win Fortuna shipments

On the eve of Ophir's signature of the final investment decision over Fortuna, several leading companies are battling to secure the liquefied gas sale contract.

Subscribers only Energy 29.08.2017

Gabon
Bongo galaxy starlet, Stream Oil, on the hunt for partner

Former GOC chairman’s own company, Stream Oil, needs to find funds fast to make any headway on its deposits and it doesn’t look like the task will be easy.

Subscribers only Energy 30.05.2017

Equatorial Guinea
Ophir bows down to Sonagas over Fortuna

The lengthy talks over Fortuna’s FLNG project are at last about to be approved by a final investment decision. At what cost for Ophir?

Subscribers only Energy 16.05.2017

Equatorial Guinea
Juan Antonio Ndong Ondo (Sonagas) pressures Ophir over Fortuna

According to our sources, Juan Antonio Ndong Ondo, head of Equatorial Guinean state gas company Sonagas is negotiating hard with [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.03.2017

Equatorial Guinea
Marathon stands up to Gabriel Obiang on EG LNG

Claiming its reserves are inadequate, the American oil company wants other sources of gas for its liquefaction plant. But these are reserved for other projects.

Subscribers only Energy 17.01.2017

Equatorial Guinea
Highly promising block K stirs lust of majors

Although it hasn’t even been put on the market yet the majors are scrambling to buy what looks like a precious concession.

Subscribers only Energy 29.11.2016

Equatorial Guinea
Eyegue to serve as Gabriel Nguema’s right-hand man

The list of new bosses at Equatorial Guinea’s oil and mines ministry had been awaited ever since Teodoro Obiang Nguema [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.09.2016

Equatorial Guinea
Shell woos Malabo over BG's LNG pact

A thaw in relations between the Anglo-Dutch giant and the Obiang regime isn’t expected to result in any investment in the country.

Subscribers only Energy 19.07.2016

Equatorial Guinea
Ophir negotiates with would-be buyers of its gas

Although the British explorer hasn’t yet made a final investment decision it is putting out feelers for would-be buyers of gas from its R block.

Subscribers only Energy 24.11.2015

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

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

Sonagas

Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea
Teodorin Obiang Nguema extends power grab of oil and gas sector

Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Senegal
Star LNG lawyer David Asmus advises Senegalese oil minister Makhtar Cissé

Angola
Angola LNG Marketing welcomes a Sonagas senior

Gabon, Nigeria, South Sudan
NJ Ayuk's African Energy Chamber dreams big

Equatorial Guinea
2019 licensing round: Gabriel Obiang in open conflict with GEPetrol

Equatorial Guinea
Fortuna: why Ophir was tempted with arbitration

Equatorial Guinea
Trading houses want Shell out of the picture

Angola
Sonangol sends in big guns to woo Houston upper crust

Equatorial Guinea
Total getting under Gabriel Obiang's nose

Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea
Headless GEPetrol encircled by political and family networks

Angola
Isabel dos Santos puts an end to Lemos era

Equatorial Guinea
Gunvor puts up fight to win Fortuna shipments

Gabon
Bongo galaxy starlet, Stream Oil, on the hunt for partner

Equatorial Guinea
Ophir bows down to Sonagas over Fortuna

Equatorial Guinea
Juan Antonio Ndong Ondo (Sonagas) pressures Ophir over Fortuna

Equatorial Guinea
Marathon stands up to Gabriel Obiang on EG LNG

Equatorial Guinea
Highly promising block K stirs lust of majors

Equatorial Guinea
Eyegue to serve as Gabriel Nguema’s right-hand man

Equatorial Guinea
Shell woos Malabo over BG's LNG pact

Equatorial Guinea
Ophir negotiates with would-be buyers of its gas

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Senegal Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

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

The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

African Union: the battle of the giants

Transition: what's next after the coup?

Sonagas

Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea Teodorin Obiang Nguema extends power grab of oil and gas sector

Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Senegal Star LNG lawyer David Asmus advises Senegalese oil minister Makhtar Cissé

Angola Angola LNG Marketing welcomes a Sonagas senior

Gabon, Nigeria, South Sudan NJ Ayuk's African Energy Chamber dreams big

Equatorial Guinea 2019 licensing round: Gabriel Obiang in open conflict with GEPetrol

Equatorial Guinea Fortuna: why Ophir was tempted with arbitration

Equatorial Guinea Trading houses want Shell out of the picture

Angola Sonangol sends in big guns to woo Houston upper crust

Equatorial Guinea Total getting under Gabriel Obiang's nose

Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea Headless GEPetrol encircled by political and family networks

Angola Isabel dos Santos puts an end to Lemos era

Equatorial Guinea Gunvor puts up fight to win Fortuna shipments

Gabon Bongo galaxy starlet, Stream Oil, on the hunt for partner

Equatorial Guinea Ophir bows down to Sonagas over Fortuna

Equatorial Guinea Juan Antonio Ndong Ondo (Sonagas) pressures Ophir over Fortuna

Equatorial Guinea Marathon stands up to Gabriel Obiang on EG LNG

Equatorial Guinea Highly promising block K stirs lust of majors

Equatorial Guinea Eyegue to serve as Gabriel Nguema’s right-hand man

Equatorial Guinea Shell woos Malabo over BG's LNG pact

Equatorial Guinea Ophir negotiates with would-be buyers of its gas

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

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

Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea
Teodorin Obiang Nguema extends power grab of oil and gas sector

Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Senegal
Star LNG lawyer David Asmus advises Senegalese oil minister Makhtar Cissé

Angola
Angola LNG Marketing welcomes a Sonagas senior

Gabon, Nigeria, South Sudan
NJ Ayuk's African Energy Chamber dreams big

Equatorial Guinea
2019 licensing round: Gabriel Obiang in open conflict with GEPetrol

Equatorial Guinea
Fortuna: why Ophir was tempted with arbitration

Equatorial Guinea
Trading houses want Shell out of the picture

Angola
Sonangol sends in big guns to woo Houston upper crust

Equatorial Guinea
Total getting under Gabriel Obiang's nose

Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea
Headless GEPetrol encircled by political and family networks

Angola
Isabel dos Santos puts an end to Lemos era

Equatorial Guinea
Gunvor puts up fight to win Fortuna shipments

Gabon
Bongo galaxy starlet, Stream Oil, on the hunt for partner

Equatorial Guinea
Ophir bows down to Sonagas over Fortuna

Equatorial Guinea
Juan Antonio Ndong Ondo (Sonagas) pressures Ophir over Fortuna

Equatorial Guinea
Marathon stands up to Gabriel Obiang on EG LNG

Equatorial Guinea
Highly promising block K stirs lust of majors

Equatorial Guinea
Eyegue to serve as Gabriel Nguema’s right-hand man

Equatorial Guinea
Shell woos Malabo over BG's LNG pact

Equatorial Guinea
Ophir negotiates with would-be buyers of its gas