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Italy: Two Acquitted in Nigerian Offshore Block Graft Case

Jun 25, 2021

An Italian appeals court on Thursday overturned jail sentences handed down to Nigerian Emeka Obi and Italian Gianluca Di Nardo for their part in a graft case involving Eni and Shell in Nigeria.In a decision taken behind closed doors but read out to reporters afterwards…

Senegal Gearing Up for first LNG-powered Electricity

Jun 17, 2021

Senegal is set to be partly powered by liquefied natural gas for the first time with the arrival at the capital, Dakar, on Wednesday of a floating gas facility from Singapore, the West African nation's state power company, Senelec, said.The…

Vaalco Energy Hires Borr Jack-Up Rig for Gabon Drilling

Jun 17, 2021

Africa-focused oil company Vaalco Energy has signed a contract with offshore drilling firm Borr Drilling for the drilling operations at the Etame block, offshore Gabon.As part of Vaalco's 2021/2022 drilling campaign, Borr Jack-Up XIV, a Borr Drilling company…

Far to Spud High-Impact Well Offshore The Gambia in 4Q Using Stena Drillship

Jun 16, 2021

Australian oil and gas company Far has hired Stena Drilling's Stena IceMax drillship to drill the Bambo-1 well offshore The Gambia. The well is expected to be spudded in the fourth quarter of 2021.The Bambo-1 well in Block A2 is designed to drill into 3 prospects with a total estimated recoverable…

MDL Wraps Flexible Installation Work with DOF in Angola

Jun 15, 2021

Aberdeenshire-based Maritime Developments (MDL) has completed a flexible installation project offshore Angola with the Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF Subsea. An MDL flex-lay spread, consisting of a Second-generation Reel Drive System, 4-track pipelay tensioner…

Technip Energies Hires Havfram for Tortue Ahmeyim FPSO Work

Jun 10, 2021

Norwegian offshore services company Havfram, previously known as Ocean Installer, has won a contract with Technip Energies in Africa.The contract is for the pre-installation and subsequent hook-up of the subsea mooring system for a natural gas…

Gabon: Panoro Energy Completes Dussafu Permit Transaction

Jun 09, 2021

Panoro Energy has completed the purchase of an additional 10% working interest in the Dussafu Marin permit, offshore Gabon, from Tullow Oil.Following the completion, Panoro-Gabon holds a 17.4997% non-operated working interest in the Dussafu Marin permit…

Yinson to Conduct pre-FEED for TotalEnergies' Suriname, Angola FPSOs

Jun 09, 2021

Malaysian FPSO specialist Yinson has been selected by TotalEnergies, to conduct preliminary Front-End Engineering Design (“pre-FEED”) for two FPSOs to be installed in Block 20/21 in Angola and Block 58 in Suriname. The Angola project FPSO is…

Exxon Mobil Relinquishes Stake in Ghana Offshore Block

Jun 04, 2021

Exxon Mobil has relinquished its 80% interest in Ghana’s Deepwater Cape Three Points offshore block, a spokesman told Reuters on Thursday.“Exxon Mobil is prioritizing near-term capital spend on the most advantaged assets with the lowest cost…

Nigeria Awards Marginal Oilfields

Jun 02, 2021

Nigeria has awarded the rights to develop marginal oilfields to 50% of the 161 firms shortlisted after they met all the conditions, the petroleum regulator said on Tuesday.Nigeria is looking to production from the fields to bolster state finances and increase local participation in the oil sector…

Valaris Bags Drillship Contract in Ivory Coast

Jun 01, 2021

Offshore drilling rig owner Valaris said Tuesday it had won a drillship contract with TotalEnergies in Ivory Coast.The contract is for the ultra-deepwater drillship Valaris DS-12. Total E&P Côte d'Ivoire B.V, an Ivory Coast subsidiary of the…

FAR, Woodside to Complete Sangomar Transaction in 'Coming Weeks'

May 31, 2021

Australian oil company FAR said Monday that it expected to complete the sale of its stake in the RSSD area offshore Senegal to Woodside in the coming weeks.FAR said Monday it had satisfied the condition precedent for the sale of its interest in the RSSD area…

Nigeria Renews Offshore Lease OML 118 with Shell, Total, Exxon, Eni

May 26, 2021

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corp renewed Oil Mining Lease 118 [Bonga] with the local subsidiaries of Shell, Total, Exxon, and Eni for another 20 years, the West African country’s state oil firm said in a statement on Tuesday.The deal signals…

BP, Eni in Talks to Merge Angola Oil and Gas Operations

May 19, 2021

BP and Eni said on Wednesday they had entered into talks to merge their oil and gas operations in Angola to form one of Africa's largest energy companies.The two companies have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding and are in discussions…

Sonadrill Nets 12-well Drillship Contract in Angola

May 14, 2021

Angolan offshore drilling firm Sonadrill, the 50:50 joint venture between Seadrill and an affiliate of Sonangol, has secured a twelve-well contract in Angola for the Sonangol Quenguela drillship. The contract includes one option for nine wells and eleven one well options…

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