SOUTH AFRICA: Eco Atlantic Receives Government Approval & Closing of the Acquisition of Additional Interest in Block 3B/4B

Eco Atlantic  announces an update, further to its announcement of 27 June 2022, in relation to the acquisition by its wholly owned subsidiary Azinam Limited (“Azinam“) of an additional 6.25% Participating Interest in Block 3B/4B, offshore South … Read More

SIERRA LEONE: Wildcat Petroleum Completes Desktop Study of the Petroleum Potential of Deep-water Blocks

Wildcat Petroleum announces that further to the announcement made on 9 May 2022, it has completed a desktop study of the petroleum potential of deep-water blocks offshore Sierra Leone. This … Read More

Africa “Silent” as Global Oil and Gas investments Expand to Hit $628 billion – Rystad Energy

Global oil and gas investments will expand by $26 billion this year as the industry continues its protracted recovery from the worst of the pandemic and the hurdles imposed by … Read More

ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITY IN THE KENYA & TANZANIA 2022-2023 UPSTREAM OUTLOOKS

In December 2021 the OilNews Africa team announced that starting this year it will open its shop to our viewers to access industry information that has been for sale in … Read More

GHANA: Swire Energy, Cox & Young Resources Partner to Supply of Offshore Containers & Supplementary Services

Global energy services provider, Swire Energy Services (SES) has entered into a strategic partnership with Cox and Young Resources (CYR). The multi-year agreement will focus on the supply of offshore … Read More

EGYPT: PGS Provides MultiClient Seismic Data for offshore Egypt in 2021 licensing round

PGS has 3 400 km of modern MultiClient seismic data covering all the blocks on offer in the Egypt Offshore Licensing Round. This much-anticipated round extends exploration opportunities in one … Read More

Kenya Upstream Sector Activity to Remain Dismal Unless Government Renews or Extends Expired Licenses

The Kenya upstream sector will continue to witness a depressed environment with most planned activities unlikely to continue after multiple drill ready prospects  in various licenses remain unattended after expiry … Read More

Cyberhawk Secures Five-Year Multimillion-Dollar Software Contract With Shell

Cyberhawk, the global leader in drone-based inspection and creator of iHawk, a cloud-based asset visualization software, announced today that it has secured a five-year, multimillion-dollar software contract with Royal Dutch … Read More