Hyphen signs MoUs for full first phase capacity
Hyphen has set out a plan to produce 1 million tpy of green ammonia by 2027. It then aims to scale up output to 2mn tpy by 2029.
Namibia
Shell, Total appraisals under way off Namibia
Shell spudded the Jonker well in December. “I’m not saying anything apart from to say it is going well, it is going very well,” Shino said to applause.
Westwood tips Africa, Latin America for high-impact hopes in 2023
Explorers are “taking a measured view and holding budgets and activity steady whilst trying to improve overall exploration efficiency”, Westwood said.
ReconAfrica pushes back well on data acquisition
ReconAfrica said that it would wait for results from the geophysical data before drilling the well. It will now begin drilling in late February next year.
Total signs up rig for Venus appraisal in 2023
Northern Ocean owns the Deepsea Mira, which is currently warm stacked in Norway. The company also owns the Deepsea Bollsta, which began drilling a well for Shell this week.
Rig arrives in Namibia for Shell appraisal
Northern Ocean has delivered a semisubmersible drilling rig to Shell Upstream Namibia.
ReconAfrica looks to Wisdom for share price salvation
Reconnaissance Energy Africa has rethought its drill plans as it attempts to recapture some of the momentum it has lost.
RWE lines up Namibian ammonia for Brunsbüttel supplies
RWE has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hyphen Hydrogen Energy on the supply of green ammonia from Namibia.
Equatorial Guinea, Congo team up on refinery plan
Equatorial Guinea and Congo Kinshasa have signed an agreement to work together, including in the construction of a joint-owned refinery and a controversial licence round.
Conversion of OML 130 could trigger FID from Total at Preowei
Partners in Nigeria’s OML 127 and 130 continue to work on conversion to new terms – with success potentially triggering approval for the Preowei discovery.
Namibia tees up more hydrogen MoUs, but one deal slips
Namibia has been unable to close its deal with Hyphen Hydrogen by the launch of the COP27, in Egypt, but there have been other successes in the field.
ReconAfrica shares plunge as well disappoints
Reconnaissance Energy Africa (TSXV:RECO)has reported its 8-2 well, in northeast Namibia, to be a non-commercial gas discovery.
Zambia signs up to Namibia pipeline plan
Zambia and Namibia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on a new gas and products pipeline project.
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.
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.
Namcor to swap licence stake for ReconAfrica equity
Reconnaissance Energy Africa has struck a definitive deal with Namcor to swap increase its ownership in the Kavango Basin licence.
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.
Minister confirms Chevron in Namibia talks
Chevron is in discussions to enter Namibia’s offshore, Minister of Mines and Energy Tom Alweendo has said.
ReconAfrica reaches total depth at first well
Reconnaissance Energy Africa has reached total depth at the 8-2 well, in northeast Namibia’s Kavango Basin.
Japan signals African energy support at Tunis meeting
Japanese corporates have signed around 90 agreements with African investors at the recently concluded 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Tunisia.
Shell contracts Deepsea Bollsta for Namibia work
Shell has contracted Northern Ocean’s Deepsea Bollsta to carry out drilling offshore Namibia under a 12-month contract.
Namibia picks hydrogen plans, as Hyphen eyes FEED move
Namibia has chosen a number of hydrogen projects to move ahead in the Erongo Valley while Hyphen Hydrogen Energy has flagged up its progress on a $10 billion project.
ReconAfrica wins environmental nod for Namibia exploration
Namibia has approved an extension to Reconnaissance Energy Africa’s environmental clearance certificate (ECC), covering the PEL 73 area.
Island Innovator heads south for Gazania work
The Island Innovator rig is on its way to South Africa, where it should begin drilling the Gazania-1 well by the end of September.
ReconAfrica wins court ruling over Kavango environmental permits
Reconnaissance Energy Africa (TSX-V: RECO) has won a court ruling over environmental permitting for exploration in the Namibian portion of the Kavango basin.