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Chinese and Indian pursuit of African oil is well-documented, but other Asian National Oil Corporations, particularly Malaysia’s Petronas and the Korean National Oil Corporation are steadily increasing their presence. Adam Green reports
As Europe seeks to secure its energy future by tapping African resources, reducing its dependence on Russian gas, Moscow is rekindling an old interest in Africa.
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Demand from India and China for nuclear fuel and innovation in power plant design are contributing to renewed optimism in uranium mining. Peter Guest reports.
The Nigerian Federal Government has suffered a setback in its efforts to improve the country’s underperforming gas sector. Having already been repeatedly pushed back, the latest deadline to end associated gas flaring in the oil rich Niger Delta expired on 31 December 2008, with little success.
Falling demand from global industry and ongoing operational issues have pegged back miners’ expansion plans and caused many to mothball mines in Africa
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