Equatorial Guinea Sanctions U.S. Oil Firm

Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons, Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, has ordered all energy operators in the country to cancel all contracts with U.S. based oil service company Subsea 7. He says the company failed to comply with the government's local content regulations.

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