SOUTH AFRICA: Sasol Launches Venture Capital Fund to Advance Decarbonisation Ambitions

Sasol has announced that it has established Sasol Ventures to advance Sasol’s decarbonisation and 2050 net zero ambitions through venture capital. It will invest €50 million over the next five … Read More

NAMIBIA: Impact Oil & Gas Announces Commences Multi-well Drilling Programme in Block 2913B

Impact Oil & Gas Limited has announced the imminent commencement of a multi-well drilling programme in Namibia, following the Venus light oil discovery in Block 2913B (PEL 56). Highlights ○  … Read More

ANGOLA: TechnipFMC Awarded Significant Contract by TotalEnergies EP for Girassol Life Extension (GIRLIFEX) Project

TechnipFMC has been awarded a significant contract to supply flexible pipe and associated hardware for the first subsea life extension project by TotalEnergies EP Angola and its Block 17 Partners in … Read More

ZIMBABWE: Mukuyu-1 Evaluation Update, Operations Completed & Phase 2 Campaign Planning Commenced

HIGHLIGHTS • Mukuyu-1 ST1 identifies 13 potential hydrocarbon bearing zones • Combined 225m gross potential hydrocarbon bearing zones identified in primary Upper Angwa target • Mukuyu-1 ST1 operations completed • … Read More

OPINION:New Wave European Climate Litigation Aimed at Stopping African Energy Projects

By African Energy Chamber More than 600 million Africans lacked access to electricity before the pandemic, and it appears that this figure is growing. According to the International Energy Agency, … Read More

ANGOLA: Shelf-Drilling Announces Further Contract Extension on the Shelf Drilling Tenacious

Shelf Drilling has announced that it has secured a further 12-month extension on the Shelf Drilling Tenacious jack-up rig in direct continuation of its current contract for drilling operations offshore … Read More

ZIMBABWE: Mukuyu-1 and sidetrack final well results and Exalo Rig 202 secured for further 12 months

Since the last update, the drill string was rigged up to conduct fishing operations to attempt to retrieve the wireline formation testing tool. The drill string with the overshot was … Read More