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Shell has completed the sale of The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) to Renaissance, as announced 16 January 2024 The divestment of SPDC aligns with Shell’s intent to simplify … Read More
Ten years ago, residents from the Bille and Ogale communities in Nigeria claimed their livelihoods had been destroyed and homes damaged by hundreds of oil spills caused by Shell. The … Read More
By Rachel Mushabati Namibia, a nation renowned for its breath-taking scenery and abundant wildlife, is becoming more and more well-known for its booming oil and gas industry. Namibia is quickly … Read More
Sintana Energy has announced that it has closed its previously announced acquisition of an initial 49% interest in Giraffe Energy Investments (Pty) Ltd., pursuant to a definitive agreement dated effective … Read More
The upstream industry hopes 2024 can be a bounce-back year for high-impact oil and gas drilling after a lackluster 2023, with Africa and Latin America likely to spearhead activities. Rystad … Read More
HIGHLIGHTS Pancontinental Energy has provided the following project update regarding the Company’s PEL 87 exploration permit, offshore Namibia. PEL 87 3D Seismic Survey The 6,872 km 2 PEL 87 3D survey is being acquired by Petroleum Geo-Services’ Ramform Titan survey vessel, providing extremely high efficiency data acquisition … Read More
QatarEnergy announced a light oil discovery in the Jonker-1X deep-water exploration well drilled in the PEL-39 Exploration License, offshore Namibia. The Jonker-1X well was drilled to a total depth of … Read More
Stena Drilling has signed a new contract with BG Delta and BG International subsidiaries of Shell for the Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) Stena Forth. The operations for Stena Forth in Egypt are due to commence in 2023 upon completion of … Read More
Despite over a decade of oil exploration in the horn of Africa, a working petroleum system, easy access to the market and over 60 wells, the dream of a commercial … Read More
Tanzania is expected to see increased upstream activity in 2023 in all aspects including seismic, exploration drilling, development and production buoyed by improved oil prices and goodwill from the country’s … Read More
