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Rhino Confirms Connected Oil Reservoir at Namibia's Capricornus Discovery

Jun 30, 2026

Rhino Resources has confirmed the presence of an oil-bearing reservoir in pressure communication with the Capricornus-1X discovery through an appraisal well offshore Namibia, advancing the development of the Capricornus accumulation in the Orange Basin…

Vallourec Nets Pipe Supply Deal for Angola's Greater PAJ project

Jun 30, 2026

Vallourec has been awarded a major contract by Azule Energy to supply line pipes for the Greater PAJ offshore development in Angola, one of the largest deepwater projects currently under development in the country.Under the contract, Vallourec will supply more than 26…

Eni, NOC Bolster Libya’s Gas Production with Sabratha Project Start-Up

Jun 29, 2026

Eni and Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) have started production from the Sabratha Compression Project offshore Libya, a development aimed at sustaining and increasing gas output from the Bahr Essalam field.The project, developed through the Mellitah Oil & Gas joint venture…

Markets: Oil Majors Reload Exploration Hoppers Across Sub-Saharan Africa

Jun 25, 2026

Faced with declining production post-2030, across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the Majors have started the process of reloading exploration hoppers. Targeting predominantly deep and ultra-deep waters, they have signed numerous agreements aimed…

Baker Hughes to Supply Subsea Systems Azule Energy’s Field off Angola

Jun 25, 2026

Baker Hughes has secured a significant contract award from Azule Energy to supply subsea production systems for the Greater PAJ development offshore Angola.Under the agreement, Baker Hughes will provide deepwater horizontal tree systems for the ultra-deepwater greenfield project…

SeaBird Explorer Secures West Africa Job for Fulmar Explorer Vessel

Jun 25, 2026

SeaBird Exploration, a wholly owned subsidiary of SED Energy Holdings, has secured a contract for ocean bottom node (OBN) source work in West Africa.The company said the Fulmar Explorer vessel will be deployed for the campaign, which has a total duration of about three months…

Tower Resources Gets Final Approval for Namibia Offshore Farm-Out

Jun 25, 2026

Tower Resources has received formal approval from Namibia's Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy (MIME) for the farm-out of its PEL96 license offshore Namibia to Prime Global Energies, clearing the final outstanding condition precedent for the transaction…

Hitachi Energy Nets $873M Deal for Italy-Tunisia Power Link Converter Stations

Jun 25, 2026

Italian grid operator Terna and Tunisian electricity and gas company STEG have awarded Hitachi Energy a contract worth about $873 million (€770 million) to build converter stations for the Elmed electricity interconnection project between Italy and Tunisia…

MODEC to Supply Mooring System for Coral Norte FLNG off Mozambique

Jun 24, 2026

Japanese offshore services company MODEC has secured a contract to supply a SOFEC internal turret mooring system for the Coral Norte floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project offshore Mozambique, being developed by Eni and its partners.MODEC…

Murphy Strikes Oil Offshore West Africa

Jun 23, 2026

U.S. firm Murphy Oil Corporation has discovered oil at its Bubale-1X exploration well offshore Côte d'Ivoire in West Africa.The Bubale-1X well, located in Block CI-709 around 40 miles (64 km) offshore Côte d'Ivoire, encountered 100 feet (30 meters) of net oil pay across two reservoirs…

Saipem Lands $1B Offshore Job for Azule Energy’s Greater PAJ Project

Jun 23, 2026

Italian energy services company Saipem has been awarded a $1 billion offshore contract by Azule Energy for transportation and installation work on the Greater PAJ development offshore Angola, one of the largest ultra-deepwater projects currently being developed in sub-Saharan Africa…

TechnipFMC Nets Deepwater Flexible Pipe Deal for Angola's Offshore Field

Jun 23, 2026

Oilfield services company TechnipFMC has secured a significant contract from Azule Energy to supply flexible flowlines and risers for the Greater PAJ development offshore Angola, further strengthening its position in one of the world's most active deepwater regions…

Iran War Sparks Global Rush to Build Strategic Oil Reserves

Jun 22, 2026

Vulnerable countries that paid a high economic price during the Iran war are seeking to build domestic oil and gas storage buffers against future shocks, a drive that could bring roughly half a billion barrels of additional demand down the pike…

Europa Oil & Gas Extends Timeline for Equatorial Guinea Farm-Out Completion

Jun 22, 2026

Europa Oil & Gas has extended the completion deadline for the farm-out of a 40% stake in the EG-08 production sharing contract offshore Equatorial Guinea to July 31, 2026, as the companies await final regulatory approval from China.The AIM-listed…

Kosmos Closes $127M Equatorial Guinea Assets Sale to Panoro

Jun 17, 2026

Kosmos Energy has completed the sale of its interests in the Ceiba Field and Okume Complex production assets in Block G offshore Equatorial Guinea to Panoro Energy, as the company continues to streamline its portfolio and strengthen its balance sheet…

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