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

SOUTH AFRICA: Impact Acquires 100% Interest in Transkei & Algoa & Tugela South Exploration Rights

Impact Oil & Gas has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Impact Africa Ltd, has received approval from the Government of South Africa to take forward the Transkei & Algoa Exploration … Read More

SOUTH AFRICA: Total Makes Gas Discovery on the Luiperd Prospect

Total has made a significant gas condensate discovery on the Luiperd prospect, located on Block 11B/12B in the Outeniqua Basin, 175 kilometers off the southern coast of South Africa. This … 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

West Africa: Experts Set to Discuss Oil and Gas Opportunities in the Region

Home to Africa’s largest and most established oil nation, Nigeria, as well as several emerging producers, West Africa has a long hydrocarbons history. Most recently, projects including Tortue FLNG, Bonga … 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