Agadem oilfield and Cotonou export corridor
CNPC signs $400 million oil agreement with Niger’s junta
China’s state-owned CNPC signed a $400 million memorandum with Niger’s military government concerning crude exports from the Agadem oilfield through a pipeline to Cotonou, Benin. The author frames the agreement as part of China’s growing influence as Western influence recedes.
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