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West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo
Meren is shifting gears into a long-term investment cycle running into the early 2030s across its core African offshore assets: Executive Leadership Vision “Our production assets continued to perform in … Read More
VAALCO Energy announced completion of the First Exploration Phase work commitments and approval to proceed to the Second Exploration Phase at Block CI-705, offshore Côte d’Ivoire. George Maxwell, Vaalco’s Chief … Read More
EnerMech has secured a strategic contract with global energy giant Chevron to deliver specialised pipeline pre-commissioning services for the Aseng Gas Development Project offshore Equatorial Guinea, marking another significant milestone … Read More
Borr Drilling has provided an update on the Prospector 5 incident offshore Gabon, first announced by the Company on October 25, 2026. As part of the ongoing search and rescue … Read More
TotalEnergies has signed a Farm-Out Agreement to sell to South Atlantic Petroleum Limited (SAPETRO) a 40% participating interest in offshore block OPL257, Nigeria. Upon completion of this transaction, TotalEnergies will … Read More
TGS, in partnership with the Direction Générale des Hydrocarbures (DGH) and PETROCI, today announced the commencement of the MC3D Vision PSDM reprocessing project in offshore Côte d’Ivoire. The project will … Read More
An intensive marine and air search is entering its crucial phase off the coast of Gabon following the sudden sinking of the Prospector 5 jack-up drilling rig late last week. … Read More
Tullow Oil notes that the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has delivered the Tribunal’s award with regard to the $196.5 million corporate income tax assessment relating to proceeds received by … Read More
Borr Drilling is pleased has announced new commitments for three of its premium jack-up rigs. In West Africa, the Norve has received a binding letter of award from an undisclosed … Read More
Tullow Oil has successfully concluded its 2025–26 offshore drilling campaign in Ghana, bringing six new Jubilee production wells and one Jubilee water injector onstream to boost output and offset field … Read More
