A tough year down for Africa
As with the global industry, African exploration and production plans hit the COVID-19 and oil price-crash roadblock.
Namibia
Impact picks up more SA acreage
Impact Oil and Gas has farmed in to Area 2, offshore South Africa, under a deal with Silver Wave Energy.
Namcor on the acquisition path with Lekoil
Nigeria’s Lekoil has struck a strategic alliance agreement to find producing assets with Namibia’s state-owned Namcor.
Namibia considers exploration and acquisitions
Namibia continues to expect hydrocarbons to be discovered offshore, but in the meantime is working on energy transition plans.
ReconAfrica denies frack plans for Namibia
Reconnaissance Africa has defended its drilling plans in northern Namibia, denying that it will carry out operations in environmentally sensitive areas.
ReconAfrica under fire over Namibia drill plans
Reconnaissance Energy Africa has come under fire in the Southern African press over its plans for drilling in Namibia, close to the border with Botswana.
Africa Oil, the exception
Few companies are paying down debt while staying bullish on exploration plans, but Africa Oil is an exception.
Shell farms into Kosmos portfolio
Shell has struck a deal to farm into Kosmos Energy’s portfolio offshore Sao Tome & Principe, Suriname, Namibia and South Africa.
Frontier sets the virtual stage for Africa E&P Summit
Frontier Energy has gone online with its highly regarded Africa E&P Summit, due to take place on September 16 and 17.
ReconAfrica sets out Kavango thinking
Canada’s ReconAfrica has produced a technical evaluation on the entire Kavango Basin, in Namibia and Botswana.
Renaissance lines up Botswana, amid Mexican gloom
Renaissance Oil Corp. has lined up an entry into Botswana in a bid to diversify its focus away from Mexico.
ReconAfrica delays Namibia drill plans
Reconnaissance Energy Africa has pushed back plans to drill in Namibia until the second half of this year.
Pandemic postpones Africa E&P
The Africa E&P Summit, which had been due to be held on May 20-21, has been pushed back to October 21-22.
African states scramble for coronavirus response
Coronavirus has begun to spread in Africa, triggering governments to impose lockdowns and take steps to tackle the pandemic.
Kosmos to lean on BP at Tortue LNG
Kosmos Energy has set out plans to reduce planned capital expenditure in 2020 to under $250 million.
Kosmos to pay out dividend, plans energy transition shift
Kosmos Energy has reported a net loss of $36 million for the fourth quarter of 2019, although free cash flow reached $139mn for the period.
ReconAfrica plans Namibia drilling this year
ReconAfrica has lined up a drilling rig to work on its licence in Namibia’s Kalahari Desert.
Maersk Drilling lines up record-breaking well for Total
Total has awarded contracts to Maersk Drilling for three wells, in Angola and Namibia, using the seventh-generation Maersk Voyager drillship.
Chariot offers up opportunities, big and small
Chariot Oil & Gas is covered for its near-term work commitments but to step ahead it must sign up partners for its various projects.
Chariot books rig for offshore Namibia job
Chariot Oil and Gas has booked the Ocean Rig Poseidon to drill one firm and one optional well off Namibia.
Tullow looking to September next year for Namibia prospect
Agreement has been reached between joint venture partners to drill an exploration well on the Cormorant prospect in Namibia.
Eco Atlantic applies for Namibian drilling permit
Exploration and production company Eco Atlantic has cleared another hurdle on its way to drilling a well off the coast of Namibia.
Seabird picked for survey off Namibia
Global Petroleum has struck a deal with Seabird Exploration to buy 834-kilometres worth of 2D seismic data covering a Namibian licence. The survey will provide London and Brisbane-based Global Petroleum with more detail on the Gemsbok prospect. The survey will start late June or early July and take about two weeks to complete.
Impact raises $12.3m for offshore Africa surveys
Africa-focused Impact Oil and Gas said today that it had raised $12.3million through an underwritten open offer.
First Solar nets Namibia solar contract
First Solar has won a contract to help power the Otjozondjupa Solar Park in Namibia.