Article: Shell looks to bring 'second life' to operations in Gabon.

Royal Dutch/Shell outlined plans Tuesday for expanding its operations and reversing declining production in the mature West African oil province of Gabon. Frankie Ntombe-Tsibah, deputy technical director of Shell Gabon, told an African upstream conference in London that the company was looking to bring a "second life" to Gabon as an oil producer. "The country has gone through a tough period recently but we are committed to looking to convert more value opportunities into production," he stated.

Oil has been the main economic resource for Gabon since the late 1950s, with current production of approximately 240,000 barrels per day, a sharp drop from its 1997 peak ...

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