BENIN: Zenith Energy Granted Exclusivity for Block 1, Sèmè Field
Zenith Energy has announced that the Ministry of Water and Mines of the Republic of Benin has awarded Zenith Energy an exclusivity for a period of three months to negotiate … Read More
Category: West Africa
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
NIGERIA: PGS Supports Nigeria Delta Mini Bid Round
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) have scheduled a pre-bid conference on 16 January 2023, after which interested companies will be invited to submit their pre-qualification applications by 31 … Read More
NIGERIA: Lekoil Nigeria Changes Name to Fenikso Ltd
Lekoil has agreed to change its name and has agreed with Lekoil Nigeria that the Company’s name will be changed to Fenikso Ltd following shareholders’ approval at the Extraordinary General … Read More
NIGERIA: San Leon Energy Provides Update on the Proposed Transactions with Midwestern
Further to the announcement made on 1 December 2022, the MLPL Reorganisation Agreement‘s deadline for the satisfaction of the condition relating to the New Eroton Debt Facilities being entered into, which had already previously been extended to 31 December 2022, … Read More
NIGERIA: BW Offshore Signs Short-term Contract Extension for Abo FPSO
BW Offshore has signed a short-term extension for Abo FPSO with Nigerian Agip Exploration Ltd, a subsidiary of ENI S.p.A., until 14 January 2023 to allow time to finalize terms … Read More
NIGERIA: San Leon Energy Provides a US$5.5 million loan to Decklar Petroleum
San Leon has a 11% shareholding in Decklar Petroleum Limited (DPL), the local subsidiary of Decklar operating in Nigeria, and has also made a US$5.5 million loan to DPL, via … Read More
NIGERIA: Shelf Drilling Awarded New Contract
Shelf Drilling has announced that it has secured a one-year contract for the Trident VIII jack-up rig for operations offshore Nigeria. The rig will complete a short out-of-service project prior … Read More
NIGERIA: Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission Announces the Mini Bid Round 2022
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced the Mini Bid Round 2022). The Mini Bid Round is an opportunity to spur new exploration and drilling activities in the … Read More
Savannah Energy Terminates SPA for PETRONAS’ Chad and Cameroon portfolio
Savannah has announced the completion of the proposed acquisition of PETRONAS’ upstream and midstream asset portfolio in Chad and Cameroon that remained subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions precedent … Read More
COTE d’IVOIRE: Tullow signs Production Sharing Contract for CI-803 Offshore Exploration Licence
Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) has signed a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) for offshore exploration licence CI-803 in Côte d’Ivoire. Tullow will operate the licence with 90% equity, the remaining 10% … Read More