High-impact Wells: Africa Will Continue to Drive Global Drilling Activity in 2026

The upstream sector is set to carry strong momentum into 2026, with high-impact wildcat drilling activity expected to remain elevated following a solid 2025. Last year, the success rate for … Read More

Invictus Energy Terminates Subscription Agreement with Al Mansour Holdings

Invictus Energy Ltd has announced the termination of its Subscription Agreement with Al Mansour Holdings (AMH), bringing to an end discussions relating to the previously disclosed strategic investment and joint … Read More

NIGERIA: Chevron Successfully Completes the Awodi-07 Appraisal and Exploration Well

Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) has recorded a significant hydrocarbon discovery following the successful drilling and evaluation of the Awodi-07 appraisal and exploration well in the shallow offshore western Niger Delta. … Read More

MOROCCO: Sound Energy Provides Tendrara Development, Anoual Exploration Permits Operational Update

Sound Energy has announced the following operational update on the Tendrara Phase I Production Concession and Anoual Exploration Permits. Tendrara Gas Gathering System Commissioning Further to our announcement of 8 December 2025 … Read More

BENIN: Sèmè Field in Block 1 expected to Commence Production Next Week

Rex International Holding Limited together with its subsidiaries wish to announce that Rex’s indirect subsidiary Akrake Petroleum Benin S.A. is finishing drilling operations on the AK-2H production well in the … Read More

LIBYA: TotalEnergies Signs the Extension of the Waha Concessions until 2050

On January 24th, during the Libya Energy & Economy Summit in Tripoli, Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TotalEnergies signed an agreement extending the Waha Concessions up to … Read More

EGYPT: Viridien & SLB announce agreement with EGAS for large multi-client OBN program over Eastern Mediterranean Offshore

Viridien and SLB have entered into an agreement with the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) to launch a massive multi-client ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic acquisition and imaging program in Egypt’s … Read More

NIGERIA: TGS Commences Onshore MegaSurvey to Support Regional Exploration

TGS, announces the commencement of the Nigeria Onshore MegaSurvey, a new regional-scale seismic project covering 28,000 square kilometers across the Onshore Niger Delta.   The project is supported by industry funding and is in partnership with the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Petrodata Management … Read More