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Global Oil & Gas Contracts Activity in Q2 2021 Declined by 7% – GlobalData
Oil and gas contract activity declined following the relatively stable activity in Q1 2021, with the industry recording a seven percent decrease in the number of contracts and a significant … Read More
NAMIBIA: ReconAfrica Accuses Viceroy Research of Misinformation on its Drilling Programme
Reconnaissance Energy Africa says it has received and reviewed a report issued by Viceroy Research which it terms as a stock-market short-seller, about the Company’s exploratory drilling program in Namibia. … Read More
TUNISIA: Zenith Mobilizes Work-over Rig in the Robbana Concession to Overturn Dipping Production
Zenith Energy has announced that it has finalised all the necessary preparations for the commencement of operational activities in the Robbana concession in onshore Tunisia. Tnis follows an extensive technical … Read More
Atlas Oranto Drives Shallow-Water Exploration Offshore Senegal
Since discovering commercial hydrocarbon reserves in 2014, Senegal has emerged as a regional exploration hotspot within the MSGBC Basin and continent at-large. Today, the West African nation is home to … Read More
TANZANIA: APT Receives 2 Years Extension of Ruvuma Licence
The operator, ARA Petroleum Tanzania Limited (APT) has secured the extension for the Ruvuma PSA from the Ministry of Energy of Tanzania, which is valid for two years from 15 … Read More
NIGERIA: Energy Chamber Salutes President Buhari Signs Historic Petroleum Industry Bill into Law
The long-awaited Petroleum Industry Bill has officially been signed into law, a month after it was voted through by both chambers of the National Assembly. After twenty-years of deliberation and … Read More
Schlumberger Introduces Autonomous Directional Drilling
Schlumberger has announced the introduction of Autonomous Directional Drilling, which includes solutions to steer autonomously through any section of the wellbore. Leveraging an intelligent and dynamic downhole automated control system … Read More
EGYPT: SDX Energy Completes Drilling Operations of the HA-1X Well at South Disouq
The HA-1X exploration well on the Hanut prospect spudded on 4 August and reached the target depth of 6,000ft on 17 August. The primary target for HA-1X was the Basal … Read More
NIGERIA: PGS Releases Additional Data to Support Niger Delta Exploration
An additional 1000 sq. km of reprocessed 3D data from OPL 248 is now available. This completes the PGS Niger Delta 2020 Reprocessing package and is well-timed for a reassessment … Read More
