Africa Energy signed a multimillion deal with Pancontinental to take 33.33% stake in subsidiary Pancontinental Namibia (PNPL). Pancontinental will retain 66.67% of the issued capital of PNPL, which holds a 30% interest in the highly prospective license PEL 37…
Borr Drilling accepted a letter of intent from BW Energy Dussafu (BWE), a subsidiary of BW Offshore, for a drilling campaign offshore Gabon. Borr’s premium, high-specification jackup Norve will be utilized to drill and complete two subsea development wells…
Hyperdynamics failed to encounter hydrocarbons at its Fatala-1 well offshore the Republic of Guinea in Northwest Africa, in what the company thought was to be a “potential world-class hydrocarbon discovery.” Map from Hyperdynamics…
Statoil has signed agreements with two companies that will see the Norwegian giant farm into licenses offshore South Africa, and gaining operatorship in one. Map from Statoil. Statoil…
ADES International Holding, the London-listed company providing offshore and onshore oil and gas drilling and production services in the Middle East and Africa through its subsidiaries, announces the appointment of Ahmed El-Khatib as chief financial officer (CFO) with immediate effect…
Subsea boosting is helping to push otherwise uneconomic subsea projects over the line. Elaine Maslin reports on two tiebacks benefiting from a bit of boost – including the industry’s longest deepwater subsea multiphase boosting tieback. Murphy…
Atlantic margin focused Chariot Oil & Gas is dropping out of two blocks offshore Namibia. The firms says it has elected not to enter into the First Renewal Exploration Period of the exploration licenses covering Blocks 2714A and 2714B…
Subsea inspection, maintenance and repair provider, N-Sea, has begun work in the Cameroonian offshore market, via a contract win with Dutch offshore lifting and transportation company, Jumbo Offshore. With phase one completed in mid-July…
Hyperdynamics Corp. is nearly completed with the top portion of the Fatala-1 well, paving the way for a “potential world-class hydrocarbon discovery” offshore Guinea, West Africa. Map from Hyperdynamics…
FAR Ltd. has received official confirmation from the government of Guinea-Bissau for the increase of its stake in the Sinapa and Esperanca licenses, which includes an extension, and the drilling of at least one well in each block. Map of Sinapa…
Partners Kosmos Energy and BP have confirmed the Tortue field offshore Mauritania to be a “world-class” resource, following a successful drill stem test (DST) of the Tortue-1 well with the Atwood Achiever drillship, which has now been mobilized to the Hippocampe prospect…
Tendering for a floating production unit and subsea systems for the SNE project offshore Senegal is set to start later this year, Cairn Energy says. The project, which has seen 2C resources increase from 473 MMbbl to 563 MMbbl, with 1 Tcf of gas resource…
KBR has confirmed that the company has been awarded the pre-front end engineering design (FEED) and project support services contracts for the development of the Tortue / Ahmeyim field, offshore Mauritania and Senegal. OE reported in…
Erin Energy started drilling the Oyo-9 well offshore Nigeria with the Pacific Bora sixth-generation drilling rig. Pacific Bora. Image from Pacific Drilling. The well is expected to take approximately 62 days to drill and complete…
Kosmos Energy is set to spud the Hippocampe well offshore Mauritania at the end of August, however, the Dallas-based company sees Suriname as its top opportunity. Map of Mauritania, from Kosmos…