North Africa

Libya’s State Oil Firm proclaims force majeure at Sharara oilfield

Libya’s National Oil Corporation NOC said in a statement released on Sunday that the Sharara oilfield has suspended crude oil supplies to Zawiya terminal. According to NOC a force majeure was declared with immediate effect at its Sharara oilfield due to protests in the area. The Sharara oil field is capable of producing more than […]

Oilfield Africa - Wednesday January 10, 2024
SDX Energy confirms sale of West Gharib assets in Egypt

SDX Energy has confirmed that it has agreed with the buyer the terms of an execution version of the sale and purchase agreement (SPA) for its West Gharib assets. The closing of the transaction remains subject to the completion of certain approvals, including Egyptian government approvals, which are not expected to be withheld, with the […]

Oilfield Africa - Wednesday January 10, 2024
TAG Oil Drills on BED4-T100 Horizontal Well in Egypt

Sequel previous update as reported in the November 15,TAG Oil has further released a drilling progress of the BED4-T100 horizontal well in the Badr Oil Field (BED-1) in the Western Desert of Egypt. Drilling has continued from the intermediate cased section of the well and reached a measured depth of 3,312 meters in the Abu-Roash […]

Oilfield Africa - Friday January 5, 2024
United Oil & Gas Declares Timely Progress On ASD S-1X Well Onshore Egypt

United Oil& Gas has declared a progressive and  positive operational drilling activities on the ASD S-1X exploration well on the ASD south prospect in the Abu Sennan licence, onshore Egypt. This is sequel to its previous communication as dated on 18 December 2023, The ASD S-1X exploration well commenced drilling on 11 November and reached […]

Oilfield Africa - Thursday January 4, 2024
Eni, IOM Sign An Agreement To Boost Youth Employment In Libya

Eni, through its branch Eni North Africa, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have signed a voluntary 5-year-term cooperation agreement to contribute to increase income of youths and to facilitate the access to economic opportunities in Libya’s Fezzan region.  The project will benefit 850 trainees, both female and male, and will enhance their professional […]

Oilfield Africa - Wednesday December 27, 2023
Zenith Energy Announces MoU In South Sudan

Zenith Energy, the listed international energy production and development company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nile Services and Logistics Company Ltd (Nile SLC) in the Republic of South Sudan. The objective of the MoU is to formalise the shared interest of Nile SLC and Zenith to jointly pursue business opportunities involving the […]

Oilfield Africa - Thursday November 30, 2023
TotalEnergies Acquires Stake In XLinks Morocco-UK Power Project

TotalEnergies has invested £20 million to acquire a minority stake in Xlinks First Limited. Xlinks plans to develop a giant renewable project in Morocco (combining solar and wind) to supply green electricity to the United Kingdom through the installation of high-voltage direct current (HDVC) subsea cables, coupled with a large battery energy storage. Upon completion, […]

Oilfield Africa - Thursday November 30, 2023
Apex Ranks Among The Top Oil Producers In Western Desert, Egypt

Apex International Energy has reported robust update on its operations from the six concessions in the Western Desert oil producing region of Egypt acquired from IEOC Production B.V. (IEOC), a unit of Eni S.p.A., in the first half of 2023. As previously announced, Apex acquired all of IEOC’s interests in the Ras Qattara, West El […]

Oilfield Africa - Friday November 17, 2023
United Oil & Gas Gives Update On Operations In Egypt

United Oil & Gas, the full-cycle oil and gas company with a portfolio of production, development, exploration and appraisal assets, issues the following update in relation to their Jamaican and Egyptian assets.   The Group’s working interest production averaged 1024 boepd (946 bopd oil and 78 boepd gas) for the year to 5 November 2023, […]

Oilfield Africa - Thursday November 9, 2023
Sonatrach To Resume Operational Activities In Libya

SONATRACH said the company has resumed operations in Libya. This was announced by the company when the Chairman and CEO of the SONATRACH Group, Mr. Rachid HACHICHI, led a high-level delegation made up of senior executives of the SONATRACH Group for a courtesy visit to the National Oil Company (Libya), in Tripoli. This visit is […]

Oilfield Africa - Thursday November 9, 2023