SOUTH AFRICA: Petrobras Acquires stake in the Deep Western Orange Basin block

Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors has approved the company’s operations in South Africa, enabling the acquisition of a stake in the Deep Western Orange Basin (DWOB) block, through … Read More

SOUTH AFRICA: Eco Atlantic Completes Farm Down in Block 3B/4B to TotalEnergies & QatarEnergy

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas has announced completion of a farm down of a 13.75% Participating Interest in Block 3B/4B offshore the Republic of South Africa and Transfer of Operatorship of the Block … Read More

Acquisition Approval Delays: The Wrong Look for Nigeria 

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber The Nigerian government needs to step up its game regarding approvals for indigenous companies acquiring in-country foreign energy assets. The negative consequences … Read More

ANGOLA: SLB OneSubsea awarded contract for TotalEnergies’ Kaminho deepwater project

SLB has been awarded of a contract by TotalEnergies to its OneSubsea™ joint venture for a 13-well Subsea Production System scope, including associated equipment and services, in the development of … Read More

SAO TOME & PRINCIPE: TotalEnergies Acquires an Offshore Exploration License

TotalEnergies has signed an agreement to acquire a 60% interest and operatorship in Block STP02, offshore Sao Tome and Principe, from the Agência Nacional do Petroléo de S. Tomé e Principé (ANP-STP). The … Read More

ANGOLA: Saipem Awarded 3 New Contracts by TotalEnergies Block 20 for the Kaminho project

Saipem has been awarded three new contracts by TotalEnergies EP Angola Block 20, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, for the Kaminho project relating to the development of Cameia and Golfinho oil … Read More

Africa and Latin America set to lead high-impact well drilling in 2024, eyeing rebound after poor 2023

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

NAMIBIA: TotalEnergies Increases its Interests in Offshore Blocks 2913B & 2912

TotalEnergies has signed an agreement to acquire from Impact Oil and Gas Namibia (Pty) Ltd an additional 10.5% participating interest in block 2913B and an additional 9.39% participating interest in … Read More