ANGOLA: Chevron Secures Renewal of Block 0 Concession through to 2050

Chevron’s affiliate in Angola, Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Limited (CABGOC) announced today the successful extension of the Block 0 concession, off the coast of Cabinda province, in Angola. The agreement … Read More

SOUTH AFRICA: Energy Lobby African Supports Shell’s Court Case Victory to Conduct Offshore Seismic Surveys

The African Energy Chamber has lauded the South African High Court’s decision to allow multinational oil and gas company Shell to conduct seismic surveys offshore South Africa. Following an 11th … Read More

NAMIBIA: Why PanContinental’s Hopes Linger on Venus -1, Graff-1 Drilling Results

French major TotalEnergies has commenced drilling its ultra-deep Venus-1 well in the Orange Basin offshore Namibia On-trend, Pancontinental has mapped the very large Saturn turbidite complex in PEL 87. Saturn is geologically similar to Total’s Venus Prospect Venus and Saturn overlie the same high-quality mature Oil Source Rock, and both lie immediately … Read More

TANZANIA: ARA Commences 1st Phase of the Ruvuma PSA 3D seismic project

ARA Petroleum Tanzania Limited (APT) has confirmed that the seismic contractor commenced preparatory works as planned on 15 November 2021, has now established the GPS control points and survey equipment … Read More