GAMBIA: PetroNor Withdraws from Block A4
PetroNor E&P ASA advises that it is withdrawing from the exploration licence for Block A4 in The Gambia. This follows the expiry of the initial exploration phase of the licence … 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
CONGO: Eni launches the Phase 2 of Congo LNG, to Export the first LNG cargo in early 2026
With the arrival of the Nguya FLNG floating liquefaction unit and the introduction of gas into the new offshore infrastructure system, Eni announces the start-up – ahead of the planned … Read More
NIGERIA: NUPRC Projects $10bn Investments as Licensing Round Portal Opens for 50 blocks
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has unveiled the 2025 Licensing Round Portal marking a major push to attract new global investment into the country’s petroleum sector. Announced on … Read More
NIGERIA: TotalEnergies Completes a Farmout Agreement to Sell to Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited
Further to an ongoing discussion of global exploration opportunities between TotalEnergies and Chevron, TotalEnergies EP Nigeria announces that it has signed a farmout agreement to sell to Star Deep Water … Read More
Panoro Energy has provided an operations update in advance of its third quarter 2025 results. Production and Operations Update Average W.I. production – bopd Q3 2025 9M 2025 Gabon 4,760 … Read More
EQUATORIAL GUINEA: Searcher Commences Major Seismic Reprocessing Initiative Covering 8,500 km of Offshore Data
Searcher, a leading provider of global geoscience data solutions, has announced the launch of a major seismic reprocessing initiative covering 8,500 km of offshore data in Equatorial Guinea. The project aims … Read More
New IEA report lays out pathway to finance universal electricity access in Africa
First-of-its-kind tracking shows investment is rising but remains well below levels needed to close the access gap Insufficient capital is a key obstacle to expanding electricity access for the roughly … Read More
NIGERIA: Shell Invests in HI Offshore Gas Development
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), a subsidiary of Shell plc, together with Sunlink Energies and Resources Limited, have taken a final investment decision (FID) on the HI … Read More
Europa Oil & Gas Announces EG-08 PSC Phase 1 Extension
Europa Oil & Gas has announced that, in accordance with the exploration periods and their extensions set out in Article 2 of the EG-08 production sharing contract, as well as … Read More
