The investment will be channelled into drilling of more than 50 new oil wells and the installation of additional subsea infrastructure on the Jubilee and Tweneboa, Enyira and Ntomme (TEN) oilfields. It forms part of Tullow’s comprehensive plan to deliver maximum value for the country and stakeholders — Ghana Value Maximisation Plan. The Managing Director […]

Tower Resources plc the AIM listed oil and gas company with its focus on Africa, has announced an update regarding planned operations on the Thali license in Cameroon held by its subsidiary Tower Resources Cameroon SA, and the NJOM-3 well. The Government of the Republic of Cameroon has notified TRCSA that the President of the Republic has approved a further […]

The Exploration & Production arm of Shell Nigeria SNEPCO has appointed Elohor Aiboni as its first female Managing Director. The development was confirmed by one of the aides of President Muhammadu Buhari on Social media, Lauretta Onochie via her Twitter handle. She Tweeted:  Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company has appointed Eloho Aiboni, as its […]

Jihadis have seized a town and a convoy of fleeing civilians, including foreign workers, as fighting continued in the gas-rich region. French energy giant Total has evacuated 1,000 of its staff. Islamist militants have seized control of the town of Palma in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado, killing several people, including a foreign worker. […]

Government is excited by the encouraging prospects of potential discovery of oil and gas in the Muzarabani area, as this will make the country energy self-sufficient, create employment, grow the economy and bring huge downstream benefits, President Mnangagwa has said. He also said Zimbabwe’s oil and gas industry represented huge, unique and competitive investment opportunities […]

The Chief Executive Officer of Eni, Claudio Descalzi, and the President General Manager of the Algerian state company SONATRACH, Toufik Hakkar, have met recently at the Eni headquarters in San Donato Milanese to take stock of common activities and sign various agreements in the exploration and production, research and development, decarbonisation and training fields. These […]

Zenith Energy, has announced that Zenith Energy Africa Limited, its fully owned subsidiary, has now completed the acquisition of a 100 percent interest in the fully owned subsidiary of Candax Energy in Barbados, Ecumed Petroleum Zarzis Ltd (‘EPZ’), which holds a 45% interest in the Tunisian onshore Ezzaouia Concession. Pursuant to the terms of the […]

Shelf Drilling, Ltd has announced that it has secured a two-year contract extension for the Trident 16 jack-up rig in direct continuation of its current term with Belayim Petroleum Company (“Petrobel”) for operations in the Gulf of Suez offshore Egypt. The Trident 16 has been working with Petrobel in Belayim fields since 2015, and following […]

The Mozambique LNG Project operated by Total E&P Mozambique Area 1 (TEPMA1), and the Government of Mozambique, announce that the Project will progressively resume construction activities at the Afungi site, following the implementation of additional site security measures. After the security events that occurred in December 2020 near the Mozambique LNG project site and led […]

A UK based company Penspen has been awarded a 10 month engineering contract from national oil company Petrozim Line Ltd to deliver a next-generation engineering project for the Feruka-Harare pipeline in Zimbabwe.   Designed to enhance operational efficiency, the contract will see Penspen support to Petrozim on their mission to achieve maximal capacity to meet increasing petroleum products […]