Murphy Oil is planning to make cuts to its worldwide workforce in direct response to the negative impacts of low commodity prices. Image from Murphy Oil. “Over the course of the past year and a half…
Chariot Oil & Gas completed its 3D seismic survey in Blocks 2312 & 2412A offshore Namibia, in conjunction with its partners AziNam (20%), NAMCOR (10%) and Ignitus (5%). The survey comprised approximately 2600sq km of data and was conducted by PGS Exploration…
AziNam, the offshore Namibia focused exploration company, has announced that it has completed a 3D seismic survey on PEL 34, the Guy Block, offshore Namibia. The survey is located in the Walvis basin and was conducted by PGS Geophysical…
Atlantic margin focused explorer Chariot Oil & Gas has started a 3D seismic acquisition survey of approximately 2600sq km in Blocks 2312 & 2412A (the “Central Blocks”) offshore Namibia. The survey is being conducted by PGS Exploration…
Global Petroleum subsidiary Jupiter Petroleum has had its first license renewal period for offshore Namibia agreed. The First Renewal Period is for two-years, starting 3 December 2015, covering Petroleum Exploration License 29 covering blocks 1910B and 2010A in the Walvis Basin…
Nabirm announced that in conjunction with its partner, NAMCOR (10%) that it has concluded the interpretation of a 2D seismic survey on Block 2113A located in the Walvis basin, offshore Namibia, by US-based ION Geophysics. The license…
Polarcus and the National Petroleum Corp. of Namibia (NAMCOR) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) over exploration and development offshore Namibia. Under the terms of the MOU, Polarcus and NAMCOR will work together to identify…
Australia and UK-based Global Petroleum says it is seeing progress on its bid to gain blocks in the Adriatic Sea, but that the company is making cost reductions reflecting the low oil price and its lack of progress making an acquisition to grow its portfolio…
AziNam, an offshore, Namibia-based exploration company, received government approval to assume operatorship of Petroleum Exploration License (PEL) 34 offshore Namibia. During 2014, AziNam increased its working interest in PEL 34 from 20% to 40%…
The tides are changing in many countries, which are ramping up their political policies to provide international operators the consistency and transparency needed to invest in the region. Heather Saucier reports. Noble Energy has distributed approx…
Tullow and Pancontinental Oil & Gas subsidiaries entered into an agreement to amend the farm-out agreement for exploration license 0037 (EL 0037) which covers 17,295sq km (4.2 million acres) in water depths extending to 1800m in the Walvis basin offshore northern Namibia…
Pancontinental Oil & Gas and its L10A joint venture partner, PTTEP of Thailand, issued to operator BG Kenya their notices of withdrawal from Block L10A in the Lamu basin offshore Kenya. Subject to ministerial consent, Pancontinental’s 18…
Spectrum began a 3500km multi-client 2D seismic survey offshore Namibia. The BGP Pioneer. From BGP. The survey is being conducted in the Orange basin to complete the 6000km survey over the Namibia and South Africa border…
For Shell, exploration isn’t just about the seismic, it’s about joining up the petabytes’ worth of seismic dots between its global team of experts. Meg Chesshyre reports. Subsurface imaging, but…
Atlantic margin focussed exploration firm Chariot Oil & Gas has, with partners AziNam (20%), NAMCOR (10%) and Ignitus (5%), started a 2D seismic acquisition survey over about 1700km in the Central Blocks 2312 & 2412A offshore Namibia. SeaBird Exploration will carry out the survey…
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