MAURITANIA: Total Contracts Shearwater for West Africa 3D Acquisition

Geoservices company Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS has announced it has received an award for a large towed streamer 3D acquisition and Fast Track processing project by Total E&P Mauritania. The … Read More

Energy Chamber Creates Advisory Committee to Drive Africa’s Exploration Scene

The exploration industry has been the hardest it by the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent historic crash in oil prices. Most seismic acquisition and exploratory drilling programmes have been suspended … Read More

PGS Data Covers Key Blocks for Nigeria’s 2020 Bid Round

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria, recently launched its 2020 licensing round. A total of fifty-seven marginal fields are on offer, including … Read More

TGS Completes Vast Jaan 3D Seismic Program Offshore NW Africa

TGS, has announced the completion of its flagship Jaan 3D seismic survey covering the MSGBC Basin in NW Africa acquired in partnership with PGS and GeoPartners. Comprising over 28,000 square … Read More

TGS welcomes Somalia’s ratification of the Petroleum Law

The Federal Republic of Somalia has confirmed that the country’s Petroleum Law has been ratified by His Excellency, President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo. The Presidential Ratification is a landmark moment in the development of Somalia’s natural resources, … Read More

Uganda Renews Oranto Petroleum & Armour Energy Licenses

Uganda’s  Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has renewed exploration licenses for for Nigeria’s Oranto Petroleum Ltd (OPL) and Australia’s Armour Energy after the two licensees fulfilled the work programme … Read More