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 Provides Kavango West 1X Operational Update

Preparations for downhole production testing are advancing with equipment, trucks and crews arriving on site.   Permits required to begin production testing have been received from the regulatory authorities for both … Read More

NAMIBIA: 88 Energy Earns 20 Interest Following Amendment to the Farm-In Agreement with Monitor Exploration

88 Energy Limited has provided an update on its interest in Petroleum Exploration Licence 93 (PEL 93), onshore Namibia, following an amendment to the Farm-In Agreement with operator Monitor Exploration … Read More

NAMIBIA: Oregen Energy Executes LoI to Evaluate Additional Investment Opportunity in the Orange Basin

Oregen Energy has announced that it has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent (LOI) to evaluate an investment opportunity in the share capital of Petrovena Energy, a local Namibian energy … 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

TotalEnergies, Galp Reinforce their Long-Term Commitment to Namibia in High‑Level Presidential Meeting

Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies and Paula Amorim, Chairman of Galp, held a joint meeting today with the President of the Republic of Namibia, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, to reiterate … Read More

ReconAfrica Raises Funds to Advance Multi-Zone Production Testing, Appraisal Drilling in Namibia & Advance Activities at Ngulu Block

ReconAfrica is now funded in its plans to expedite activity across its portfolio following the completion its previously announced underwritten, listed issuer financing exemption offering. The offering which raised aggregate … Read More

NAMIBIA: Sintana Energy Provides Indirect Interest in PEL 37 in the Walvis Basin

Sintana Energy has announce that it has entered into a Letter of Intent providing for a period of exclusivity in relation to an investment providing for an indirect interest in … 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

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