Oil and Gas Discoveries and Activity in Southwest Africa Set to Open New Basins for Development and Trigger Big Investments in Namibia, Angola and South Africa

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber Last spring, the Maersk Voyager, an ultra-deepwater drillship under contract by French supermajor Total, drilled a wildcat well in the deepest water ever – … Read More

Shell Ventures into Two Existing Blocks in South Africa

Impact Oil and Gas has entered into an agreement with BG International Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc  for the farm-out of a 50% working interest … Read More

Tower Resources Provides Update on Thali, PEL 94 Projects

Extension of the initial period of the Exploration Phase of the Thali PSC, offshore Cameroon by one year (from 15 September 2019) for the purposes of completing the NJOM-3 well, … Read More

Oil and Gas Exploration in Namibia, Liberia and Ghana: Looking to the Future

Namibia, Liberia and Ghana are set to share their latest and most exciting oil and gas developments in a series of dedicated roundtable discussions aimed at showcasing hydrocarbon potential and … Read More

ANGOLA: PGS Completes 2020 3D Seismic Acquisition in Namibe Basin

Ramform Sovereign has completed a large acquisition project offshore Angola using multisensor GeoStreamer technology. Operational and geological objectives were achieved successfully and safely, despite the Covid-19 restrictions. The 2020 PGS … Read More

Kosmos Energy Announces Farm Down of a Portfolio of Exploration Assets to Shell for up to $200 Million

Kosmos Energy has entered into an agreement with B.V. Dordtsche Petroleum Maatschappij (“Shell”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell PLC, to farm down interests in a portfolio of frontier … Read More

Tullow Oil Provides H1 Operational Update

Production Group working interest production averaged 77,700 bopd in the first half of 2020, in line with expectations. Full year guidance has been updated to reflect recent strong performance in … Read More