Angola exempts Chevron from offshore drilling waste restrictions
Angola has exempted Chevron from complying with environmental policies, allowing it to dump oil waste directly into the ocean offshore Cabinda.
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Arrested tanker crew face malaria, typhoid amid Nigeria transfer plans
Equatorial Guinea has said it will send the Heroic Idun VLCC, and crew, to Nigeria, where they may stand trial for charges related to potential oil theft.
Kosmos in talks on LNG sales, expanding West African gas
Kosmos Energy is taking steps to ramp up production by 50% by 2024 – and in the longer term scale up its West African gas projects.
Exxon scores first success in years at Angola’s Block 15
ExxonMobil has drilled a successful exploration well on Block 15, offshore Angola, according to local regulator Agência Nacional de Petróleo Gás e Biocombustíveis (ANPG).
Nigeria scaling up deepwater, LNG plans, NNPC boss confirms
Nigeria is currently producing 1.45 million barrels per day, with plans to scale this up to 1.8mn bpd by the end of November.
Senegal to join GECF ahead of Tortue LNG exports
Senegal will join the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) today as an observer, before graduating to full membership next year with the start of LNG exports.
Somalia approves Coastline deal, calls for exploration well
The Somali president has approved Coastline Exploration to move ahead with its plans for the country, following a tumultuous electoral period.
Woodside abandons Senegal follow up
Woodside Energy has plugged and abandoned a well offshore Senegal after failing to find commercial quantities of hydrocarbons.
Vaalco CEO aims for growth, mulls shareholder options
Vaalco Energy has completed the installation of new floating infrastructure off Gabon, shortly after completing its merger with TransGlobe Energy.
Afreximbank signs RBL deal with Amni, commits to energy bank
Afreximbank has agreed to provide $600 million in financing to Nigeria’s Amni International Petroleum Development.
TotalEnergies’ Luiperd plan in the sights of protests
Two NGOs have officially launched a protest aiming to derail TotalEnergies’ plans to develop gas fields offshore South Africa.
BP, Kosmos sign up to BirAllah study with eye on LNG FID
Mauritania has signed a production-sharing contract (PSC) for the BirAllah field with BP and Kosmos Energy.
Chevron completes deal to take stake in deepwater Namibia
Chevron has completed its farm in to a licence offshore Namibia, close to the Venus and Graff discoveries by TotalEnergies and Shell respectively.
Atlas cries foul at Vaalco’s Venus plan
Nigeria’s Atlas Petroleum International has objected to Vaalco Energy’s announced plans to develop the Venus field, in Equatorial Guinea.
TotalEnergies plans out new Angola hub for 2023
TotalEnergies plans to continue pressing ahead with short-cycle projects in Angola but also add a new hub on the Cameia-Golfhino finds.
Saipem wins major Baleine contracts, targeting 2023 start
Eni and Petroci have awarded two contracts for work in Cote d’Ivoire to Saipem, worth around 1 billion euros ($956 million).
Equatorial Guinea approves Vaalco’s Venus plan
Equatorial Guinea has approved the Venus plan of development hatched by Vaalco Energy, targeting first oil in 2026.
Energean bumps up Abu Qir output
Energean has started up a new well on its Abu Qir concession, in Egypt. Abuqir Petroleum, a joint venture of Egyptian General Petroleum Corp. (EGPC) and Energean, has completed a new sidetrack, the NA/Q-PII#6 ST.
Zenith makes Benin redevelopment offer
Zenith Energy has made an offer to take over Block 1 offshore Benin, which holds the Sèmè oilfield.
“Lower risk, higher potential” in Vaalco tie up for TransGlobe
In this day and age, there is no space for a small cap oil company, according to TransGlobe Energy CEO and president Randy Neely, making the case for a tie up with Vaalco Energy.
McDermott wins Begonia work off Angola
TotalEnergies has awarded a contract to McDermott International for work on the Begonia project, offshore Angola.
Stena wins CNOOC drilling off Gabon
Stena Drilling has signed a contract to provide its Stena IceMax to CNOOC Africa for two wells next year.
Nigeria, Morocco double down on mega pipeline project
Nigeria and Morocco have signed more agreements on a proposed major offshore gas pipeline, bringing Senegal and Mauritania on board.
Africa Oil sees progress looming in Nigeria, Kenya
Africa Oil (TSX:AOI) expects a number of developments in the next month or so, including the spud of the Gazania well, an extension to its licence in Nigeria and the signing of a Kenya deal.
Tullow sticks to its guns on Capricorn merger, amid Ghana drilling success
Tullow Oil remains committed to its merger with Egypt-focused Capricorn Energy, which has faced mounting headwinds.