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…
Elaine Maslin reports on the year’s top discoveries to date. The largest discoveries were smaller in 2016, but the average ranged between 396-524 MMboe. Atwood Oceanic’s Atwood Achiever drillship…
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…
Dallas, Texas-based Kosmos Energy has laid claim to more than 25 Tcf of gas in the Senegal-Mauritania fairway after making its latest gas discovery. Kosmos says the “significant” Teranga-1 deepwater exploration well, in the Cayar Offshore Profond block…
Kosmos Energy says its Greater Tortue Complex offshore Mautitania has the potential to create a new 'world-scale' LNG development, following the results of its latest appraisal well. The firm said the results of its Ahmeyim-2 appraisal well…
Kosmos Energy announced a “significant” natural gas discovery at its first exploration well offshore Senegal, in addition to memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the development of the cross-border Greater Tortue complex. The Atwood Achiever…
Dallas-based Kosmos Energy encountered a “significant play-extending” discovery at its Marsouin-1 exploration well, offshore Mauritania, Africa, marking its second significant natural gas discovery within eight months in the area. Map of Block C8…
Dallas-based Kosmos Energy entered into a deal with Atwood Oceanics that will see the exploration and production company get an extension, and a reduced rate for the Atwood Achiever ultra deepwater rig for operations offshore Northwest Africa…
Kosmos Energy hit additional hydrocarbon pay at its Tortue-1 exploration well offshore Mauritania, western North Africa. Mauritania map. From Kosmos. Tortue-1 is located in Block C8…
Dallas-based explorer Kosmos Energy’s Tortue-1 exploration well offshore Mauritania, western north Africa, has made a “significant, play-opening” gas discovery. Tortue-1 was drilled in 2700m water depth, 285km southwest of Mauritanian capital Nouakchott…
Chevron’s subsidiary Chevron Mauritania Exploration acquired a 30% non-operated working interest from Kosmos Energy in three blocks offshore Mauritania, Africa. Map from Kosmos. Blocks C8…
A plan to develop the Ruche fields in the Duffafu license offshore Gabon using a floating production, storage and offloading vessel has been approved by the country’s authorities. The project, operated by Harvest Natural Resources, will see the Ruche A (formally Ruche)…
Panoro Energy ASA commenced a 3D seismic acquisition program in the Dussafu block off Gabon. The work will be carried out by Polarcus and is planned to cover an area of approximately 1260 km2 in the outboard part of the Dussafu license. The…
Panoro Energy found 20m of oil pay in a sidetrack to its earlier Tortue prospect discovery in Dussafu Marin PSC, offshore Gabon. The discovery well, Dussafu Tortue Marin-1 (3430m TD, 118m water depth), found oil in the pre-salt Gamba and Dentale reservoirs…
Panoro's DTM sidetrack encounters 20m oil pay Image: PanoroPanoro Energy ASA is pleased to announce an update to its drilling operations in the Dussafu Tortue Marin-1 (DTM-1) well drilled in the Dussafu Marin PSC, offshore Gabon, West Africa…