NAMIBIA: Shell announces New Oil Discovery in Orange Basin with Merlin-1X exploration well results

Shell, alongside its partners QatarEnergy and NAMCOR, has reported encouraging exploration results from its Merlin-1X exploration well in Petroleum Exploration Licence No. 0039 (PEL 0039), offshore Namibia, further advancing its … Read More

EGYPT: QatarEnergy signs MoU for gas cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean

QatarEnergy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt and ExxonMobil to study enabling the potential development and commercialization of gas discoveries in … Read More

ALGERIA: TotalEnergies is Granted a New Exploration License

TotalEnergies, jointly with QatarEnergy, has been awarded the Ahara license following the “Algeria Bid Round 2024”, launched by The National Agency for the Valorization of Hydrocarbon Resources (ALNAFT), the first … Read More

Key Wells to Watch in 2025 – Westwood Insight

High impact exploration in 2025 is expected to remain stable, with QatarEnergy being the most active explorer and all eyes remaining on the Orange Basin Westwood forecasts high impact exploration … Read More

SOUTH AFRICA: Petrobras Acquires stake in the Deep Western Orange Basin block

Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors has approved the company’s operations in South Africa, enabling the acquisition of a stake in the Deep Western Orange Basin (DWOB) block, through … Read More

SOUTH AFRICA: Eco Atlantic Completes Farm Down in Block 3B/4B to TotalEnergies & QatarEnergy

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas has announced completion of a farm down of a 13.75% Participating Interest in Block 3B/4B offshore the Republic of South Africa and Transfer of Operatorship of the Block … Read More

SOUTH AFRICA: TotalEnergies , QatarEnergy Acquire Participating Interest in Block 3B/4B Assumes Operatorship

TotalEnergies has signed, together with its partner QatarEnergy, an agreement to acquire participating interests in Block 3B/4B, offshore South Africa, from Africa Oil South Africa, Azinam (a wholly owned subsidiary … Read More