Halliburton Forms Strategic Agreement With Microsoft And Accenture To Advance Digital Capabilities

Halliburton, Microsoft Corp and Accenture have announced they have entered into a five-year strategic agreement to advance Halliburton’s digital capabilities in Microsoft Azure. Under the agreement, Halliburton will complete its … Read More

LIBYA: NOC Warns Potential for Military Escalation Following Deployment of Foreign Mercenaries at Oil Installations

Libya’s National Oil Corporation has said it is deeply concerned at reports of the increasing likelihood of an intensification of the military conflict, potentially extending to oil and gas facilities. … Read More

COTE d’IVOIRE: PGS Expands GeoStreamer Coverage in Deepwater West Africa

Modern imaging techniques applied to 12 000 sq. km of broadband data unveil key plays in the West Africa Transform Margin exploration hot spot of Cote d’Ivoire. This MultiClient 3D … Read More

Energy Chamber Constitutes Local Content Committee to Push for a More Inclusive Energy Industry

The African Energy Chamber  has appointed its highest-level advisory committee to serve on local content matters and support capacity building across the continent. Local Content Committee members are part of … Read More

OPEC: Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee Calls for Cooperation in Supporting Oil Market Stability

The 20th Meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) took place via videoconference on Wednesday, 15 July 2020, under the Chairmanship of HRH Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of … Read More

FAR Provides Update for Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Kenya

Senegal Rufisque, Sangomar and Sangomar Deep (RSSD) (FAR 15% Working Interest) Over the past three months, the Operator has been undertaking a program to rescope, reschedule and reprice the Sangomar … Read More

Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and 5G are already reshaping the Oil and Gas Industry

Today, the Huawei Oil & Gas Virtual Summit 2020 — exploring ‘Data to Barrel’ — was successfully hosted online. The summit gathered together global customers, industry partners, and thought leaders … Read More

Oil and gas drilling set for at least a 20-year low in 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has stymied oil and gas activity, a phenomena which has now affected the drilling market both in terms of wells drilled and in terms of related demand … Read More

SOUTH SUDAN: Peace Deal Could Attract Oil Investment for Juba

By Neil Ford The February peace agreement that was struck between the government of South Sudan and opposition forces could help to reignite interest in the country’s oil industry. Restrictions imposed … Read More

US-Africa Energy Advisory Committee Constituted to Push Energy Dialogue and Investment

The African Energy Chamber has appointed a US-Africa Committee to serve on its Advisory Board and support the development of stronger energy cooperation and investment between the United States and … Read More