NIGERIA: Equinor sells OML 128 to Chappal Energies
Equinor and Chappal Energies have entered into an agreement for the sale of Equinor Nigeria Energy Company (ENEC), which holds a 53.85% ownership in oil and gas lease OML 128, … Read More
Category: West Africa
West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo
Côte d’Ivoire: Eni, Petroci Initiate Production from Baleine
The President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Alassane Ouattara and Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi met in Abidjan to celebrate production start-up from the Baleine field, situated off the eastern coast … Read More
NIGERIA: 2023 Practical Nigerian Content Forum to Kick-off in Yenagoa Next Week
The 17-story Nigerian Content Tower (NCT), Headquarters of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Swali, Yenagoa, is set to host oil and gas industry eggheads and policy makers … Read More
MAURITANIA: FLNG Gimi delivered from Seatrium Shipyard and sailing for GTA
Golar LNG has announce that the FLNG Gimi departed Singapore’s Seatrium Shipyard on November 19, 2023. FLNG Gimi is now sailing under its own propulsion, supported by an escort tug, toward BP’s purpose-built Greater … Read More
CAMEROON: Bowleven Provides Operational Update
Etinde, offshore Cameroon
SENEGAL: Kosmos Energy Increases Working Interest & Assumes Operatorship of Yakaar-Teranga
Kosmos Energy has announced that it has increased its working interest to 90% and assumed operatorship, subject to customary government approvals, of the world-scale Yakaar-Teranga gas discoveries offshore Senegal. The increase … Read More
GABON: BW Energy Reports Increased Production in the Dussafu licence
Gross production from the operated assets was 27,400 barrels of oil per day in the third quarter 2023. This included a full quarter of production from the Tortue and Hibiscus fields … Read More
IVORY COAST: Altera Awarded Contracts with Eni for the Baleine Field
Voyageur Spirit FPSO to be redeployed and Shuttle Tanker Nordic Brasilia to be converted into FSO Altera Infrastructure has been awarded contracts for redeployment of the FPSO Voyageur Spirit and … Read More
COTE d IVOIRE: CGG Commences Reimaging Project near Baleine Field
CGG has announced the start of a major new multi-client 3D PSDM reimaging program in the Tano Basin offshore Côte d’Ivoire in association with the country’s Direction Générale des Hydrocarbures … Read More
SIERRA LEONE: Innoson Oil and Gas Farming-out Exploration License SL2020A
Innoson Oil and Gas (IOG) of Nigeria, the sole licensee of exploration license SL2020A, offshore Sierra Leone, have engaged Tudor Hall Energy (THE) of the United Kingdom to assist with an acreage farm-out campaign. Together … Read More