KENYA: Petrochemicals Industry Lobby the US Government to Make Africa Backslide on Plastics

The American Chemistry Council has lobbied the US government during the COVID-19 pandemic to use a US-Kenya trade deal to expand the plastics industry’s footprint across Africa. Documents obtained by … Read More

NIGERIA: Africa Oil Receives Fourth Dividend From Its Nigerian Asset

Africa Oil  has announced that it has received its fourth dividend from Prime Oil and Gas B.V., a company that holds interests in deepwater Nigeria production and development assets. Prime … Read More

SOUTH AFRICA: Total Begins Drilling of Luiperd-1X Offshore Well in Block 11B/12B

Block 11B/12B JV partner Africa Energy has announced spud of the Luiperd-1X well, the second exploration well on Block 11B/12B offshore South Africa following the Brulpadda discovery in February 2019. Jan Maier, Africa Energy’s VP … Read More

Nigeria: Lekoil Terms 2019 as Pivotal Year, Released Audited Results

Operational Highlights Otakikpo ·      Production levels averaged approximately gross 5,305 bopd (2,122 bopd net to LEKOIL Nigeria) ·      Updated Competent Person’s Reports announcing a significant upgrade to 2P oil reserves estimates and … Read More

MAURITANIA: Total Contracts Shearwater for West Africa 3D Acquisition

Geoservices company Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS has announced it has received an award for a large towed streamer 3D acquisition and Fast Track processing project by Total E&P Mauritania. The … Read More

Nigeria: Prince Arthur Eze Denies Involvement with Oilbank International and Partnership with ADM Energy

Prince Arthur Eze, Executive Chairman of Atlas Petroleum International and Oranto Petroleum, has categorically denied recent news report of his involvement in a partnership with ADM Energy on the ongoing … Read More

TUNISIA/ GABON: Panoro Energy Provides Operations for H1 2020

Operational Highlights Production and lifting operations maintained and largely unaffected through crisis Health and Safety systems and protocols proved resilient In Gabon, quarterly production at record high of 15,991 bopd … Read More