NAMIBIA: TotalEnergies Completes its entry as Operator into PEL83 license

TotalEnergies announces the completion of the transaction concluded with Galp in December 2025, by which: Further to the completion of this transaction, TotalEnergies holds a 40% operated interest in the PEL83 license … Read More

NAMIBIA: Shell announces New Oil Discovery in Orange Basin with Merlin-1X exploration well results

Shell, alongside its partners QatarEnergy and NAMCOR, has reported encouraging exploration results from its Merlin-1X exploration well in Petroleum Exploration Licence No. 0039 (PEL 0039), offshore Namibia, further advancing its … Read More

NAMIBIA: ReconAfrica Progresses Toward Kavango West 1X Production Test

ReconAfrica (operator), along with partners NAMCOR and BW Energy, have progressed downhole testing operations at Kavango West 1X (KW1X). Equipment and services have been arriving on site, which have been … Read More

NAMIBIA: TotalEnergies expands its exploration portfolio as operator of PEL104 license

TotalEnergies has signed agreements to acquire a 42.5% operated interest in the PEL104 Exploration license, located offshore Namibia, from Eight Offshore Investments Holdings and Maravilla Oil & Gas. Upon completion of the … Read More

ReconAfrica Provides Year-End Operational Update Progressing Projects in Namibia, Angola & Gabon

Brian Reinsborough, President & CEO, commented: “We have had an active and productive 2025 in which we advanced the Company on multiple strategic fronts. We completed drilling our second well in … Read More

NAMIBIA: bp confirms discovery at the Volans-1X Well

bp has confirmd the preliminary results of the Volans-1X exploration well in Namibia’s Orange Basin, as reported by operator Rhino Resources.  The Volans-1X exploration well, spudded on 31 July 2025 using the Northern Ocean’s semi-submersible Deepsea … Read More