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Africa: Oil & Gas

Inside this issue
• Big producers start to rattle nerves with plans to revisit fiscal terms of developments

• Africans are deprived of billions of dollars of income from refining due to a parlous lack of capacity

• Angola is putting 10 blocks up for auction (PDF) - -

Content

The new scramble for Africa’s resources

Dino Mahtani reports on the continent’s record levels of investment

The oil majors: Trickier times ahead for big fish

Big companies are starting to feel the challenge of Asian competition, writes Dino Mahtani

Poor governance can boot a country out of the industry

The most important international initiative on the oil industry’s often murky finances faces a crucial test when several African countries may be forced to leave, writes Hugh Williamson

Small companies: Plenty of room for minnows

Dino Mahtani finds there are lots of incentives for smaller operators

Tullow Oil: Lucky strikes in unlikely places

Dino Mahtani looks at a company with a big portfolio on the continent

Nigeria: Unfulfilled potential

Multinational hopes are pinned on reforms, writes Matthew Green

Oil industry: Everyone could emerge a winner

Nigerian authorities are planning a wide-ranging review of contracts, writes Matthew Green

Refining: Sector’s sorry tale of neglect

Widening losses and closures define the industry, writes Matthew Green

Ghana: Anxious to avoid pitfalls of a sudden influx of wealth

One of Africa’s more stable states is keen to learn from the mistakes of its peers, writes Matthew Green

Gas: Highly prized reserves in a tightening market

Governments can use scarcity to push for higher returns, writes Dino Mahtani

North Africa: At the centre of attention

Algeria: A big test of confidence

Chinese go where western firms fear to tread

Angola: Soaring production hits an Opec ceiling

Sudan: More than merely wealth


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