Ghana and Uganda storm oil club
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.
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Norwegian licence wins for Aberdeen firm
Faroe Petroleum said yesterday it had been awarded three new exploration licences under the latest Norwegian government licensing round.
Seeps suggest ‘jumbo reserves’ off Kenya
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.
Chevron’s Scots technology satellite already paying off
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.
Namibia hunt poised to restart
SINTEZNEFTEGAZ is set to start drilling its Kunene-1 exploration well offshore Namibia in Block 1711 early this month, according to partner EnerGulf Resources.