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Emulating their bigger Chinese and Indian counterparts, smaller Asian oil companies are forming partnerships to buy up African oil blocks

Smaller Asian energy companies are intensifying their exploration and production efforts in Africa, following in the wake of the Indian and Chinese oil and gas giants. Pakistani, Thai and Vietnamese companies are joining those from Taiwan, Malaysia and South Korea, especially in the exploration and production sector....

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Pakistani, Thai, Vietnamese, Taiwan, South Korea, Indonesia, Libya, Mauritanian, Madagascar, Piya Sosothikul, Asim Hussain, Algerian, Senegal, Morocco, Sudan, Uganda, Egypt, Pairoj Raengphonsamrit, Angola, Mozambique, South Africa, Hassan Marican, Shamsul Azhar Abbas, Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos de Mocambique, SPI-Gestäo E Investimentos

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