Big break for big oil, larger burden for taxpayers

By Aaron Mehta

Whistleblowers help recover half-billion in energy revenues - but billions more owed taxpayers on public lands use

Excerpts from this story referencing "Guinea":

"… ll tying up loose ends, such as unresolved royalty imbalances.Vietnam, New Guinea have better collection systemsA series of GAO reports over the past d …"

"… ue than all but 11. Among countries with more effective systems: Papua New Guinea, Vietnam and Norway.The problems have their roots in the process itself. E …"

Fishing and the offshore oil industry: A delicate imbalance

By Christiane Badgley

Fishing and the offshore oil industry in Ghana

Excerpts from this story referencing "Guinea":

"… e is a major oil spill off the coast of Ghana, or elsewhere in the Gulf of Guinea region, fishermen, buyers, fish smoking and reselling operations — a sig …"

Privatizing combat, the new world order

By Laura Peterson

In 1998, the U.S. had a military presence in a remote African war that drew little attention from the media

Excerpts from this story referencing "Guinea":

"… ompany's proposed contract to train military forces in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, which the Pentagon memo referred to as the "Kuwait of the Gulf of Guinea. …"

"… Guinea, which the Pentagon memo referred to as the "Kuwait of the Gulf of Guinea."Soyster acknowledged that MPRI's applications for overseas export license …"

"… s, said that in reviewing licenses, such as MPRI's proposal for Equatorial Guinea, his staff considers the contract's value to U.S. policy in the region. "W …"

"… e not using U.S. uniforms and bodies," he said. "A country like Equatorial Guinea is going to get [training] from somewhere, so we'd rather have U.S. contra …"

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Greasing the skids of corruption

By Phillip van Niekerk and Laura Peterson

Money from multinational oil companies moves through labyrinths of international bank accounts, avoiding national budgets and banks

Excerpts from this story referencing "Guinea":

"… . And attempts by the newest petroleum hot spot in West Africa, Equatorial Guinea, to enter into an IMF loan program were put on hold by the institution out …"

"… hat diversification. The country lies on the southern curve of the Gulf of Guinea, anchoring an oil-rich geologic shelf running across the Atlantic from Bra …"

"… business, released a report that advocated declaring the Gulf of Guinea an area of "vital interest" to the United States, installing U.S. military …"

The curious bonds of oil diplomacy

By Sunday Dare

U.S. oil firms had invested over $3 billion in Equatorial Guinea in 2002

Excerpts from this story referencing "Max Birley":

"… ry's deep sea reserves, supplies may dry up in as little as a decade, said Max Birley, vice president of Marathon Oil Equatorial Guinea."It depends on what prod …"

The adventure capitalist

By Mungo Soggot and Phillip van Niekerk

Niko Shefer's takeover of Africa

Excerpts from this story referencing "Guinea":

"… , is in the middle of a renewed civil war. With the backing of neighboring Guinea, rebels have moved toward the capital, and Taylor has declared a state of …"

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Côte d'Ivoire

By Victoria Kreha

Background, challenges and relief efforts related to the AIDS epidemic in Côte d'Ivoire

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"… S. initiative to fight AIDS abroad. It is bordered by Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia and Mali, with its southern coast on the Atlantic Ocean.A former …"

Nigeria

By Victoria Kreha

Nigeria has the third-highest number of people living with HIV/AIDS in the world, behind India and South Africa

Excerpts from this story referencing "Guinea":

"… ria borders Benin, Niger, Chad and Cameroon and has a coast on the Gulf of Guinea.Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, comprising one-sixth of th …"

Nearly €6 billion in subsidies fuel Spain’s ravenous fleet

Out-of-control subsidies have helped Spain build up a fleet that breaks the law at home and abroad

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"… d down a fishing agreement. Days before the vote, 157 civilians died after Guinea’s totalitarian regime opened fire on pro-democracy protesters. The agree …"

"… ened fire on pro-democracy protesters. The agreement would have handed the Guinean government €450,000 ($639,000) a year for fishing licenses. Fraga Est …"

China-based corporate web behind troubled Africa resource deals

What’s behind the high-flying conglomerate?

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"… tos in Angola. There are also questions about the company’s work in Guinea, where a United Nations investigation linked the former military regime he …"

"… ment companies” that have won rights to iron ore and bauxite deposits in Guinea.In just a few years, CIF has parlayed the Angolan deals into a new busines …"

"… anding in AfricaThe Angolan connection eased CIF’s subsequent entry into Guinea and later, Madagascar and Zimbabwe.In 2008, dissident army officers ousted …"

"… later, Madagascar and Zimbabwe.In 2008, dissident army officers ousted the Guinean government. The new regime was diplomatically isolated and desperate for …"

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