ANGOLA: QatarEnergy, Shell and Sonangol E&P Sign Agreement with ANPG Pertaining to Blocks 8 and 22 

QatarEnergy, alongside its partners Shell and Sonangol E&P signed an agreement with Angola’s National Agency for Oil, Gas, and Biofuels (ANPG) pertaining to Blocks 8 and 22 offshore the Republic … Read More

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

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

ALGERIA: TotalEnergies is Granted a New Exploration License

TotalEnergies, jointly with QatarEnergy, has been awarded the Ahara license following the “Algeria Bid Round 2024”, launched by The National Agency for the Valorization of Hydrocarbon Resources (ALNAFT), the first … Read More

Key Wells to Watch in 2025 – Westwood Insight

High impact exploration in 2025 is expected to remain stable, with QatarEnergy being the most active explorer and all eyes remaining on the Orange Basin Westwood forecasts high impact exploration … Read More

SOUTH AFRICA: Petrobras Acquires stake in the Deep Western Orange Basin block

Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors has approved the company’s operations in South Africa, enabling the acquisition of a stake in the Deep Western Orange Basin (DWOB) block, through … Read More