The National Agency for Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG), Azule Energy, and the partners of Block 15/06 – Sonangol Exploration and Production, Sinopec, and NAMCOR – celebrated, in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, the Naming Ceremony of the Agogo FPSO. The event marks a strategic advancement for Angola’s energy sector, aimed at enhancing the country’s […]

To celebrate this milestone in Angola’s first non-associated gas development, Azule Energy and its partners witnessed, on 11 February, the load out and sail away ceremony of the Quiluma deck in Ambriz Petromar Yard.  The event highlighted the project’s remarkable safety record, with 2.5 million man-hours completed without a single Lost Time Injury (LTI)—a testament […]

A policy statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa has today resulted in the formation of a new state-owned petroleum company, the South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC). The SANPC has been formed following the merger of the Central Energy Fund (CEF) subsidiaries, iGas, PetroSA and the Strategic Fuel Fund. The SANPC is poised to become a […]

Kosmos Energy has announced that first liquified natural gas (LNG) production has been achieved at the bp-operated Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) LNG project, offshore Mauritania & Senegal.   On December 31, 2024, gas from the first phase of GTA started to flow from wells to the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel as part […]

SLB has announced the opening of its Africa Performance Center, located in Luanda, Angola. The center will serve as a collaborative hub for industry stakeholders providing access to innovative solutions across digital, Artificial Intelligence (AI), oil and gas, and new energy sectors within Angola and Africa. The 3,200 sqft state-of-the-art facility marks a significant step […]

Reconnaissance Energy Africa (ReconAfrica) has completed the farm down agreement with BW Energy. The sale of a 20% working interest in Petroleum Exploration Licence 73 (PEL 73), in northeast Namibia , has been approved by the Namibian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) and Namcor Exploration and Production. The working interests in PEL 73 are […]

Global Petroleum has  stated that the ongoing farm-out transaction for Petroleum Exploration Licence (PEL) 94 is progressing well offshore Namibia and that all parties are working diligently towards a successful conclusion. The company is also pleased to report renewed and new interest from several well-known companies in the oil and gas industry. This increased interest […]

Sintana Energy has announced that the PEL 83 Joint Venture partners have successfully drilled and logged the Mopane-2A well (Well #4) on PEL 83 which was spud on December 2nd. This is a follow-up to further update regarding the second campaign on blocks 2813A and 2814B located in the heart of Namibia’s Orange Basin. Mopane-2A successfully encountered hydrocarbons […]

The National Agency for Oil, Gas and Biofuels and Azule Energy signed the Risk Service Contracts (RSCs) for offshore Blocks 46 and 47 in partnership with Equinor and Sonangol and for Block 18/15 in partnership with Sonangol P&P. The RSCs, resulting from direct negotiations, represent another positive development for exploration activities in Angola’s Lower Congo […]

With plans currently underway to restart construction of the delayed $20 billion Mozambique LNG project, which has the potential to produce 13.1 million tons of LNG for domestic use per year, there has never been a more important time to prioritize peace and stability in Mozambique. Following the outcome of the country’s 2024 general election, […]