Ian Perks Appointed as Tullow’s new Chief Executive Officer
Ian will take up the role of CEO and join the Board on 15 September 2025. Following the appointment, Richard Miller, who is currently Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Interim … 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
GHANA: Shearwater to Undertake First Deepwater Ocean Bottom Survey
Shearwater Geoservices AS has been awarded a deepwater Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) seismic survey in Ghana’s Jubilee and TEN fields, operated by Tullow and its partners.It will be the first … Read More
NIGERIA: TotalEnergies is Awarded Two Offshore Exploration Permits
TotalEnergies (80%, operator), together with its partner South Atlantic Petroleum (20%), have signed the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) for the PPL 2000 and PPL 2001 exploration licenses offshore Nigeria, which … Read More
NNPC Ltd, Gas Suppliers Sign 1.29bscf/d Feedgas GSAs with NLNG
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) and several upstream gas suppliers have signed long-term Gas Supply Agreements (GSAs) with the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) for the … Read More
SAO TOME & PRINCIPE: Shearwater awarded 3D contract by TotalEnergies
Shearwater Geoservices AS has been awarded a 3D marine seismic acquisition contract by TotalEnergies in Sao Tome & Principe on the STP-02 Block. The two-month exploration survey off the coast … Read More
GABON: Minister of Oil Embarks on an Aggressive Investment Campaign in Deepwater Exploration Opportunities.
The newly appointed Minister of Oil and Gas of Gabon HE Sosthène NGUEMA is shifting his focus to deepwater oil and gas exploration under efforts to bring new projects online and mitigate … Read More
NIGERIA: Green Energy International Exports First Crude from New Onshore Terminal
Nigerian energy company Green Energy International (GEIL) has completed the development of the Otakikpo onshore terminal, located in OML 11 near Port Harcourt. In June 2025, the company lifted its … Read More
Oando Successfully Secures $375 Million Upsizing of its Afreximbank Reserve Based Lending Facility
Oando announces that its upstream subsidiary, Oando Oil Limited, a 20% participating interest holder in the OMLs 60-63 JV and an affiliate of Oando Energy Resources Nigeria Limited, has successfully … Read More
CÔTE D’IVOIRE: Petrobras Granted Greenlight to Begin Contract Negotiations For Nine Offshore Blocks
Brazilian national oil company Petrobras has received the green light to begin contract negotiations for nine offshore blocks in Côte d’Ivoire. The targeted blocks—CI 513, CI 600, CI 601, CI 602, CI 603, CI … Read More
Ghana, Tullow, Kosmos Energy, PetroSA, GNPC & Explorco sign MoU to extend Production licences to 2040
The Government of Ghana, Tullow Oil plc (Tullow), Kosmos Energy (Kosmos), PetroSA, GNPC and Explorco are pleased to announce that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to … Read More
