NAMIBIA: Drilling Second Well in the Kavango Basin, in Progress
Operations With the first string of casing set and cemented in the 6-1 well, the Company owned and operated 1000 HP rig (Jarvie-1) is drilling ahead to a target depth … Read More
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NAMIBIA: ReconAfrica Commences Drilling Operations in the Kavango Sedimentary Basin
ReconAfrica has commenced drilling operations on the first well (6-2), of an initial three well program to evaluate potential hydrocarbon systems in one of five major sub-basins of the larger, … Read More
EGYPT: Ministry of Petroleum & Schlumberger Launch the Egypt Upstream Gateway
The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Schlumberger announced today the launch of the Egypt Upstream Gateway, an innovative national project for the digitalization of subsurface information. This digital platform will … Read More
NIGERIA: Heirs Holdings Acquires 45% of OML 17 from Shell, Total and ENI
Heirs Holdings the leading African strategic investor, in partnership with affiliated company Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp), Nigeria’s largest publicly listed conglomerate, announced today the unconditional acquisition of a 45% … Read More
NAMIBIA: ReconAfrica Spuds the (6-2) well in the Deep Kavango Basin
Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. (ReconAfrica) has commenced drilling operations on the first well (6-2), of an initial three well program, in the deep Kavango Basin in the Kalahari Desert of … Read More
Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and 5G are already reshaping the Oil and Gas Industry
Today, the Huawei Oil & Gas Virtual Summit 2020 — exploring ‘Data to Barrel’ — was successfully hosted online. The summit gathered together global customers, industry partners, and thought leaders … Read More
NIGERIA: Lekoil Executes Definitive Service Agreements for the Otakikpo Drilling Programme
LEKOIL has announced that the Otakikpo Joint Venture which is made up of Green Energy International Limited (GEIL), the Operator of the Otakikpo Marginal Field, and the Technical Partner, LEKOIL … Read More
European Travel Bans Are Counter-Productive And Hurting The Oil & Gas Sector’s Ability To Support Africa’s Economic Recovery
The continuation of travel restrictions and suspension of visas and travel between Africa and Europe is heavily restraining the oil & gas industry’s recovery efforts. Because of its international nature, … Read More
Oil & Gas Virtual Summit Set for 6-10th July 2020
The Oil & Gas Leadership and Success Virtual Summit will be held in July 2020 to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the oil and gas industry including a … Read More
Schlumberger Launches New Zonal Isolation Technology
Schlumberger has launched the CemFIT Shield* mud-sealing cement system at the Society of Petroleum Engineers Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (SPE ATCE). The CemFIT Shield system provides the industry’s first … Read More