NAMIBIA: Why PanContinental’s Hopes Linger on Venus -1, Graff-1 Drilling Results

French major TotalEnergies has commenced drilling its ultra-deep Venus-1 well in the Orange Basin offshore Namibia On-trend, Pancontinental has mapped the very large Saturn turbidite complex in PEL 87. Saturn is geologically similar to Total’s Venus Prospect Venus and Saturn overlie the same high-quality mature Oil Source Rock, and both lie immediately … Read More

NAMIBIA: TotalEnergies Spuds Venus-1X exploration well in offshore Block 2913B

Block 2913B JV partner Impact Oil & Gas Limited has announced the spud of the Venus-1X offshore exploration well in Namibia Block 2913B (PEL 56). The well is being drilled … Read More

NAMIBIA: ReconAfrica’s Seismic Initial Processing Results Shows Target Rich Environment for the Upcoming Drilling Program

Reconnaissance Energy Africa has provided initial results from the first seismic acquisition program ever conducted in the Kavango Basin, in northeast Namibia. As reported on October 21, 2021, 450 linear … Read More

Valaris Announces Floater Contract Awards With Shell

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, … Read More

NAMIBIA: Opportunities and Risks of Becoming an International Oil and Gas Player

Historically overlooked by independent oil companies (IOCs) and considered something of an oil and gas frontier state, Namibia is establishing itself more prominently on the international oil and gas map. … Read More

OPINION: Oil Discovery Will Lead to Huge Benefits for Namibia if Exploited Sustainably

By NJ Ayuk Six months ago, Canadian oil and gas company Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. (ReconAfrica) began exploratory drilling in the deep Kavango Basin of northeast Namibia and into northwest … Read More

NAMIBIA: ReconAfrica, NAMCOR Provide Additional Drilling Results and Plans for Next Exploration Phase in the Kavango Basin

Reconnaissance Energy Africa and its joint venture partner NAMCOR have provided n the mud logging report and geochemical analysis, more comprehensive data confirming a working conventional petroleum system. The Company … Read More