Ghana and Uganda are each at the threshold of a multibillion barrels energy dream as the result of a spectacular run of oil discoveries by Irish group Tullow in partnership with others.
INTEREST offshore Kenya is set to revive thanks to Origin Energy finding evidence of natural oil seepage from the sea floor which lines up with "very large" structures identified from seismic surveys.
Eighteen months ago, Chevron set up an Aberdeen satellite to its technology company in Houston. Prediction was that staffing in Europe's energy capital would build to about 70 by now, and it has, with the prospect of growing to 120 - more than originally anticipated.
SINTEZNEFTEGAZ is set to start drilling its Kunene-1 exploration well offshore Namibia in Block 1711 early this month, according to partner EnerGulf Resources.