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EXCEED Developments Reflect Bullish Growth Strategy

Sep 26, 2018

Aberdeen-headquartered well management and performance improvement specialist EXCEED Energy has underlined its continued global expansion with a number of significant contract wins, prompting a key appointment and a move into new premises.Recent…

2018: Exploration outlook, wells to watch

Dec 28, 2017

It’s a smaller, more focused exploration world as we start 2018. Elaine Maslin discusses the main themes for 2018 with Wood Mackenzie’s Andrew Latham (First published in the January 2018 OE, access full issue here). Deepwater is very…

FAR eyes 1.1 billion barrels in The Gambia

Nov 21, 2017

West Africa focused explorer FAR says it has identified 1.1 billion barrels of resources in its two blocks offshore The Gambia.  The blocks A2 and A5 contain combined estimated prospective resources of 1.1 billion barrels (unrisked, best estimate…

FAR Gambia farm-out approved

Jul 05, 2017

Erin Energy’s farm-out agreement with FAR Ltd. for Blocks A2 and A5 offshore The Gambia in West Africa has been approved by The Gambia’s government. Source: FAR Ltd. Under the agreement,…

The last frontier

Jul 01, 2017

EIC’s Andrew Scutter details the challenges and opportunities present offshore Senegal and Mauritania. Senegal Discoveries Map.Image from Far Ltd. During a challenging period for the industry…

Ophir's Ayamé well dry

May 15, 2017

Ophir Energy's Ayamé-1X exploration well offshore the Ivory Coast found oil, but not in significant quantities.  The well, in block CI-513, reached a total depth of 5394m true vertical depth sub sea.  The well was targeting a number…

Cairn, FAR to drill FAN South-1

Apr 26, 2017

FAR Ltd. and the Senegal joint venture are drilling the FAN South-1 exploration well into the Southern FAN prospect in the first pure exploration well to be drilled offshore Senegal since the discovery wells of FAN-1 and SNE-1 in 2014. Map…

African Petroleum to get Senegal, Gambia partner

Apr 18, 2017

African Petroleum signed nonbinding heads of terms and a binding exclusivity agreement with a “well-funded, listed oil and gas company with a strong track record in offshore deepwater drilling,” for a drilling campaign offshore Senegal and The Gambia…

TGS expands NWAAM library

Apr 04, 2017

TGS has expanded its North-West African Atlantic Margin (NWAAM) multi-client library in the MSGBC Basin with plans to acquire more than 11,000km of long-offset broadband 2D seismic data together with magnetic and gravity data, in Senegal and Gambia…

FAR, Svenska up stake off Guinea-Bissau

Apr 04, 2017

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…

CNOOC, FAR partner off Senegal, Gambia

Mar 31, 2017

FAR has signed a two-year area of mutual interest (AMI) agreement with CNOOC UK for licenses offshore Senegal and The Gambia. FAR, CNOOC AIM map. Image from FAR. The AMI will see FAR and CNOOC UK partner in evaluating…

FAR gains major stake off The Gambia

Mar 27, 2017

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…

BP plans LNG hub off Senegal, Mauritania

Dec 19, 2016

Oil major BP is to enter the 'emerging world-class hydrocarbon basin' offshore Senegal and Mauritania, with three exploration wells planned starting in 2017, leading to a new LNG hub, after agreeing a deal with independent Kosmos Energy.  BP…

Petro-states in the making

Jul 01, 2016

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…

Erin Energy completes Gambia 3D seismic

Sep 14, 2015

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…

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