Vol 7 (AAC) No 1 | GABONASIA Trees fall in the forest 4th November 2013 Inspections of Asian timber firms reveal violations of forestry laws by companies in Woleu-Ntem and Ogooué-Ivindo provinces The Direction Provinciale des Eaux et Forets du Woleu-Ntem shut down the sawmill of the Société Linshen Gabon on 18 October. Inspectors found that the Chinese company was...
Vol 6 (AAC) No 9 | GABONCHINA Tax troubles but business buoyant 2nd July 2013 Despite the legal actions and environmental problems, relations between the governments of Gabon and China are still strong Punitive action against a Chinese oil company following a tax dispute has not undercut Libreville-Beijing ties. Although the government revoked Sinopec-owned Addax Petroleum’s oil permit in Obangue in...
Vol 6 (AAC) No 7 | GABONINDIASINGAPORE Middleman at the gate 2nd May 2013 On 26 April at the Libreville headquarters of Oil India Limited, Paul Maurice Tomo lay shirtless on the ground in front of a painted sheet that read:...
Vol 6 (AAC) No 6 | GABONCHINA Extractive pains 4th April 2013 Addax Petroleum, the Swiss-based oil company acquired by China’s Sinopec in August 2009, is the latest firm to enter into a dispute with Gabon as President Ali Bongo...