North Africa

UOG Resumes ASH-4 Development Well Offshore Egypt

The ASH-4 development well has commenced drilling  and is fully funded from operational cashflow. It is targeting 2.2 mmbbls gross recoverable oil in what has been to date a highly productive area of the licence.

Oilfield Africa - Thursday September 22, 2022
Chariot Secures Pipeline Tie-In Agreement With ONHYM In Morocco

Chariot has signed a Pipeline Tie-In Agreement with the Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (“ONHYM”) securing access to the major Maghreb Europe Gas Pipeline (“GME”) in Morocco. The GME, owned and operated by ONHYM, runs from eastern Morocco through to Tangiers in the north and subsequently across to Spain. This agreement will enable […]

Oilfield Africa - Thursday September 8, 2022
Algeria To Increase European Gas, Via Eni-BP New Gas Deal

Eni announced that it has agreed to acquire BP business in Algeria, including the two gas-producing concessions “In Amenas” and “In Salah” (45.89% and 33.15% working interest respectively). The “In Amenas” and “In Salah” assets, which are jointly operated with Sonatrach and Equinor, are located in the Southern Sahara and their production of gas and […]

Oilfield Africa - Wednesday September 7, 2022
Egypt And Eni Meet To Foster Synergy Towards LNG Development And Export To Europe

Eni Chief Executive Officer Claudio Descalzi and The President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, have met to discuss issues bothering the production of natural gas, LNG export and other areas in which Egypt has acquired a central role in the Mediterranean since Eni’s discovery of Zohr gas field. The meeting also […]

Oilfield Africa - Wednesday August 31, 2022
Sound Energy Gives Update On Activities On Tendrara And Anoual In Morocco

Sound Energy, the transition energy company,  has provided an update on the Phase 2 development financing of its Tendrara Production Concession, an update on the Company’s exploration and appraisal activities and the launch of a farm-out process for the Tendrara Production Concession and the surrounding Greater Tendrara and Anoual exploration permits. Phase 2 Development Financing […]

Oilfield Africa - Wednesday August 10, 2022
UOG Declares Operational And Financial Update On Abu Sennan Licence Offshore Egypt

The United Oil & Gas an Africa focus exploration and production firm with interest on  Abu Sennan licence (22% working interest) offshore Egypt has announced the First half (1H) 2022 Group working interest production averaged 1,552 boepd (1,290 bopd oil and 262 boepd gas). Second quarter (Q2) 2022 production averaged 1,537 boepd (1,313 bopd oil and 224 […]

Oilfield Africa - Tuesday August 9, 2022
UOG Declares Operational And Financial Update On Abu Sennan Licence Offshore Egypt

The United Oil & Gas an Africa focus exploration and production firm with interest on  Abu Sennan licence (22% working interest) offshore Egypt has announced the First half (1H) 2022 Group working interest production averaged 1,552 boepd (1,290 bopd oil and 262 boepd gas). Second quarter (Q2) 2022 production averaged 1,537 boepd (1,313 bopd oil and 224 […]

Oilfield Africa - Thursday August 4, 2022
Eni Serial Discoveries in the Berkine North onshore basin, Algeria

Eni and SONATRACH announce today a further discovery in Sif Fatima II concession, located in the Berkine North Basin in the Algerian desert. The Rhourde Oulad Djemaa Ouest-1 (RODW-1) exploration well, in the Sif Fatima II research perimeter, is the third well in the exploration drilling campaign. It led to a discovery of oil and […]

Oilfield Africa - Monday July 25, 2022
Chariot Gives Gas Assessments And Anchois-2 Drilling Update Offshore Morocco

Chariot has announced the results of Independent Assessments on its gas resources offshore Morocco, incorporating the results of the recent successfully drilled Anchois-2 appraisal and exploration well. The Independent Assessments have been made by Netherland Sewell & Associates Inc. (‘NSAI’) on the Anchois Gas Field and further selected exploration prospects in the Lixus Offshore licence and the adjacent Rissana Offshore licence with material resource […]

Oilfield Africa - Wednesday July 20, 2022
Eni, Partners Ink New Berkine Basin PSC Contract Onshore Algeria

Eni has signed with SONATRACH, Oxy and TotalEnergies a new PSC for blocks 404 and 208 in Algeria. These blocks are located onshore in the prolific Berkine basin, in Eastern Algeria, an area where Eni has been present since the 80s. The contract, signed under Algeria’s new hydrocarbon law of 2019, will allow the partners […]

Oilfield Africa - Tuesday July 19, 2022