VAALCO Energy, Inc. Announces Exciting Operational Update in Offshore Gabon and in Egypt

VAALCO Energy has announced positive operational updates offshore Gabon regarding the ongoing drilling program, including impressive initial well results on the Ebouri-5H well and mobilization of the rig to the … Read More

EGYPT: QatarEnergy signs MoU for gas cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean

QatarEnergy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt and ExxonMobil to study enabling the potential development and commercialization of gas discoveries in … Read More

EGYPT: Capricorn Announces Ministerial Signing of Merged Concession Agreement

Capricorn announces that the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has signed the consolidated and amended concession agreement covering eight of the Company’s existing Egyptian Western Desert concession agreements in … Read More

EGYPT: TotalEnergies and EGAS sign a Cooperation Agreement on offshore exploration

TotalEnergies and the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on exploration activities. The MoU covers a large area located in the north-western offshore … Read More

EGYPT: Viridien & SLB announce agreement with EGAS for large multi-client OBN program over Eastern Mediterranean Offshore

Viridien and SLB have entered into an agreement with the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) to launch a massive multi-client ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic acquisition and imaging program in Egypt’s … Read More

EGYPT: Rashid Petroleum Plans to Double Gas Production by 2029/2030

Rashid Petroleum Company held an expanded meeting to present the five-year plan (2025–2030) for the company and its affiliated companies, which include Burullus Gas Company and West Mena Gas Company, … Read More

Geopolitics and Energy Security: What Recent Moves Say about Africa’s Global Gas Role

The Council of the European Union (EU) and the European Parliament signed a provisional agreement in early December 2025 to formally phase out Russian gas imports. Aligned with a broader … Read More

OPINION: Africa’s Upstream Future: Momentum Builds, but Investment Discipline Remains a Hurdle

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber Two breakthrough offshore discoveries in Namibia in 2022 — one by Shell and one by TotalEnergies — marked an important milestone for … Read More