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Spotlight | South Africa
Shale gas: Pretoria’s leap into the unknown

With South Africa energy needs constantly on the rise and reserves of conventional gas plunging, oil companies saw a moratorium on exploration for shale gas lifted last month in spite of lobbying from farmers (AgriSA) and the management of nature [.

Subscribers only Energy 23.10.2012

Spotlight | East Africa
U.S. in rush to lock in oil supplies

The American administration is doing its best to place a lock on an ever bigger share of Africa’s oil. To do that, several government departments are working in concert to head off conflicts linked to oil on the continent while [.

Subscribers only Energy 25.09.2012

Tanzania
Hosea Mbise

Tanzania’s new energy minister, Sospeter Muhongo, is making liberal use of the broom among senior officials in his sector. He [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.09.2012

South Africa
Sasol turns back on exploring for shale gas

An end to the South African government moratorium on exploring [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.09.2012

Libya
Hassan-Beck returns home, via Tunis

Libya’s representative to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) from 2006 to 2008 and then deputy head of the [...]

Subscribers only Business 13.09.2012

South Africa
PetroSA

The South African government has decided to put an end [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.09.2012

Uganda
CNOOC draws a blank

The Chinese major CNOOC has drilled a dry well in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.07.2012

Spotlight | Tanzania
Tough choices for minister Muhongo

University professor Sospeter Muhongo, who was recently named Tanzania's energy minister, is going to have a lot of sensitive issues to settle in weeks to come. He will first have to find a solution to the seemingly endless financial squabble [.

Subscribers only Energy 10.07.2012

Spotlight | Somalia
From civil war to squabbling over oil

The prospect that conditions conducive to searching for oil in Somalia are returning has resulted in a variety of initiatives. And this despite the fact that the civil war against the Al Shabaab Islamists has not yet been won, even [.

Free access Politics 06.07.2012

Russia, West Africa
Rosneft

The state-owned Russian oil company Rosneft could very shortly buy [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.06.2012

Ivory Coast, Norway
Statoil

The Norwegian group is reportedly on the verge of winning [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.06.2012

Nigeria
Statoil’s lengthy headache

Norway’s Statoil is still locked in a struggle with its former adviser from the Olusegun Obasanjo period who is demanding [...]

Free access Energy 12.06.2012

Nigeria
Oditah

In its fight against its former consultant John Abebe (see [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.06.2012

Nigeria
Joseph Warin

Corporate monitor for Norway's oil company Statoil since it was [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.05.2012

Mozambique
Michael Blaha

Michael Blaha, the chief executive of Cove Energy, will report [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.05.2012

Spotlight | Angola
Ghost local partners for majors

Like Cobalt International Energy, under attack for its ties with companies close to government in Luanda, all of the majors operating in Angola are obliged to make concessions. If they want to be sure of landing the best blocks they [.

Subscribers only Energy 01.05.2012

Senegal
Statoil could return to the charge

The election of Macky Sall as Senegal’s new president is expected to bring a number of majors, which were disinclined to deal with Aboulaye and Karim Wade, back to the country.

Subscribers only Energy 01.05.2012

Libya
Statoil

Statoil, the Norwegian oil company, re-opened its representation office in [...]

Subscribers only Business 29.03.2012

Mozambique, Tanzania
Huge gas reserves attract the majors

In the space of a few days, Tanzania and Mozambique [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.02.2012

Algeria
Yousfi folds IAP into Sonatrach

Sonatrach's exploration boss, Djamel Bekhouche, has just been named chief [...]

Subscribers only Business 16.02.2012

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Mali, Senegal, Togo
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Statoil

Spotlight | South Africa
Shale gas: Pretoria’s leap into the unknown

Spotlight | East Africa
U.S. in rush to lock in oil supplies

Tanzania
Hosea Mbise

South Africa
Sasol turns back on exploring for shale gas

Libya
Hassan-Beck returns home, via Tunis

South Africa
PetroSA

Uganda
CNOOC draws a blank

Spotlight | Tanzania
Tough choices for minister Muhongo

Spotlight | Somalia
From civil war to squabbling over oil

Russia, West Africa
Rosneft

Ivory Coast, Norway
Statoil

Nigeria
Statoil’s lengthy headache

Nigeria
Oditah

Nigeria
Joseph Warin

Mozambique
Michael Blaha

Spotlight | Angola
Ghost local partners for majors

Senegal
Statoil could return to the charge

Libya
Statoil

Mozambique, Tanzania
Huge gas reserves attract the majors

Algeria
Yousfi folds IAP into Sonatrach

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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

African Union: the battle of the giants

West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

Statoil

Spotlight | South Africa Shale gas: Pretoria’s leap into the unknown

Spotlight | East Africa U.S. in rush to lock in oil supplies

Tanzania Hosea Mbise

South Africa Sasol turns back on exploring for shale gas

Libya Hassan-Beck returns home, via Tunis

South Africa PetroSA

Uganda CNOOC draws a blank

Spotlight | Tanzania Tough choices for minister Muhongo

Spotlight | Somalia From civil war to squabbling over oil

Russia, West Africa Rosneft

Ivory Coast, Norway Statoil

Nigeria Statoil’s lengthy headache

Nigeria Oditah

Nigeria Joseph Warin

Mozambique Michael Blaha

Spotlight | Angola Ghost local partners for majors

Senegal Statoil could return to the charge

Libya Statoil

Mozambique, Tanzania Huge gas reserves attract the majors

Algeria Yousfi folds IAP into Sonatrach

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

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

Spotlight | South Africa
Shale gas: Pretoria’s leap into the unknown

Spotlight | East Africa
U.S. in rush to lock in oil supplies

Tanzania
Hosea Mbise

South Africa
Sasol turns back on exploring for shale gas

Libya
Hassan-Beck returns home, via Tunis

South Africa
PetroSA

Uganda
CNOOC draws a blank

Spotlight | Tanzania
Tough choices for minister Muhongo

Spotlight | Somalia
From civil war to squabbling over oil

Russia, West Africa
Rosneft

Ivory Coast, Norway
Statoil

Nigeria
Statoil’s lengthy headache

Nigeria
Oditah

Nigeria
Joseph Warin

Mozambique
Michael Blaha

Spotlight | Angola
Ghost local partners for majors

Senegal
Statoil could return to the charge

Libya
Statoil

Mozambique, Tanzania
Huge gas reserves attract the majors

Algeria
Yousfi folds IAP into Sonatrach