Vol 43 No 5 | AFRICAOIL AND GAS African energy 8th March 2002 Western concerns about instability in the Middle East send oil companies south The United States and its allies have discovered Africa again. After 11 September, and with the Middle East on the boil, African oil and gas encourage Western powers...
Vol 40 No 15 | FRANCEOIL AND GAS Totally elfin 23rd July 1999 The company which dominated many African economies may soon be transformed For many years, the oil company Elf Aquitaine provided the motive, and the excuse, for French policies in Africa. It was founded by President Charles de Gaulle during...
Vol 38 No 21 | NIGERIAOIL AND GAS Clearing out 24th October 1997 Uncertainties about General Abacha's health have prompted a rush for oil profits Nobody knows whether General Sani Abacha will take off his uniform and try to win an election as his own civilian successor in August 1998. Moreover, he may...
Vol 38 No 7 | OIL AND GAS Going with the flow 28th March 1997 West Africa is becoming the most important region for oil exports after the Middle East and is beginning to exploit its gas Exports of crude oil from Sub-Saharan Africa are set to grow fast in the next few years. Production was just under 3.5 million barrels a day in 1996;...