EQUATORIAL GUINEA: Africa Oil, Panoro Energy Awarded Offshore Blocks

Africa Oil has announced that it has signed two production sharing contracts (PSCs) with the Republic of Equatorial Guinea for offshore Blocks EG-18 and EG-31. These PSCs are subject to ratification by … Read More

Glencore fined $314M for ‘Highly Corrosive’ and ‘Endemic’ Corruption in 5 African Oil States

Glencore Energy UK Ltd will pay £280,965,092.95 million (over 400 million USD) after an SFO investigation revealed it paid US $29 million in bribes to gain preferential access to oil … Read More

VAALCO Energy Announced the Closing of the Strategic Combination with TransGlobe Energy Corporation

The combined Company is a leading African-focused operator with a strong production and reserve base, a diverse portfolio of assets in Gabon, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea and Canada, and significant future growth potential. KEY HIGHLIGHTS … Read More

EQUATORIAL GUINEA: VAALCO Energy Announces Approval of Plan of Development for Discovery on Block P

VAALCO Energy has announced that the Government of Equatorial Guinea has approved the Venus – Block P Plan of Development. VAALCO has an 80% participation interest in the project and … Read More

Energy Lobby Calls for Glencore’s EITI Membership Withdrawal Following Guilty Plea to Market Manipulation, Bribery & Corruption

The African Energy Chamber (AEC) is calling for the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) to terminate the membership of Switzerland-based commodities and mining multinational Glencore following Glencore’s recent guilty plea … Read More

EQUATORIAL GUINEA: Trident Energy Awarded Extension of Offshore Block G PSC

The Block G Production Sharing Contract in Equatorial Guinea has been successfully extended to 31 December 2040. Alongside our Joint Venture partners, Kosmos Energy, Panoro Energy, GE Petrol and the Ministry … Read More

Panoro Energy Provides 2022 Operations Update

Equatorial Guinea (Panoro: 14.25%) Q1 2022 working interest production averaged approximately 4,968 bopd (gross production 34,866 bopd) Operator Trident Energy is undertaking a workover programme at the Okume Complex and … Read More