Australia’s FAR Ltd. has increased its stakes offshore Guinea-Bissau with plans to drill two exploration wells, and has gained a three-year extension for the area. Map from FAR. FAR…
Erin Energy entered a definitive farmout agreement that will see FAR Ltd. acquire 80% interest and operatorship of Erin Energy’s offshore A2 and A5 blocks in The Gambia, West Africa. Erin Energy will retain a 20% working interest in both blocks…
Erin Energy signed a drilling services contract with Pacific Drilling for use of the Pacific Bora drilling rig at its Oyo-9 well on the deepwater Oyo field, offshore Nigeria. Image of the Pacific Bora…
A flurry of major gas discoveries in East Africa in 2012 shone a spotlight on the region. Four years later, while efforts to bring some of those resources to market via LNG developments are progressing, the exploration effort offshore appears to be in the doldrums…
Unlocking Senegal and Mauritania’s major finds will be a huge hurdle, with a lack of infrastructure in both countries. But, it’s also an opportunity for supply chain companies, says the EIC’s Chad Barnes. A worker onboard the Ocean Rig Athena…
Houston-based Erin Energy has mobilized the Island Constructor light well intervention (LWI) vessel to the Oyo field, offshore Nigeria. The Island Constructor, from Island Offshore. The…
Erin Energy Corp. announced that the resource volume assessment of the three previously discovered fields (Tano North, Tano West, and Tano South) has been completed in the Expanded Shallow Water Tano (ESWT) Block, located offshore Ghana. The ESWT block is operated by its subsidiary company…
Erin Energy Corp. has announced that it has successfully completed acquisition of a new 3D seismic survey off the coast of The Gambia. The A2 and A5 blocks are located approximately 28mi (45km) offshore The Gambia and are on-trend with…
Image: silhouette of an offshore rig. Erin Energy Corp. announced changes within its management structure. The changes are in response to recent drilling and production successes, and to support the company’s growth strategy…
Erin Energy Corp. has announced that it has obtained an 18-month extension of the initial exploration period (IEP) of its offshore Kenya blocks, L27 and L28, to February 2017. “This additional time to evaluate these blocks will allow…
Seismic acquisition firm Polarcus has started a new 3D broadband multi-client project across the Mauritania-Senegal-Guinea-Bissau basin, offshore Northwest Africa. The project, supported by industry funding, will cover 1500sq km offshore The Gambia and is expected to run for 50 days…
Houston-headquartered driller Northern Offshore (NOF) is to be combined with Chinese-controlled Blue Ocean Drilling into a new firm if a deal with Shandong Offshore International Co. worth about US$160 million (NOK 1.3 billion) is agreed…
Production commenced from Houston-based Erin Energy’s Oyo-7 well offshore Nigeria, with the expectations to double the company’s current production rate out of the Oyo field. The Armada Perdana…
Erin Energy Corp.’s Oyo-8 well located in OML 120 offshore Nigeria has exceeded expectations and is currently producing at a stabilized rate of 7080 b/d. Erin Energy is the operator and has a 100% interest in the well. Oyo-8 flare up…
Houston-based, Africa-focused explorer Erin Energy, formerly CAMAC, has been granted a 24-month extension on two of its offshore Gambia licenses. Erin Energy, which operates the blocks with 100% interest, received approval to extend the…
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