NAMIBIA: Rhino Resources Completes the Sagittarius-1x well in the Orange Basin, PEL85

Rhino Resources has announced that it has completed the Sagittarius-1x well in the Orange Basin, PEL85 offshore Namibia. Commenting on the initial well results, Rhino’s CEO Travis Smithard said:“We are … Read More

The Future of Africa’s Energy Sector: Balancing Fossil Fuels and Renewables

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber There’s a promising future for African renewables as the continent strives to balance its current reliance on fossil fuels. That’s the prediction … Read More

Equatorial Guinea Set to Boost Exploration by Attracting New Investors in 2025

Equatorial Guinea is taking decisive steps to revitalize its upstream sector, with plans to launch a new licensing round in 2025 aimed at increasing exploration and production. With the global … Read More

Nigeria: Ogale and Bille Residents take Shell to UK High court following 10-year fight for Justice

Ten years ago, residents from the Bille and Ogale communities in Nigeria claimed their livelihoods had been destroyed and homes damaged by hundreds of oil spills caused by Shell. The … Read More

ZIMBABWE: Invictus Energy Recieves Pilot gas production ESIA Approval for Cabora Bassa

Invictus Energy announceS that the Zimbabwe Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has approved the Environmental Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for pilot production activities at the Cabora Bassa Project.Pilot production activities include … Read More

NAMIBIA: Chevron Farms Into PEL 82 Signaling Growing IOCs Interest in African Energy

Africa’s oil and gas sector continues to draw interest from international oil companies (IOCs) through well-structured Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) and strategic farm-in agreements. Last week, US major Chevron completed … Read More

Mauritania/Senegal: Kosmos Energy Announces First LNG at the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim Project

Kosmos Energy announces that first liquified natural gas (LNG) production has been achieved at the bp-operated Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) LNG project, offshore Mauritania & Senegal. On December 31, 2024, gas from the first … Read More