Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the Nigerian LNG Limited has recently held the kick-off meeting of the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) components of   The $7.6n LNG Train 7  project..The august event was held virtually and this had provided enabling environment for NCDMB key officials to clarify some technical details relating to […]

Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. (ReconAfrica))  a young global exploration and production company has  announced  its  preparation for the upcoming drilling program in the Kavango Basin and  the appointment of Mr. Nick Steinsberger as Senior Vice President, Drilling and Completions.    Nick Steinsberger brings 32 years’ experience in petroleum engineering, drilling and completions, production, and surface facilities […]

FAR Gambia Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of  FAR Ltd, has signed new Joint Operating Agreements (JOA’s) in respect of the A2 and A5 Blocks in The Republic of The Gambia, with PC Gambia Ltd a subsidiary of Petroliam Nasional Berhad, (PETRONAS ). This is reformation of the terms of the existing JOA’s by evolving […]

United Oil & Gas Plc (UOG)  a global oil and gas exploration, development and production company, is pleased to announce a production on the Abu Sennan concession oilfield off Egypt in which UOG holds a 22% working interest. This includes a production update covering the first half of June and the results of an Independent Reserves Report […]

FAR   an Australian-listed exploration, development and production company has made known its default in payment of Production Sharing Contract and Joint Operating Agreement on Sangomar oil and gas field off Senegalese as the company is looking forward to sell its interest in the project. The Sangomar oil and gas field being developed off Senegal, is […]

The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum has announced achieving a petroleum discovery in the offshore Geisum concession in the south of the Gulf of Suez with shallow waters. The Ministry clarified that the new discovery comes with an initial production rate of 2,000 barrels per day of crude oil, and it is estimated that there are […]

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) in partnership with Learners Support Consultancy Company has called for submissions from innovators, technologists and other young science enthusiasts to the Nigerian Oil and Gas Technology (NOGTECH) programme. The NCDMB initiative is the first-ever technology hackathon in the Nigerian Oil and Gas industry and is aimed at […]

A recent expansion of Gabon MegaSurvey coverage has significantly increased access to 3D seismic over the 35 open blocks on offer. The Direction Generale des Hydrocarbures (DGH) and PGS now offer over 65 000 sq. km of 3D seismic and over 21 000 km of 2D seismic data. An extension to the tender submission deadline […]

Lukoil a Russian multinational energy corporation headquartered in Moscow is still in talks with Equatorial Guinea’s Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons on the development of offshore block EG-27 months afterround. EG Ronda bid round. Lukoil and GEPetrol in November last year were awarded the operations of EG-27 (formerly Block R) through the EG Ronda 2019 […]

South Africa’s cabinet has approved the merger of three state-owned oil and gas firms; PetroSA, iGas and the Strategic Fuel Fund to form a single national oil company. According to the cabinet, the move is to cut debt by reducing the number and increase the competitiveness of state-owned firms. The approval follows a briefing on […]