Kosmos aims to drill in three countries this year
Kosmos Energy is getting back to work offshore Africa, in Ghana and with three wells planned this year for Equatorial Guinea.
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Assala kicks off Toucan drilling
Assala Energy has begun drilling at its Toucan site in Gabon, the company has announced.
Shell to cut Tunisia fields loose
Shell has set out plans to relinquish its operations in Tunisia, in another blow to the North African state’s upstream.
BW Energy reports Gabon appraisal miss
BW Energy has found water at its Hibiscus Extension appraisal well, offshore Gabon, rather than hydrocarbons.
ReconAfrica spuds second Namibian well
Reconnaissance Energy Africa has spudded the second well in the Kavango Basin, in northeast Namibia.
Total starts up production at Zinia phase 2
Total has begun production at its Zinia phase 2 project, on Angola’s Block 17.
Sonatrach considers Libyan return following talks
Sonatrach has discussed the possibility of returning to work in Libya, at Contract Areas 065 and 96/95.
McDade launches Afentra with eye on African acquisitions
Former Tullow Oil executives have launched their Afentra venture, focused on production up and down West Africa.
United preps for more Abu Sennan production
The ASD-1X, in Egypt’s Abu Sennan, is a commercial discovery, United Oil & Gas reported, saying a second well had been spudded on May 2.
SDX launches Morocco drilling plan
SDX Energy has begun drilling in Morocco, targeting five wells this year in pursuit of meeting local gas demand.
Seplat increases gas and lines up name change
Seplat Petroleum has ramped up production in the first quarter and has set out plans to rebrand as Seplat Energy.
Vaalco eyes shift from FPSO to FSO with Omni
Vaalco Energy has signed a deal for a new floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit at its Etame Marin field, replacing BW Offshore with Omni Offshore Terminals.
ADM completes Barracuda buy
ADM Energy has completed its purchase of a stake in Nigeria’s Barracuda field, with the aim of reaching first oil in the second half of this year.
FAR holders back Woodside sale
Shareholders in FAR have approved the sale of the company’s stake in a Senegal licence to Woodside Energy.
Buhari returns licences to Addax
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has restored four licences to Chinese-owned Addax Petroleum.
BP launches Raven field
BP has started up gas production at the Raven field, offshore Egypt.
Dana drops sale plans to IPR
Dana Gas has abandoned plans to sell its Egyptian assets to IPR Wastani Petroleum for up to $236 million.
Maurel plans 2021 production boost
Maurel et Prom intends to restart drilling in Gabon, on its Ezanga permit, this summer in a bid to recover production losses.
Costs rise at Woodside’s Sangomar
Woodside Energy has increased the cost of its Sangomar project to $4.6 billion, gross, from $4.2bn.
Wentworth ups dividend, seeks new opportunities
AIM-listed Wentworth Resources’ production dipped in 2020, but revenue was largely flat and the company has upped its dividend.
Polaris wins Zimbabwe seismic from Invictus
Invictus Energy has signed up Polaris Natural Resources to acquire 2D seismic in Zimbabwe’s Cabora Bassa Basin.
Remus drops out of FAR bidding
Remus Horizons PCC has abandoned its bid to acquire FAR, paving the way for Woodside Energy to complete its takeover of Senegal’s Sangomar.
Seapulse eyes first well as Azinam completes deal
Azinam South Africa has completed its purchase of a 50% stake in South Africa’s Block 2B, expecting to drill a well this year.
BW Energy kicks off Gabon drilling campaign
BW Energy has launched its 2021 drilling campaign in Gabon with the spudding of the Hibiscus extension well.
Sonatrach terminates Petroceltic court, faces legal action
Sonatrach has pulled the plug on the Isarene permit, held by Petroceltic International.