High-impact Wells: Africa Will Continue to Drive Global Drilling Activity in 2026

The upstream sector is set to carry strong momentum into 2026, with high-impact wildcat drilling activity expected to remain elevated following a solid 2025. Last year, the success rate for … Read More

MOROCCO: Sound Energy Provides Tendrara Development, Anoual Exploration Permits Operational Update

Sound Energy has announced the following operational update on the Tendrara Phase I Production Concession and Anoual Exploration Permits. Tendrara Gas Gathering System Commissioning Further to our announcement of 8 December 2025 … Read More

LIBYA: TotalEnergies Signs the Extension of the Waha Concessions until 2050

On January 24th, during the Libya Energy & Economy Summit in Tripoli, Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TotalEnergies signed an agreement extending the Waha Concessions up to … Read More

EGYPT: Viridien & SLB announce agreement with EGAS for large multi-client OBN program over Eastern Mediterranean Offshore

Viridien and SLB have entered into an agreement with the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) to launch a massive multi-client ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic acquisition and imaging program in Egypt’s … 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

MOROCCO: Sound Energy Announces First Commissioning Gas at the Tendrara Gas Development

Sound Energy has announced that it has received notification from the operator of the Tendrara Production Concession, Mana Energy Ltd (55%), of the commencement of the initial commissioning activities for … Read More

EGYPT: ABL and PMS in Rig Moving Partnership 

ABL is partnering with Egypt’s Petroleum Marine Services to introduce a unified rig moving service in the Red Sea and Gulf of Suez, with the support of the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC).  This milestone initiative supports Egypt’s … Read More