NIGERIA: Chevron Successfully Completes the Awodi-07 Appraisal and Exploration Well

Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) has recorded a significant hydrocarbon discovery following the successful drilling and evaluation of the Awodi-07 appraisal and exploration well in the shallow offshore western Niger Delta. … Read More

NIGERIA: TGS Commences Onshore MegaSurvey to Support Regional Exploration

TGS, announces the commencement of the Nigeria Onshore MegaSurvey, a new regional-scale seismic project covering 28,000 square kilometers across the Onshore Niger Delta.   The project is supported by industry funding and is in partnership with the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Petrodata Management … Read More

NIGERIA: TotalEnergies Sign SPA with Vaaris to Divest its Oil Interest in Renaissance JV

TotalEnergies has announced that its subsidiary TotalEnergies EP Nigeria has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Vaaris for the sale of its 10% non-operated interest in the Renaissance … 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

NIGERIA: Shearwater Initiates Multi-client Survey across the Western Niger Delta Basin,

Shearwater Geoservices announces the upcoming start of a new multi-client seismic project offshore Nigeria. The 3D survey is backed by significant industry funding and will be executed in partnership with … Read More

AFRIPERF adopts Nigeria as headquarters, elects Komolafe chairman

The African Petroleum Regulators Forum (AFRIPERF) has unanimously adopted Nigeria as its official headquarters and also elected the Commission Chief Executive, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Engineer Gbenga Komolafe, … Read More

NIGERIA: NUPRC Projects $10bn Investments as Licensing Round Portal Opens for 50 blocks

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has unveiled the 2025 Licensing Round Portal marking a major push to attract new global investment into the country’s petroleum sector. Announced on … Read More

NIGERIA: TotalEnergies is Awarded Two Offshore Exploration Permits

TotalEnergies (80%, operator), together with its partner South Atlantic Petroleum (20%), have signed the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) for the PPL 2000 and PPL 2001 exploration licenses offshore Nigeria, which … Read More