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At the Wellhead: a shale gas battle pops up in South Africa

By News Desk on January 30, 2012 10:14 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Battles over the environmental impact of shale gas are a now well-entrenched part of a debate over US energy policy. But they're not limited just to the US, as Jacinta Moran discusses in the "At the Wellhead" column from Platts Oilgram News.
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Platts on Africa Business News: the turmoil in Nigeria

By News Desk on January 12, 2012 12:26 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Platts' managing editor for European oil markets Simon Thorne was on Africa Business News earlier today, talking about the ramifications of strikes and shutdowns in Nigeria. The stoppages followed the country's decision to end subsidies that helped keep down the price of gasoline. You can view the interview here.

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At The Wellhead: Uganda, Congo speak to the rise in East Africa

By News Desk on January 3, 2012 12:22 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
It apparently used to be a well-established fact in the oil business that there was no oil to be found in East Africa. The recent history of places like Uganda have dispelled all notions of that belief, as Platts' correspondent Mercy Matsiko discusses in the "At The Wellhead" column from Platts Oilgram News.
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New Frontiers: the rush is on in East Africa, and it's a hit

By News Desk on November 21, 2011 9:36 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
The good news of East Africa as a major upstream play just keeps on coming. In this week's Platts Oilgram News column, "New Frontiers," Jacinta Moran discusses the many successes and the outlook for more.
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IEA says Libyan oil output ramping up more quickly than expected

By Richard Swann on November 10, 2011 12:07 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

The timing and scale of the restart of Libya's oil sector after this year's civil war is one of the key factors likely to influence oil prices in the coming months, and the International Energy Agency thinks production is picking up more quickly than people had been anticipated.

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East African gas hub could witness flurry of M&A activity

By Jacinta Moran on October 28, 2011 5:34 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
A string of significant natural gas discoveries in East Africa could spur an increase in merger and acquisition activity over the next year as the need for capital investment to develop costly LNG and other gas projects becomes a key focus.
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Platts' Kate Dourian on the Libyan uprising and its oil impact

By News Desk on August 22, 2011 2:21 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Platts Middle East Bureau Chief Kate Dourian appeared on CNBC India today to discuss the Libyan oil sector in the sake of the rebels' conquest of Tripoli and the likely end of the Qaddafi regime. You can see it here.

Platts' Richard Swann on Africa and the price of oil

By News Desk on August 18, 2011 4:04 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Platts' European oil news director Richard Swann appeared recently on CNBC Africa to discuss the falling price of oil, and its impact specifically on Africa. You can see it here.

At The Wellhead: Namibia drawing lots of interest

By News Desk on July 18, 2011 10:01 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
In this week's At The Wellhead column from Platts Oilgram News, Jacinta Moran, senior Africa correspondent, discusses the growing optimism about the reserves of Namibia.
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Nigeria: Threat by militants to resume attacks sparks fears

By Jacinta Moran on July 18, 2011 6:41 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Militants in Nigeria's southern Niger Delta have threatened to renew attacks on Africa's biggest energy producer, even as the authorities battle daily bomb attacks blamed on Islamists in the north of the country.
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