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The initial 4G roll-out includes the oil-producing region of Cabinda, as well as 15 densely-populated cities and towns including Luanda.
BBC: Business
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In particular, the Kurds want control of the oil-producing region of Kirkuk.
BBC: Ruling bloc wins Iraqi Kurd poll
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Tensions peaked this month when South Sudan seized the oil-producing region of Heglig, a resource that fuels the economies of both nations, from its northern neighbor.
CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS
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Tensions between the two nation peaked last month when South Sudan seized the oil-producing region of Heglig, which fuels the economies of both nations, from its northern neighbor.
CNN: Sudan, South Sudan prepare for peace talks
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Of the rest, 80% is earmarked for spending on education, health, rural development, infrastructure, environmental and water management, and 5% is to be spent in the oil-producing region.
ECONOMIST: Punting on a pipeline
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Simmering tensions peaked this month when South Sudan seized the oil-producing region of Heglig from Sudan, raising the stakes by targeting a resource that fuels the economies of both nations.
CNN: Sudan arrests foreigners in disputed region
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Analysts believe that Clair - along with other developments in the area - could lead to the Atlantic overtaking the North Sea as the UK's biggest oil-producing region within 20 years.
BBC: BP and partners announce $500m Clair field appraisal
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The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), the main rebel group fighting for political autonomy and local resource control in the oil-producing Niger Delta region, has called off its unilateral ceasefire, just weeks after announcing the move.
ECONOMIST: A big rebel group in the Niger Delta calls off its ceasefire
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The deadly logic of addiction -- the drive to acquire oil at all costs -- is experienced with particular ferocity in the oil-producing states of the equatorial region and global south.
CNN: The price of our oil addiction
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But vast differences remain in the region, as oil-producing countries tend to have low unemployment rates.
CNN: Report: Unemployment to rise again in 2013