Issue 434 leads with a story on Nigeria highlighting shifting global priorities, security and reputational concerns which have made oil majors reassess their onshore operations. IOCs however will stay in the Nigerian offshore, encouraged by the prospect of the long-awaited Petroleum Industry Bill becoming law later this year.
The issue also includes a feature on the High Court's decision to reverse the Zambian government’s bid to seize CEC lines.
Oil and gas coverage leads with an analysis of Egypt’s latest licensing round which includes three unexplored western Mediterranean blocks representing the future for the country’s natural gas sector. This story is accompanied by an Egypt map illustrating the subject.
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