Weekly summary report : Oil & gas

Power Brokers and their Connections

Published this week in the OIL & GAS section  SPOTLIGHT _ _  AFRICA _ _  20/05/2021 _ _   Total execs jockey for firm's number two job   The eight seats on Total's executive committee represent the Holy Grail for the French oil major's top executives. Various contenders are currently jockeying for the exploration and production position - equivalent to the CEO's right-hand man - that is due to become available by 2022.  [...]  NIGERIA _ _  21/05/2021 _ _   Abuja names bigshot oil arbitrator to fight Shell over oil spill   Oil dispute expert Yas Banifatemi has been picked as the second member of the ICSID tribunal that will hear Nigeria's dispute with Shell over an oil spill in 1970.  [...]    FREE  _ _      UGANDA _ _  21/05/2021 _ _   Total given carte blanche by Museveni   Total is set to recoup over three billion dollars on the development of the Tilenga project, the Ugandan president having conceded to all of the demands of the French oil major to ensure that production begins before the end of his term in 2026.  [...]      WEST AFRICA _ _  20/05/2021 _ _   Changing tides for Norway's Aker in West Africa   The Røkke family company quickly took West African oil services and exploration by storm but its future there is not looking so rosy.  [...]      CONGO _ _  19/05/2021 _ _   WNR launches arbitration against Brazzaville after its Marine XI ousting   Furious at having lost its shares in the Marine XI oil block, World Natural Resources has decided to bring its dispute with the Congolese state before the World Bank's ICSID tribunal.  [...]      MOZAMBIQUE _ _  19/05/2021 _ _   TechnipFMC to make ENI cover cost of Pemba departure   The Italian major ENI will have to pay for the cost of relocating its subcontractor TechnipFMC's activities from Pemba to Maputo.  [...]      SENEGAL _ _  18/05/2021 _ _   Woodside's subcontractors to soon set up shop in Dakar   The SILS logistics rear-base, located two kilometres from the port of Darkar, is preparing to host service companies involved in the Sangomar project.  [...]      GABON _ _  18/05/2021 _ _   Vaalco brings in new blood as it prepares for fresh talks with the government on Etame Marin   The Texan junior has overhauled its senior management team in an attempt to improve its relations with the oil ministry.  [...]      MOZAMBIQUE _ _  17/05/2021 _ _   Total's Mozambique manager Ronan Bescond ponders his future while all projects are frozen   Total's CEO intended to replace its local management, but the events on 24 March in Palma changed everything.  [...]      AFRICA _ _  21/05/2021 _ _   Total boss Pouyanné and his execs network at Macron's summit of African leaders Discover our subscription offers

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