Reuters: Gabon News

Gabon - Démission du directeur de cabinet d'Ali Bongo

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:35:44 +0000

LIBREVILLE, 9 novembre (Reuters) - Le directeur de cabinet du président gabonais Ali Bongo a démissionné lundi après avoir été cité par les médias dans une enquête sur des pertes de 40 millions d'euros de la Banque des Etats de l'Afrique centrale.

Top Gabon aide resigns after named in bank probe

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:27:46 +0000

LIBREVILLE, Nov 9 (Reuters) - A top aide to Gabon's new President Ali Ben Bongo resigned on Monday after being named by media as implicated in an investigation into some 40 million euros of losses at the Bank of Central African States (BEAC).

Gabon to ban gas flaring, unprocessed log exports

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:13:09 +0000

LIBREVILLE, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Oil firms operating in Gabon will be banned from flaring gas in 2010, the government said in a statement.

ANALYSIS-Resource nationalism ups political risk premiums

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:29:55 +0000

* Strong demand for insurance on heightened risk awareness

Asia takes slightly less W.Africa oil for November

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:37:06 +0000

LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Asian purchases of West African crude oil are declining towards the end of the year as ample stocks, recovering freight rates and high prices discourage long-haul imports, a Reuters survey showed on Thursday.

UPDATE 1-Gabon to launch licensing round for over 40 blocks

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:56:34 +0000

CAPE TOWN, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Gabon will open a new oil licensing round for over 40 blocks from two of its deepwater basins in May next year, an official at CGGVeritas said on Thursday.

UPDATE 2-Bowleven FY loss narrows, takes $50.5 mln charge

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:17:24 +0000

(Adds comments from company, analyst, updates share price)

FACTBOX-African leaders' French assets under scrutiny

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:04:43 +0000

Oct 29 (Reuters) - A French appeals court halted on Thursday a judicial investigation of assets held in France by the presidents of three oil-producing African countries and their relatives.

UPDATE 2-French court stops probe of African leaders' assets

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:20:53 +0000

PARIS, Oct 29 (Reuters) - A French appeals court on Thursday halted a judicial probe into luxury homes and cars owned in France by the presidents of three oil-producing African countries, dealing a blow to anti-corruption activists.

French court stops probe of African leaders' assets

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:37:44 +0000