Côte d’Ivoire: Murphy Oil Disappointed at the Civette-1X well

Murphy Oil Corporation has announced results from the Civette exploration well in Block CI-502 offshore Côte d’Ivoire. The Civette-1X well reached a total depth of 13,950 feet (4,252 meters) and encountered … Read More

SAO TOME & PRRINCPLE: Falcao-1X probe Fails to Find Commercial Hydrocarbons

São Tomé and Príncipe’s offshore hydrocarbon ambitions have faced a setback following an announcement by Shell confirming that the Falcão-1X exploration well did not encounter commercially viable hydrocarbons. The well, … Read More

TANZANIA: Helium One Global Provides Southern Rukwa Helium Project Update

Helium One Global, the primary helium explorer in Tanzania has provided an update on the Company’s southern Rukwa Helium Project. Commencement of Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP) Testing at ITW-1 Following the completion … Read More

LIBERIA: Totalenergies Partners with Bluenergies In Its Offshore Harper Basin Fan Play

BluEnergies has successfully entered into an industry standard joint study and application agreement (JSAA) with the Liberian upstream subsidiary of TotalEnergies SE (TTE) in order to further explore the prospectivity … Read More

NIGERIA: TotalEnergies Sign SPA with Vaaris to Divest its Oil Interest in Renaissance JV

TotalEnergies has announced that its subsidiary TotalEnergies EP Nigeria has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Vaaris for the sale of its 10% non-operated interest in the Renaissance … Read More

EGYPT: Rashid Petroleum Plans to Double Gas Production by 2029/2030

Rashid Petroleum Company held an expanded meeting to present the five-year plan (2025–2030) for the company and its affiliated companies, which include Burullus Gas Company and West Mena Gas Company, … Read More

Geopolitics and Energy Security: What Recent Moves Say about Africa’s Global Gas Role

The Council of the European Union (EU) and the European Parliament signed a provisional agreement in early December 2025 to formally phase out Russian gas imports. Aligned with a broader … Read More

Sonatrach-Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) Research and Development (R&D) Partnership Signals Africa’s Energy Future is Innovation-Led

 Algeria’s state-owned oil company Sonatrach and the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under the auspices of the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO), formalizing … Read More