{"id":10159,"date":"2021-04-06T11:19:55","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T11:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oilnewskenya.com\/?p=10159"},"modified":"2021-04-06T11:25:42","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T11:25:42","slug":"namibia-qatar-petroleum-enters-two-offshore-exploration-blocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/namibia-qatar-petroleum-enters-two-offshore-exploration-blocks\/","title":{"rendered":"NAMIBIA: Qatar Petroleum enters two offshore exploration blocks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Qatar Petroleum entered into an agreement with Shell to become a partner in two exploration blocks offshore the Republic of Namibia.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Under the terms of the agreement, which is subject to customary approvals, Qatar Petroleum will hold a 45% participating interest in the PEL 39 exploration license pertaining to Block 2913A and Block 2914B, while Shell (the Operator) will hold a 45% interest, and the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR) will hold the remaining 10% interest.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Commenting on the agreement, His Excellency Mr. Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, the President and CEO of Qatar Petroleum, said, \u201cWith this second exploration and production sharing agreement in Namibia, we are pleased to expand our exploration footprint in the country, and to further strengthen our presence in the southern Africa region. Working on these promising and prospective blocks with our valued long-term partner, Shell, is another step in our stride towards achieving our international growth strategy. We look forward to working together with the Namibian Government, NAMCOR and Shell on these blocks.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This is Qatar Petroleum\u2019s second exploration license in Namibia. In August 2019, Qatar Petroleum entered into agreements for participating in blocks 2913B and 2912 offshore Namibia.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Qatar Petroleum entered into an agreement with Shell to become a partner in two exploration blocks offshore the Republic of Namibia. Under the terms of the agreement, which is subject &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/namibia-qatar-petroleum-enters-two-offshore-exploration-blocks\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":10163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7442,7445,11],"tags":[8618,8619,7913,1675,3110,2297],"class_list":["post-10159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-countries","category-southern-africa","category-top-news","tag-block-2912","tag-block-2913b","tag-namcor","tag-namibia","tag-qatar-petroleum","tag-shell","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/NAMIBIA-PEL-39.jpg?fit=700%2C698&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5JWkQ-2DR","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10762,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/valaris-announces-floater-contract-awards-with-shell\/","url_meta":{"origin":10159,"position":0},"title":"Valaris Announces Floater Contract Awards With Shell","author":"","date":"August 18, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Valaris Limited has announced that it has been awarded one-well contracts with Shell Namibia Upstream B.V. and Shell Sao Tome and Principe B.V. offshore Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively, for drillship, VALARIS DS-10. The precise timing of the first contract is to be confirmed, but is expected to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Countries&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Countries","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/countries\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/VALARIS-DS.jpg?fit=664%2C455&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/VALARIS-DS.jpg?fit=664%2C455&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/VALARIS-DS.jpg?fit=664%2C455&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11369,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/namibia-shell-spuds-graff-1-well-in-pel-39\/","url_meta":{"origin":10159,"position":1},"title":"NAMIBIA: Shell Spuds Graff-1 Well in PEL 39","author":"","date":"December 14, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Shell has spud the Graff-1 well in Block 2913 Petroleum Exploration License (PEL) 39 State-owned Namcor reported, The well is being drilled at a depth of around 2000 meters using the Valaris DS-10 rig and comes days after Total Energies started drilling the Venus-1 well in the neighboring PEL 56.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Countries&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Countries","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/countries\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/NAMIBIA-ORANGE-BASIN-PROSPECTS.png?fit=478%2C407&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":13016,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/namibia-sintana-energy-receives-petroleum-exploration-license-87-extension-approval\/","url_meta":{"origin":10159,"position":2},"title":"NAMIBIA: Sintana Energy Receives Petroleum Exploration License 87 Extension Approval","author":"","date":"December 22, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Sintana Energy has provided the following update on several matters including a recently approved extension to Petroleum Exploration License 87 (PEL 87), a year-end review and 2023 outlook. \u201c2022 was a seminal year in Sintana\u2019s history underpinned most notably by our entry into Namibia in March,\u201d said Robert Bose, President\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Countries&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Countries","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/countries\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Namibia-sintana-energy.png?fit=541%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Namibia-sintana-energy.png?fit=541%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Namibia-sintana-energy.png?fit=541%2C600&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11068,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/namibia-approves-eco-atlantic-operatorship-in-4-licenses\/","url_meta":{"origin":10159,"position":3},"title":"Namibia Approves Eco Atlantic Operatorship in 4 Licenses","author":"","date":"November 2, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Eco Atlantic has completed drafting the four new Joint Operating Agreements ('JOA's') for its new Petroleum Licenses offshore Namibia. We have received all paying partner approvals on the JOA's and they are out for review with the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR), and local partners. Namibia's Ministry of Mines\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Countries&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Countries","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/countries\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/NAMIBIA-ECO.jpg?fit=750%2C1009&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/NAMIBIA-ECO.jpg?fit=750%2C1009&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/NAMIBIA-ECO.jpg?fit=750%2C1009&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/NAMIBIA-ECO.jpg?fit=750%2C1009&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11763,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/namibia-shells-sizeable-oil-discovery-means-huge-opportunity-for-economic-growth\/","url_meta":{"origin":10159,"position":4},"title":"NAMIBIA: Shell&#8217;s Sizeable Oil Discovery Means Huge Opportunity For Economic Growth","author":"","date":"February 7, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR) \u2013 alongside partners Shell Namibia Upstream B.V. and Qatar Energy \u2013 have announced the discovery of sizeable quantities of light oil in both primary and secondary targets at the Graff-1 well offshore Namibia, ushering in a new era of hydrocarbon exploration and production\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Countries&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Countries","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/countries\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/namibia-Venus-1x.png?fit=1200%2C665&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/namibia-Venus-1x.png?fit=1200%2C665&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/namibia-Venus-1x.png?fit=1200%2C665&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/namibia-Venus-1x.png?fit=1200%2C665&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/namibia-Venus-1x.png?fit=1200%2C665&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":10567,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/south-africa-qatar-petroleum-enters-into-3-offshore-exploration-blocks-with-totalenergies\/","url_meta":{"origin":10159,"position":5},"title":"SOUTH AFRICA: Qatar Petroleum Enters into 3 Offshore Exploration Blocks with TotalEnergies","author":"","date":"July 5, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Qatar Petroleum entered into agreements with TotalEnergies to acquire working interests in three offshore exploration blocks in South Africa. Under the terms of the agreements, which are subject to customary approvals by the government of South Africa, Qatar Petroleum will hold a 25% participating interest in the South Outeniqua block,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Countries&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Countries","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/countries\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/South-Africa-DWOB-South-Outeniqua.jpg?fit=515%2C456&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10159"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10161,"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10159\/revisions\/10161"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}