{"id":15384,"date":"2025-12-03T06:00:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T06:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/?p=15384"},"modified":"2025-12-03T06:00:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T06:00:12","slug":"gambia-petronor-withdraws-from-block-a4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/gambia-petronor-withdraws-from-block-a4\/","title":{"rendered":"GAMBIA: PetroNor Withdraws from Block A4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PetroNor E&amp;P ASA advises that it is withdrawing from the exploration licence for Block A4 in The Gambia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This follows the expiry of the initial exploration phase of the licence for Block A4  during mid-November 2025 and the Company had been in discussion with the Government of The Gambia regarding future options. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the conclusion of these discussions the Company can now confirm that it is relinquishing its rights to the licence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PetroNor E&amp;P ASA advises that it is withdrawing from the exploration licence for Block A4 in The Gambia. This follows the expiry of the initial exploration phase of the licence &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/gambia-petronor-withdraws-from-block-a4\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":11017,"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":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7442,11,7444],"tags":[9690,950,8476],"class_list":["post-15384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-countries","category-top-news","category-west-africa","tag-block-a4","tag-gambia","tag-petronor","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Gambia-Block-A4.png?fit=1614%2C803&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5JWkQ-408","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12840,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/gambia-petronor-ep-asa-sign-petroleum-exploration-development-and-production-licence\/","url_meta":{"origin":15384,"position":0},"title":"GAMBIA: PetroNor E&#038;P ASA Sign Petroleum, Exploration, Development and Production Licence","author":"","date":"November 21, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"PetroNor E&P has\u00a0announced that it had received, from the Government of The Gambia, a 30-day extension to the longstop date of the licence option. Following positive discussions with the Government, PetroNor today announces that it has decided to exercise its right to continue with the Petroleum, Exploration, Development and Production\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Central Africa&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Central Africa","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/countries\/central-africa\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Gambia-Block-A4.png?fit=1200%2C597&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Gambia-Block-A4.png?fit=1200%2C597&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Gambia-Block-A4.png?fit=1200%2C597&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Gambia-Block-A4.png?fit=1200%2C597&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Gambia-Block-A4.png?fit=1200%2C597&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9187,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/gambia-reinstates-petronor-license-after-out-of-court-settlement\/","url_meta":{"origin":15384,"position":1},"title":"Gambia Reinstates PetroNor License After Out of court settlement","author":"","date":"September 21, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"PetroNor announces that the Company has reached a mutual agreement with the Government of The Gambia to settle its Arbitration related to the A1 and A4 licenses. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, PetroNor will regain the A4 license and sign a 30-year lease under new terms. Further, PetroNor\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Central Africa&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Central Africa","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/countries\/central-africa\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PetroNor-gambia.jpg?fit=1024%2C510&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PetroNor-gambia.jpg?fit=1024%2C510&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PetroNor-gambia.jpg?fit=1024%2C510&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/PetroNor-gambia.jpg?fit=1024%2C510&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11016,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/gambia-petronor-receives-one-year-extension-for-the-a4-license\/","url_meta":{"origin":15384,"position":2},"title":"GAMBIA: PetroNor Receives One Year Extension for the A4 License","author":"","date":"October 19, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"PetroNor has announced that it has received, from the Government of The Gambia, a one-year extension to the Longstop date of the Licence until 18 October 2022, which will enable the Company to progress its ongoing discussions with potential partners. As set out in the announcement on 19 September 2020,\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\/10\/Gambia-Block-A4.png?fit=1200%2C597&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Gambia-Block-A4.png?fit=1200%2C597&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Gambia-Block-A4.png?fit=1200%2C597&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Gambia-Block-A4.png?fit=1200%2C597&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Gambia-Block-A4.png?fit=1200%2C597&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9449,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/petronor-purchases-spe-guinea-bissau-ab\/","url_meta":{"origin":15384,"position":3},"title":"PetroNor Purchases SPE Guinea Bissau AB","author":"","date":"November 20, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"PetroNor has announced the purchase of SPE Guinea Bissau AB. This entitles PetroNor to assume the Operatorship (and interest of 78.57%) of the Sinapa (Block 2) and Esperanca (Blocks 4A and 5A) licences in Guinea Bissau subject to Government approval. The licences have been extended for 3 years and are\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Central Africa&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Central Africa","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/countries\/central-africa\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Petronor-Guinea-Bissau.jpg?fit=389%2C363&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":10934,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/guinea-bissau-independent-ep-companies-iocs-unlock-prospective-offshore-msgbc-acreage\/","url_meta":{"origin":15384,"position":4},"title":"GUINEA BISSAU: Independent E&#038;P Companies, IOC\u00b4s Unlock Prospective Offshore MSGBC Acreage","author":"","date":"September 28, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"By Miguel\u00a0Artacho, Field Editor Oil and gas investors with an interest in Africa have made significant investments in some of the countries of the MSGBC Basin \u2013 which comprise\u00a0Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry\u00a0\u2013 such as Senegal and Mauritania, where the world-class Grand Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) gas project currently underway\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\/2020\/06\/Equitorial-Guinea-Oil.jpg?fit=512%2C335&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":14126,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/guinea-bissau-petronor-completes-farm-down-to-apus-energy-for-the-sinapa-block-2-esperanca-blocks-4a-5a-license\/","url_meta":{"origin":15384,"position":5},"title":"GUINEA BISSAU: PetroNor Completes Farm-down to Apus Energy for the Sinapa (Block 2) &#038; Esperanca (Blocks 4A &#038; 5A) License","author":"","date":"January 8, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"PetroNor E&P has confirmed the completion of the Guinea Bissau farm-down transaction which was announced on 27th June over the Christmas holiday period, Apus Energy DMCC (APUS) initiated the payment of $23 million towards past licence costs and long lead items purchased for drilling. The Government of Guinea Bissau approved\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\/2024\/01\/Guinea-Bissau-Espanca-Sinapa.jpg?fit=768%2C634&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Guinea-Bissau-Espanca-Sinapa.jpg?fit=768%2C634&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Guinea-Bissau-Espanca-Sinapa.jpg?fit=768%2C634&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Guinea-Bissau-Espanca-Sinapa.jpg?fit=768%2C634&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15384","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=15384"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15385,"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15384\/revisions\/15385"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}