Namibia News

Tullow, Pancontinental extend “drill or withdraw” deadline

Jun 12, 2015

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…

BG to gain Kenya interest

Jun 01, 2015

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 begins 2D seismic off Namibia

Apr 17, 2015

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…

Technology-led exploration success

May 01, 2015

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…

Chariot starts Namibia 2D shoot

Feb 20, 2015

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…

Hydrocarb in 2D Namibia

Jan 14, 2015

Hydrocarb Energy Corp. is preparing to issue request for proposals to four seismic acquisition contractors to complete a 750km 2D seismic program on its 21,300sq km Owambo basin concession in northern Namibia. The concession comprises Blocks 1714A…

Eco completes Walvis seismic

Nov 18, 2014

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas has started a 1000km 2D seismic survey on the Guy Block in the Walvis Basin, offshore Namibia. Eco Atlantic is using PGS Geophysical to perform the Survey, which is expected to be completed by the end of the month…

Eco Atlantic completes 3D seismic off Namibia

Nov 14, 2014

Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas Ltd. completed the 3D seismic survey on the Cooper block located in the Walvis Basin, offshore Namibia. The PGS vessel Ramform Vanguard, offshore Namibia. From Eco Atlantic. PGS Geophysical Ltd…

Eco Atlantic acquires Walvis Basin seismic

Oct 31, 2014

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas has acquired two previously shot 2D seismic surveys totaling 2922 line km on its Sharon Block 2213 A&B in the Walvis Basin, offshore Namibia. Eco Atlantic is also the operator of its Cooper Block, where, in partnership with Tullow Kudu…

West Africa: The continued story of the “Haves” and the “Have-nots”

Oct 03, 2014

Jeremy Berry examines the trend occurring off West Africa where exploration success continues to be confined to those countries that already have significant production. Fig. 1: West Africa production…

Tullow farms into Cooper block

Jul 18, 2014

London-based independent Tullow Oil agreed to acquire up to 40% interest in the Cooper block, block 2012A, in the Walvis basin offshore Namibia, Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas announced on 17 July 2014. The terms of the farm-in includes Eco…

Rowan drillship down for repairs

May 28, 2014

Rowan Companies plc said the Rowan Renaissance drillship has been pulled from service off West Africa after experiencing equipment problems, the company announced in its monthly fleet status report released on 27 May 2014. Rowan said…

Repsol restarts Namibia drilling

Jun 05, 2014

Repsol restarted drilling on the deepwater Welwitschia-1A well in Walvis Bay, offshore Namibia, on 4 June, according to partner Tower Resources.  Repsol is operator of Namibia PEL0010, containing Welwitschia. Drilling on the first Welwitschia well…

Namibia drilling hits snags

May 21, 2014

Drilling on the deepwater Welwitschia-1 prospect in Walvis Bay, offshore Namibia, might be delayed until the end of May after the wellhead housing “slumped” and issues with the blow out preventer (BOP) control system were discovered.  Operator…

Repsol starts Namibia drilling

Apr 22, 2014

Repsol Exploration (Namibia) has started drilling operations on the deepwater Welwitschia-1 prospect in Walvis Bay, offshore Namibia, this week, according to partner Tower Resources, via its Neptune Petroleum (Namibia) subsidiary. The well was spudded on April 24…

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