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Eni Starts Drilling Activities off Ghana with Seventh-Gen Drillship

May 30, 2025

Eni Ghana, a subsidiary of Italy’s Eni, has marked the start of drilling activities offshore Ghana with the arrival of Deep Value Driller (DVD) drillship, following completion of activities in Côte d'Ivoire.Eni Ghana, together with its Offshore…

Afreximbank to Create $1B Oil Service Financing Facility in Guyana

Feb 24, 2025

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has unveiled plans to establish a $1 billion oil service financing facility in Guyana, which aims to enhance local participation in the country’s fast growing oil industry.The bank will deploy the $1…

Tullow Oil Gets $320M Ghana Ops Tax Exemption

Jan 06, 2025

Shares of Tullow Oil jumped over 14% on Friday after the West Africa-focused company was exempted from a $320 million tax on its Ghana operations.The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ruled that the Branch Profit Remittance Tax (BPRT)…

Noble Secures Work in Ghana and Gulf of Mexico for Its Drillship Pair

Dec 19, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has secured work for its Noble Venturer drillship, set for operations offshore Ghana, and Noble Globetrotter I drillship, which will be deployed in the Gulf of Mexico.The contract for Noble Venturer is with Tullow Ghana…

Kosmos Energy Cancels Tullow Oil Takeover

Dec 17, 2024

U.S. oil and gas firm Kosmos Energy walked away from its pursuit of West Africa-focused Tullow Oil on Tuesday, without specifying any reason for the decision, prompting a 10% drop in Tullow's shares.Kosmos' announcement comes less than a week…

Kosmos Energy Eyes Tullow Oil Acquisition

Dec 13, 2024

U.S. oil and gas company Kosmos Energy said on Thursday it was in early talks for an all-share acquisition of West Africa-focused Tullow Oil.Earlier in the day, Tullow addressed recent media speculation by announcing that there is no certainty…

Petrofac to Support Marathon Oil’s Activities in Equatorial Guinea

Oct 09, 2024

Oilfield services provider Petrofac has secured a new master service agreement (MSA) with Marathon Oil to support its key onshore and offshore assets in Equatorial Guinea.Under the agreement Petrofac will provide technical authority and discipline engineering support…

Northern Ocean Forms Alliance with Springfield as It Secures Work for Deepsea Bollsta Rig

Sep 27, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Northern Ocean has signed a strategic alliance agreement in Ghana and a contract with the Springfield Group for the use of the Deepsea Bollsta on a well test of the Afina 1x well, amongst other activities.The strategic…

Shearwater Gets 4D seismic Job at Ghana’s Jubilee Field

Sep 03, 2024

Marine seismic acquisition firm Shearwater Geoservices has secured a 4D seismic monitoring contract for the Jubilee field in Ghana, operated by Tullow Ghana.The two-month survey will be conducted early 2025.This will be the first contract conducted by Shearwater Ghana…

Noble Corporation’s Drillship Seizes Africa’s Drilling Opportunities

Apr 23, 2024

Offshore drilling firm Noble Corporation has informed about two new drilling campaigns secured for its Noble Venturer drillship in Africa, which is currently employed on drilling assignment with Tullow Oil offshore Ghana.Following the early…

Tullow Oil Swings Into Loss, But Eyes Returns After 2025

Mar 06, 2024

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.The London-listed company said on Wednesday it posted a $110 million loss after tax last year…

Ghana Plans More Flexible Oil Royalties Regime to Spur Investment

Nov 16, 2023

Ghana plans to introduce a more flexible oil royalties regime as soon as next year to spur investment and reduce risk for energy companies, the head of the state oil sector regulator said on Thursday.Egbert Faibille Jr, CEO of Ghana's Petroleum Commission…

Tullow Oil Trims 2023 Output Forecast Again over Ghana Oilfield Delays

Nov 15, 2023

West Africa-focused Tullow Oil on Wednesday trimmed its 2023 production forecast for a second time, mainly due to delays in Jubilee oilfield's southeast extension off Ghana.In September, the London-listed company had reduced the upper end of its production guidance for the year to 58…

Tullow Signs $400M Debt Facility Deal with Glencore

Nov 13, 2023

Tullow Oil said on Monday it had entered into a $400 million five-year debt facility deal with Glencore, which would help manage its senior notes maturing through 2026.The facility, with Glencore Energy UK Ltd, will be available to draw for…

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