TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with Trident Energy combining the acquisition of an additional 10% interest in the Moho license from Trident Energy and the sale its 53.5% interest in the Nkossa and Nsoko II licenses offshore Congo.TotalEnergies made the agreement through its 85%-owned affiliate, TotalEnergies EP Congo.Moho is a deepwater field located 80 kilometres off the coast of Pointe Noire and operated by TotalEnergies EP Congo…
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, Azinam - a wholly owned subsidiary of Eco Atlantic Oil and Gas - and Ricocure…
TotalEnergies and Eni, the equal partners in Block 6 offshore Cyprus, have completed the drilling and production test of the Cronos-2 appraisal well, confirming excellent deliverability and well production capacity in excess of 150 mmscfd.The…
TotalEnergies and its partners have started the production from the Akpo West field on the PML2 license in Nigeria.Located 135 kilometers off the coast, Akpo West is tied back to the existing Akpo floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility…
A court case over whether to allow Shell to explore for oil and gas off South Africa's pristine Wild Coast has been delayed until next year, a lawyer for environmentalists said on Wednesday.Shell wants to overturn a decision by the Makanda High…
Algeria, Egypt, and Libya will be Italy's main gas suppliers for the next few years, Eni's head of natural resources told Reuters, adding that the energy group would invest heavily in Africa both in exploration and in new low-carbon projects…
Marine geophysical company PGS announced it has been awarded a 3D exploration acquisition contract offshore Africa.One of PGS' Ramform Titan Class vessel is expected to mobilize for the survey in the fourth quarter, subject to final approvals…
Africa Oil Corp. has entered an agreement to increase its operated working interest (“WI”) in Block 3B/4B, located in the Orange Basin offshore South Africa and, the company says, on trend with the Venus, Graff, La Rona and Jonker oil discoveries in the nearby Namibia…
French oil major TotalEnergies, operator of OML130 offshore license in Nigeria, confirmed Monday it had secured the renewal of the production license on this offshore block for 20 years.Located 150 kilometers off the Nigerian coast, the OML130…
Oil and gas company Eco Atlantic said this week it was, with its partners Africa Oil and Ricocure, applying for Environmental Authorisation to undertake exploration activities in Block 3B/4B in the Orange Basin off the Northern Cape/South-West Coast of South Africa…
ONGC Videsh (OVL) Ltd, the overseas exploration arm of India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp, is looking for exploration and production investment opportunities in Africa and Latin America, such as in Ghana and Surinam, managing director Rajarshi Gupta said…
A Russian research vessel which has been prospecting for oil and natural gas in the Antarctic docked in South Africa on Saturday following protests by green campaigners who say its operations in the region violate a treaty banning mineral exploration…
The Island Innovator semi-submersible drilling rig has arrived on Block 2B offshore South Africa, and is set to start operations on the Gazania-1 exploration well.The Gazania-1 exploration well is being drilled in approximately 150 meters of…
TotalEnergies has lodged its production license application for Block 11B/12B offshore South Africa, the national petroleum regulator said on Tuesday, before a deadline expired which might have seen the oil major forfeit its right to develop the huge discovery…
Oil and gas company Eco Atlantic has signed a firm agreement to acquire the South Africa and Namibia-focused oil firm Azinam, in return for a 16.5% equity stake in the enlarged company. The Sale and Purchase Agreement follows a memorandum of…