BW Energy has now concluded the drilling and the logging of the exploration well, Hibiscus North (DHBNM-1). The well is located in a separate structure, approximately 6 km north-northeast of the Hibiscus discovery in 115 metres of water depth.  The well was drilled to a total depth of 3336 metres. During the drilling operations at Hibiscus North, oil-bearing reservoir was encountered in the Upper Gamba sandstone and in the deeper Dentale formation. Wireline logging operations and fluid samplings showed lower […]

Aminex has declared that the Ruvuma joint venture has received an extension to its licence under the Ruvuma PSA from the Ministry of Energy of Tanzania. The operator, ARA Petroleum Tanzania Limited (“APT”)secured the extension, which is valid for two years from 15 August 2021, and allows for the completion of the following:    – […]

Zenith Energy said that it finalised all the necessary preparations for the commencement of operational activities in the Robbana concession in onshore Tunisia. Workover of Robbana-1 well (“ROB-1”) Having carried out an extensive technical review, the Company’s operational team in Tunisia has made the decision to perform a workover of ROB-1, which is currently producing […]

BW Energy Limited has said that the company has discovered huge oil deposit in the Hibiscus North exploration well (DHBNM-1) in the Dussafu Block offshore Gabon. The well is located approximately 6 km north-northeast of the Hibiscus discovery well DHIBM-1 in approximately 115 metres of water depth. The well will be drilled to a planned total depth of approximately 3500m. It is […]

Decklar Petroleum and San Leon in an option agreement have announced an update to operations at the Oza-1 well re-entry at the Oza Oil Field in Nigeria, being performed by the Company’s wholly owned Nigeria-based subsidiary, Decklar Petroleum Limited. Progress at Oza-1 in Final Preparation for Well Testing Operations Re-entry operations at the Oza-1 well […]

The Ghana energy minister Matthew Prempeh recently in a 10-page power-point presentation and a rambling thesis on ‘global energy transition’ presented to the country’s parliament seeks for parliamentary approval to borrow  the sum of $1.6bn to buy back stakes in two offshore oil licences not yet in development. The minister expressed his initiative for Ghana […]

Africa commitment to key in with prevailing wave in global energy transition has  being entrenched in Egypt  developmental  economy. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is now plan to boost small businesses and green investments in Egypt  with a US$ 50 million loan to ONB ALAHLI,  one of Egypt’s largest commercial banks. The loan, […]

Panoro and its joint venture partner Kosmos Energy have said the  that production of  Block G (Ceiba field and Okume Complex), offshore Equatorial Guinea, where Panoro holds a 14.25% Working Interest is averaging 29,100 bopd in the second quarter of 2021. The Okume upgrade project is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter and […]

Panoro Energy ASA  is successfully progressing in its Dussafu operatios according to recent update on the Dussafu Marin PSC, offshore Gabon, where it holds a 17.5% Working Interest.  This includes the Successful completion of DTM-7H, the final horizontal production well of Phase 2. High-quality oil-bearing sands were encountered in line with prognosis. Completion and tie-in […]

“We are delighted to be able to announce yet another positive result from the Abu Sennan licence,” said chief executive Brian Larkin. United Oil & Gas (LON: UOG) announced the success of its latest development well, Al Jahraa-8 (AJ-8), at the Abu Sennan concession in Egypt. The well encountered more than 40 metres of net […]