Côte d’Ivoire: Murphy Oil Disappointed at the Civette-1X well

Murphy Oil Corporation has announced results from the Civette exploration well in Block CI-502 offshore Côte d’Ivoire. The Civette-1X well reached a total depth of 13,950 feet (4,252 meters) and encountered … 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

GHANA: Shearwater to Undertake First Deepwater Ocean Bottom Survey

Shearwater Geoservices AS has been awarded a deepwater Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) seismic survey in Ghana’s Jubilee and TEN fields, operated by Tullow and its partners.It will be the first … Read More

CÔTE D’IVOIRE:  Petrobras Granted Greenlight to Begin Contract Negotiations For Nine Offshore Blocks 

Brazilian national oil company Petrobras has received the green light to begin contract negotiations for nine offshore blocks in Côte d’Ivoire. The targeted blocks—CI 513, CI 600, CI 601, CI 602, CI 603, CI … Read More

COTE D’IVOIRE: VAALCO Energy Announces Significant Milestone in Its FPSO Dry Dock Refurbishment Project

VAALCO Energy has announced a significant milestone in its Côte d’Ivoire Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) Dry Dock Refurbishment Project. In alignment with the project timeline, the FPSO Baobab … Read More

Tullow Oil to Focus on Cost Efficiency and Production Optimisation in 2025

2025 Outlook – Cost efficiency and production optimisation driving continued cash generation Operational Governance Financial 2024 Performance – Continued strong progress against business objectives Operational Financial Reserves and resources

Côte d’Ivoire: Eni, Petroci Initiate Production from Baleine 

The President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Alassane Ouattara and Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi met in Abidjan to celebrate production start-up from the Baleine field, situated off the eastern coast … Read More