Offshore Africa News https://www.oedigital.com/regions/africa?format=feed Offshore Africa News en-US Wed, 27 Mar 2024 05:20:26 -0400 https://www.oedigital.com/news/512541-dolphin-drilling-and-ghl-reach-win-win-agreement-as-blackford-dolphin-continues-work-off-nigeria Dolphin Drilling and GHL Reach Win-Win Agreement as Blackford Dolphin Continues Work Off Nigeria Oslo-listed offshore drilling firm Dolphin Drilling has reached agreement with General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL) regarding past due payment amounts, clearing its… Wed, 27 Mar 2024 09:20:26 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/512541-dolphin-drilling-and-ghl-reach-win-win-agreement-as-blackford-dolphin-continues-work-off-nigeria https://www.oedigital.com/news/512500-blue-water-gets-yinson-s-contract-for-agogo-fpso-modules-transportation Blue Water Gets Yinson’s Contract for Agogo FPSO Modules Transportation Blue Water has secured a substantial logistics contract with Yinson Production to oversee the transportation of the topside modules for the Agogo FPSO, which will… Tue, 26 Mar 2024 09:50:54 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/512500-blue-water-gets-yinson-s-contract-for-agogo-fpso-modules-transportation https://www.oedigital.com/news/512479-vaalco-clear-to-develop-block-p-offshore-equatorial-guinea VAALCO Clear to Develop Block P Offshore Equatorial Guinea VAALCO Energy on Monday announced it has been given the green light to develop, operate and begin producing from the discovery in Venus-Block P project offshore Equatorial Guinea… Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:00:28 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/512479-vaalco-clear-to-develop-block-p-offshore-equatorial-guinea https://www.oedigital.com/news/512422-perenco-confirms-five-dead-at-platform-incident-offshore-gabon Perenco Confirms Five Dead at Platform Incident Offshore Gabon UK oil and gas company Perenco has confirmed five fatalities from the fire incident on its Perenco Becuna platform offshore Gabon, with one person still missing… Thu, 21 Mar 2024 14:08:36 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/512422-perenco-confirms-five-dead-at-platform-incident-offshore-gabon https://www.oedigital.com/news/512408-two-injured-five-missing-as-fire-breaks-out-at-perenco-s-platform-offshore-gabon Two Injured, Five Missing as Fire Breaks Out at Perenco’s Platform Offshore Gabon Oil and gas company Perenco has reported an incident involving fire on its Perenco Becuna platform offshore Gabon.The incident took place on March 20, 2024 at approximately 15… Thu, 21 Mar 2024 09:48:00 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/512408-two-injured-five-missing-as-fire-breaks-out-at-perenco-s-platform-offshore-gabon https://www.oedigital.com/news/512379-zanzibar-launches-its-first-oil-and-gas-licensing-round Zanzibar Launches Its First Oil and Gas Licensing Round Zanzibar has launched its first licensing round, inviting bids for eight blocks offshore the insular semi-autonomous region of Tanzania.The Ministry of Blue Economy and Fisheries has on March 20… Wed, 20 Mar 2024 09:38:03 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/512379-zanzibar-launches-its-first-oil-and-gas-licensing-round https://www.oedigital.com/news/512322-jub-pacific-bolsters-liftboat-fleet JUB Pacific Bolsters Liftboat Fleet JUB Pacific, a Singapore-based provider of specialized offshore liftboat services, has acquired one of the largest liftboats in Africa, said to be perfectly suited… Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:06:38 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/512322-jub-pacific-bolsters-liftboat-fleet https://www.oedigital.com/news/512275-galp-makes-another-oil-discovery-offshore-namibia Galp Makes Another Oil Discovery Offshore Namibia Portuguese oil and gas company Galp has encountered a significant column with light oil at an exploration well being drilled offshore Namibia with Odfjell Drilling’s Hercules semi-submersible rig… Fri, 15 Mar 2024 08:11:14 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/512275-galp-makes-another-oil-discovery-offshore-namibia https://www.oedigital.com/news/512206-eni-wraps-up-sale-of-non-core-congo-assets-to-perenco Eni Wraps Up Sale of Non-Core Congo Assets to Perenco Italian oil and gas giant Eni has concluded the sale of its participation interest in several upstream permits in Congo to Perenco, as it shifts focus on its major developments in the country… Wed, 13 Mar 2024 09:26:51 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/512206-eni-wraps-up-sale-of-non-core-congo-assets-to-perenco https://www.oedigital.com/news/512096-hibiscus-south-comes-onstream-five-months-after-discovery-offshore-gabon Hibiscus South Comes Onstream Five Months After Discovery Offshore Gabon Oil and gas company BW Energy has started production from the DHBSM-1H well in the Hibiscus South field on the Dussafu license, offshore Gabon, five months after making the initial discovery… Fri, 08 Mar 2024 08:50:24 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/512096-hibiscus-south-comes-onstream-five-months-after-discovery-offshore-gabon https://www.oedigital.com/news/512094-eni-makes-major-discovery-offshore-c-te-d-ivoire Eni Makes Major Discovery Offshore Côte d'Ivoire Italian energy giant Eni has made a significant oil and gas discovery in block CI-205, offshore Côte d'Ivoire, in West Africa.The discovery, named Calao, stands as the second largest in the country… Fri, 08 Mar 2024 08:18:27 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/512094-eni-makes-major-discovery-offshore-c-te-d-ivoire https://www.oedigital.com/news/512041-tullow-oil-swings-into-loss-but-eyes-returns-after-2025 Tullow Oil Swings Into Loss, But Eyes Returns After 2025 Tullow Oil swung into a loss in 2023 after cutting the value of reserves in one of its West African oilfields, as its chief executive said the company would consider shareholder returns after 2025… Wed, 06 Mar 2024 15:24:29 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/512041-tullow-oil-swings-into-loss-but-eyes-returns-after-2025 https://www.oedigital.com/news/512031-totalenergies-takes-operatorship-of-promising-orange-basin-exploration-license TotalEnergies Takes Operatorship of ‘Promising’ Orange Basin Exploration License TotalEnergies has signed, together with its partner QatarEnergy, an agreement to acquire participating interests in Block 3B/4B, offshore South Africa, from Africa Oil South Africa… Wed, 06 Mar 2024 08:25:45 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/512031-totalenergies-takes-operatorship-of-promising-orange-basin-exploration-license https://www.oedigital.com/news/512024-abs-awards-aip-for-oceanstar-s-fso-design ABS Awards AIP for OceanSTAR’s FSO Design Classification society ABS said it has granted an approval in principle (AIP) to OceanSTAR Marine & Offshore Investment Pte. Ltd., for its newbuild floating storage and offloading (FSO) design… Tue, 05 Mar 2024 20:22:02 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/512024-abs-awards-aip-for-oceanstar-s-fso-design https://www.oedigital.com/news/512004-perenco-kicks-off-five-well-drilling-campaign-offshore-cameroon Perenco Kicks Off Five Well Drilling Campaign Offshore Cameroon Perenco Rio del Rey, one of Perenco’s Cameroon subsidiaries, has started a five well development drilling campaign on the Kita Eden field, in the northern section of the Rio del Rey Basin… Tue, 05 Mar 2024 11:58:34 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/512004-perenco-kicks-off-five-well-drilling-campaign-offshore-cameroon