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Total starts production from new development on offshore Block 17 in Angola

2015-07-21 01:00:00| Offshore Technology

Total has started production from a new development on its deep offshore operated Block 17 located 135km off the coast of Angola.

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Angola invites bids for oil blocks

2015-07-20 13:26:04| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

Angola's state oil firm, Sonangol, on Monday requested prequalified bidders to submit bids for 10 onshore oil blocks as Africa's second-largest crude exporter aims to open up new exploration opportunities. US oil major Chevron, Italy's ENI, commodities trader Glencore and Portugal's GALP were among the prequalified companies who could operate the blocks, Sonangol said in a press release.

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Angola condemned for prosecuting reporter

2015-06-03 18:54:28| Jewelry - Topix.net

Pressure was growing on Tuesday night on the Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos to drop a prosecution of award-winning investigative journalist Rafael Marques de Morais as jewellers including Tiffany & Co called for his release over a controversial expose of the blood-diamond industry. Mr de Morais was last week given a six-month suspended sentence, suspended for two years, following a trial in which he faced criminal defamation charges over his book on blood diamonds, which highlighted alleged links between Angola's military rulers and the illicit trade.

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