Africa3 months agoNigeria eyes $50bn from 22 offshore oil, gas projectsNigeria is positioning itself for a fresh wave of upstream investment, with 22 major offshore oil and gas projects expected…
Africa3 months agoIvory Coast Takes Control of Espoir Oilfield as Petroci Holding Assumes Operatorship From CNR International After 24 YearsIvory Coast has taken direct control of the Espoir oilfield, with state oil company Petroci Holding formally assuming operatorship of…
Africa3 months agoBlowout at Algeria gas well – no casualtiesWell control experts brought in to tackle incident A drilling operation in Algeria has been hit by a blowout, with…
Africa3 months agoHow Namibia Pulled Ahead In Africa’s Hottest Offshore Oil BasinNamibia is rapidly emerging as Africa’s next major oil producer while neighboring South Africa, which controls roughly two-thirds of the…
Africa3 months agoStena IceMAX strikes oil indicators offshore Egypt for ShellShell’s Velox-1X exploratory well in Egypt’s North Cleopatra concession turned up encouraging signs of oil, raising the prospect of the…
Africa3 months agoPredator Oil & Gas Extends Rig Agreement for MOU-6 Drilling ProgrammePredator Oil & Gas Holdings Plc has revised its drilling agreement with Intrepid Drilling, extending the availability of Rig 101…
Africa3 months agoSaipem wins $911m Eni contracts for Ivory Coast and Italian projectsEni Côte d’Ivoire and its partners awarded the first contract for phase three of the Baleine field, located up to…
Africa3 months agoSaipem’s Santorini heads back to Côte d’Ivoire for EniSaipem secured a new offshore drilling contract from Eni Côte d’Ivoire Limited. The drillship Santorini will carry out a long-term…
Africa3 months agoNigeria awards 37 oil blocks to 31 firms in historic frontier-basin bidsNigeria handed out 37 oil and gas blocks to 31 companies on Tuesday, capping a licensing round that regulators say…
Africa3 months agoWest African Leaders Approve Nigeria-Morocco Gas PipelineWest African leaders on Sunday signed an agreement approving the construction of a gas pipeline linking Nigeria to Morocco at…