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Galp Strikes Oil Offshore Namibia

Jan 10, 2024

Portuguese oil and gas company Galp has reported the discovery of light oil in in an exploration well being drilled offshore Namibia with Hercules semi-submersible rig.The news follows Galp’s January 2 update informing about preliminary signs of hydrocarbon presence at the Mopane-1X well…

Petrofac Gets Multi-Million Contract from BP for West Africa Ops

Jan 08, 2024

Oilfield services company Petrofac has secured a four-year operations services contract from BP for its Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) natural gas project in Mauritania and Senegal.The multi-million-dollar Master Services Agreement covers a wide scope of services…

Ocean Installer Grabs Major Contract for TotalEnergies' Girassol Life Extension

Jan 03, 2024

Ocean Installer, in consortium with Oceaneering, has secured a significant contract from TotalEnergies EP Angola and its Partners of Block 17 on Girassol FPSO life extension project offshore Angola.Ocean Installer will manage, engineer, and execute the project…

Galp’s Well in Namibia’s Orange Basin Shows Promise

Jan 03, 2024

Portuguese oil and gas company Galp has reported preliminary signs of hydrocarbon presence in an exploration well being drilled offshore Namibia.Galp (operator, 80%) and its partners NAMCOR and Custos (10% each) initiated the drilling campaign in PEL 83…

PetroNor Advances Its Oil and Gas Developments in Africa

Jan 02, 2024

Oil and gas company PetroNor E&P ASA has confirmed the completion of the Guinea Bissau farm-out transaction with Apus Energy DMCC for exploration licenses offshore Guinea-Bissau, and secured license for PNGF Bis in Congo.Over the Christmas holiday period…

First Gas Starts Flowing into Tango FLNG in Congo

Dec 28, 2023

Italian oil giant Eni has started the introduction of gas into the Tango floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit moored in Congolese waters.Gas introduction has been achieved in record time - only twelve months after the final investment decision…

Petrobras Acquires Stake in Three Blocks Offshore West Africa

Dec 28, 2023

Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras has acquired stakes in three exploratory blocks in São Tomé and Príncipe through a competitive process conducted by Shell.Petrobras acquired a 45% stake in blocks 10 and 13 and a 25% stake in block 11…

Capricorn Keeps Fingers Crossed as Sangomar FPSO Departs for Senegal Oil Field

Dec 27, 2023

UK-based oil and gas company Capricorn Energy is keeping its hopes up that Woodside's Sangomar offshore oil project in Senegal will produce the first oil by June 30, 2024, making it eligible for contingent pay of up to $50 million.In December 2020…

Sangomar FPSO Sets Sail for Senegal

Dec 26, 2023

Woodside Energy has achieved another significant step forward for the Sangomar Project with the sail away from Singapore of the Léopold Sédar Senghor FPSO.The FPSO, named after Senegal’s first president, is travelling 12,000 nautical miles from Singapore to its final destination…

Rex’s Akkrake Petroleum Gets In On West Africa Oil Field

Dec 26, 2023

Akkrake Petroleum, a fully-owned subsidiary of Rex International-Monarch Marine Holding joint venture Porto Novo Resources, has signed a production sharing contract for operatorship and working interest in an oil field offshore Benin, West Africa…

Pioneering Spirit Kicks Off Pipelay Ops for BP’s LNG Project

Dec 22, 2023

Allseas’ construction vessel Pioneering Spirit has started pipelaying work on BP’s ultra-deepwater Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) natural gas project offshore Mauritania and Senegal. Allseas’ offshore construction support vessel Oceanic kicked…

Angola leaves OPEC

Dec 21, 2023

Angola is leaving the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) because membership is not serving its interests, oil minister Diamantino Azevedo said on Thursday.Angola, which joined OPEC in 2007, produces about 1.1 million barrels of oil per day…

TotalEnergies Extends DeepSea Mira Contract for Work in West Africa

Dec 21, 2023

TotalEnergies has exercised the first option under the contract for DeepSea Mira semi-submersible drilling rig, extending its contract for 180 additional days for work in West Africa.The owner of the offshore drilling rig Northern Ocean said…

BP Pauses All Shipments Through Red Sea Amid Houthi Attacks

Dec 19, 2023

Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday as investors eyed the impact on oil supply after attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militants on ships in the Red Sea disrupted maritime trade and forced companies to reroute vessels.Brent crude futures rose 6 cents to $78…

Borr Drilling Jack-Up Rig Slated for Work Offshore Africa

Dec 18, 2023

UK oil and gas company Tower Resources has hired Borr Drilling’s Norve jack-up rig for the drilling campaign offshore Cameroon in central Africa. The Norve jack-up rig, part of Borr's fleet of high-specification drilling units, will be put to…

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