[Twilight]

The Second Congo War, also known as Africa's World War and the Great War of Africa, took place between 1998 and 2003 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly called Zaire), and ended when the Transitional Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo took power. The largest war in modern African history, it directly involved eight African nations, as well as about 25 armed groups. By 2008 the war and its aftermath had killed 5.4 million people, mostly from disease and starvation, making the Second Congo War the deadliest conflict since World War II.

Second Congo War, Wikipedia

Essentially it represented the spilling over the border of the Rwandan genocide, taking on the elements of the resource wars of Angola and Sierra Leone as every country sharing a border spotted an opportunity to commit robbery in the confusion.

Sounds like the perfect opportunity for Chinese direct foreign investment!

[rockdoc123]

For what it's worth regardless of whether there was oil and gas development in the Congo it would be a mess. The same can be said for pretty much every part of tribal Africa. There were conflicts based on tribal affinities when the asagi was the weapon of choice and there are just as many conflicts now that the AK-47 is the weapon of choice.
It is doubtful you will ever see much activity in the onshore Congo basin, it is of limited areal extent, shallow burial and as a consequence likely has limited petroleum endowment. Also the prevalence of landmines everywhere makes the prospect of shooting land based seismic data somewhat unattractive.

[jdmartin]

Also the prevalence of landmines everywhere makes the prospect of shooting land based seismic data somewhat unattractive.

No doubt! I'd be willing to bet that "avoid and predetonate land mines" didn't come on most surveyor's job descriptions!

[Starvid]

How many billions of barrels might there be there, and how much of it can be recovered (strictly geologicaly speaking)? 1 billion barrels? 10? 20? 50? Anyone?

Dito for boe gas.

[Oil-Finder]

How many billions of barrels might there be there, and how much of it can be recovered (strictly geologicaly speaking)? 1 billion barrels? 10? 20? 50? Anyone?

Dito for boe gas.

Nobody knows yet. That's why they're gonna do some exploration.

[kublikhan]

But no doubt this will be an unpopular idea among many.

Sounds like the perfect place for you, Oil-Finder Why not sign up now for this employment opportunity of a lifetime, Oily. But remember to keep a low profile (if that's possible) because some cultures define 'civility' very differently and would consider your lack of appreciation (for example, toward the people who maintain and contribute to this site) uncivil.

I don't think anyone would consider you civil, troll.

[rockdoc123]

No doubt! I'd be willing to bet that "avoid and predetonate land mines" didn't come on most surveyor's job descriptions!

interestingly enough there are companies that specialize in mine clearance. A company I worked for once used one in Egypt to clear mines that had been set during the seven day war. They quote based on anything from 50% clearance to 80% clearance and never can guaranty they will clear all of the mines.

[lorenzo]

At an oil & gas congress in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Perenco announced that in a tiny region alone - the Western Congo Basin - there is a reserve of 4 billion barrels of recoverable oil.

The DRC, a gigantic country the size of Western Europe, has only just begun to explore its resources. The vast "Cuvette Centrale" has never been explored, and now, for the first time, Brazilian experts have entered this region.

This is the least explored jungle on the planet, and the last remaining intact rainforest. So if oil is found - which is likely - there would be serious environmental concerns.

The congress saw delegations of French, Brazilian, American, Congolese and Nigerian oil hunters.

The country, which just came out of the most lethal conflict since the Second World War (5 million dead), was recently ranked by the OECD as the world's poorest country. However, it is rapidly becoming more stable. The major new economies - China, India and Brazil - are scrambling for its vast mineral and agricultural resources. Soon, the country may take the world by surprise and become a massive oil producer, experts think.

The Congolese government is working on an "oil & gas code" to facilitate investments in exploration.

Translation of this Dutch article:
http://www.congoforum.be/ndl/nieuwsdeta ... t=selected

[M_B_S]

Clashes in Kinshasa leave 50 dead, say DRC opposition groups
Unrest over president Joseph Kabila’s decision to delay elections continues, with opposition party HQs torched overnight

Others say regional powers have little interest in sparking a violent battle to exploit the country’s resources.

Civil wars fuelled by foreign interference killed millions of people in DRC between 1996 and 2003.

The country is nearly two-thirds the size of western Europe and has a population of more than 79 million. Since it won independence from Belgium in 1960, there has never been a peaceful, democratic transition of power......
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[M_B_S]

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-congo ... 1P0R6?il=0

Another dark Dictator in Africa here Kabila shoots into the hungry crowd

But who cares Kongos Ressources feed the West and the Dictator.

2nd Ghaddaffi?

M_B_S

[M_B_S]

Congo’s President Is Preparing for War Against His Own People

http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/09/08/how ... lissement/

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There will be WAR

[M_B_S]

Follow the Money!

http://www.mining.com/lundin-poised-meg ... pper-deal/

In May Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE:FCX) announced the sale of its Tenke Fungurume copper mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to China Molybdenum (CMOC) for up to $2.65 billion, a crucial part of the Phoenix-based company's debt reduction program.

http://michiganradio.org/post/outside-w ... r#stream/0

“We’re profiting off of it,” Ramsdell said. “The minerals are going into the products that we’re living off of and benefiting off of, and the Congolese people are left with a country that has been wracked with war for almost 20-plus years.”

History tells the truth
Arte Reportage
=> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92y3IyhsMCE

[M_B_S]

Land Robbers active in CONGO again!

DR Congo to publish land deals in bid to gain public trust
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-congo ... 250CI?il=0
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) plans to make all of its large-scale agricultural contracts public, in an effort to increase transparency over land deals and improve management of natural resources, officials and researchers said on Wednesday.

DRC will provide summaries of the deals including social, environmental and fiscal provisions, as well as tools for comparing contracts in an online database, which will be linked to global land database OpenLandContracts.org.

Africa's second largest country by geographical area is rich in land, minerals and other natural resources but conflict and corruption have kept many of its 81 million people in poverty, analysts say.....
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The Price of Precious
The minerals in our electronic devices have bankrolled unspeakable violence in the Congo.
"Gold" rush in Congo again?!

=> There will be blood!
http://content.time.com/time/world/arti ... 94,00.html

Are YOU still use your New Smartphone

[onlooker]

Africa as always to be pillaged and ransacked
http://www.rawstory.com/2014/02/anthrop ... ial-power/

Anthropologist Jane Goodall: China is pillaging Africa like an old colonial power