The UAE has expressed an interest in co-operating with Angola in the African countrys oil and gas sectors, according to Angolan oil minister Botelho de Vasconcelos
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South Sudan oil pipeline to pass through Ethiopia
South Sudan has revealed that an oil pipeline to be constructed by the country for exporting crude oil to global markets through Djiboutis Red Sea port will be required to pass through Ethiopia
Kenya’s National Oil reveals plans to expand business
Kenyas government-owned National Oil Corporation has embarked on a regional expansion plan that will see it increase its oil capacity in order to address an increasing customer base
South Sudan oil exports to hit global market by May 2013
South Sudan’s crude-oil exports are expected to reach the international market by May 2013 after Sudans decision to resume the flow of southern oil exports through its pipelines
Eni sells Mozambique Area 4 stake to Chinese oil company
Italian oil company Eni has agreed to sell a 20 per cent stake of Area 4 in Mozambique to China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)