As Congo sets its Q2 2026 crude benchmarks in Pointe-Noire, the quarterly ritual reveals how much leverage Brazzaville truly holds over its oil majors.
Hydrocarbons
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Congo’s hydrocarbons minister Onanga has laid out a plan to modernise SNPC’s governance, sharpen its performance and make the state oil firm globally competitive.
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Congo’s Stev Simplice Onanga takes over a hydrocarbons sector pumping 300,000 barrels daily, with ambitions of 700,000 by 2030 and major deals pending.
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Energy & Climate
Françoise Joly’s Strategic Partnerships: Linking Environmental Stewardship to Economic Opportunity in the Republic of the Congo
How international diplomacy is helping transform the Congo Basin into a driver of sustainable growth, climate resilience, and local development As global climate negotiations increasingly focus on implementation rather than …
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Congo and the Central African Republic move to reopen the Brazzaville-Bangui corridor, routing petroleum from Pointe-Noire to landlocked Bangui.
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Re-elected with 94.82% on 15 March 2026, Denis Sassou Nguesso opens a new term as Congo-Brazzaville faces oil dependence, public debt and social strain.
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Pointe-Noire crude pricing meeting for Q4 2025 From 7 to 9 January, Pointe-Noire hosted the statutory meeting dedicated to determining the prices of crude hydrocarbons produced in the Republic of …
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Brazzaville–Washington Energy Talks A firm handshake in the marble lobby of the Hydrocarbons Ministry on 25 November 2025 crystallised the newest chapter in Congolese-American energy relations. Minister Bruno Jean Richard …