KENYA: Offshore Drilling to Resume After 7 Year Drought With Eni’s Mlima 1
More than seven years since the announcement of the first oil discovery offshore at the Sunbird-1 well by BG Group in Block L10A another well is set to spud in … Read More
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GAMBIA: Bambo-1 Well to be Side Tracked Driving Costs – FAR
FAR advises that the Bambo-1 well has drilled 3216m MDBRT (measured depth below the rotary table) of a total planned depth of 3450m MDBRT. Oil indications have been detected in … Read More
DLA Piper Report Shows Trends in Africa’s Energy Transition
DLA Piper Africa has released the Africa Energy Futures: Horizon 2030 report. Comprised of 21 country chapters, the report is an in-depth look at where the continent stands in regards … Read More
SOUTH AFRICA: DNG Energy Ushers in a New Era for Energy Sector with the Commercial Launch of LNG Products
100% black-owned energy infrastructure company, DNG Energy has announced that it is commencing the delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to commercial customers in the industrial, transport, marine and power … Read More
SOUTH AFRICA: Energy Lobby African Supports Shell’s Court Case Victory to Conduct Offshore Seismic Surveys
The African Energy Chamber has lauded the South African High Court’s decision to allow multinational oil and gas company Shell to conduct seismic surveys offshore South Africa. Following an 11th … Read More
MADAGASCAR: Scott Reid Hired as CEO of Madagascar Oil
Madagascar Oil, the developer of the Tsimiroro oil field (Block 3104), is pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Reid as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Madagascar Oil SA, with immediate … Read More
ANGOLA: Start-up of CLOV Phase 2 project
TotalEnergies, operator of Block 17 in Angola, together with the Angolan National Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANPG) have announced the start of production of CLOV Phase 2, a project … Read More
NAMIBIA: Why PanContinental’s Hopes Linger on Venus -1, Graff-1 Drilling Results
French major TotalEnergies has commenced drilling its ultra-deep Venus-1 well in the Orange Basin offshore Namibia On-trend, Pancontinental has mapped the very large Saturn turbidite complex in PEL 87. Saturn is geologically similar to Total’s Venus Prospect Venus and Saturn overlie the same high-quality mature Oil Source Rock, and both lie immediately … Read More
TANZANIA: ARA Commences 1st Phase of the Ruvuma PSA 3D seismic project
ARA Petroleum Tanzania Limited (APT) has confirmed that the seismic contractor commenced preparatory works as planned on 15 November 2021, has now established the GPS control points and survey equipment … Read More
NIGERIA: Gas-fired Thermal Generation Continues to Dominate Power Mix – GlobalData
Thermal power will continue to make up the majority of Nigeria’s power mix in the next decade, rising from an 82.9% share in 2020 to 84.1% by 2030, according to … Read More