Sintana Energy has disclosed update regarding the ongoing exploration campaign on blocks 2813A and 2814B located in the heart of Namibia’s Orange Basin, emerging as the one of the world’s most prospective oil and gas regions. The blocks are governed by Petroleum Exploration License 83 (PEL 83) which is operated by a subsidiary of Galp […]

Galp and its partners NAMCOR and Custos has drilled and logged the first exploration well (Mopane-1X) in block PEL83, offshore Namibia. Mopane-1X which is located at the southern end of PEL 83 is merely 30km away from Shell’s unsuccessful, high-risk Cullinan-1X probe. Shell has previously announced in its September last year report that Cullinan probe […]

Sintana Energy  has given drilling  update regarding Petroleum Exploration Licenses 83 (‘PEL 83’) and 90 (‘PEL 90’) located in the heart of Namibia’s Orange Basin which is emerging as one of the world’s most prospective oil and gas regions. PEL 83 Sintana refers to a press release published by Custos Energy (Pty) Ltd. (together with […]

88 Energy the execution of a three stage farm-in agreement with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Monitor Exploration Limited (Monitor) to earn up to a 45% non-operated working interest in onshore Petroleum Exploration Licence 93 (PEL 93), located in the Owambo Basin, Republic of Namibia. Farm-In Agreement detail The Farm-In Agreement is between Eighty Eight Energy […]

Africa Oil has noted Impact Oil and Gas disclosure on positive drill stem test (“DST”) results for the Venus-1X well, the major light oil discovery on Block 2913B. The Company also has further provided update on exploration and appraisal activities on Block 2913B and 2912, both located in the Orange Basin, offshore Namibia. Block 2913B […]

Namibia a South African country with a population of about 2.6 million people is abundant hydrocarbon reserves with an estimated value of about 11 billion barrels of oil as recently discovered offshore fields, with TotalEnergies’ Venus-1X find making up almost half of the total, state-owned oil firm NAMCOR said in a presentation of preliminary data […]

Three major oil discoveries made in less than one-year, attractive fiscal policies and market-focused regulations, and a strong partner in the national oil company (NOC) have made Namibia one of the world’s most enticing hydrocarbon plays in 2023. Eager to capitalize on this growing interest, the government has put in place an ambitious growth agenda […]

Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd (ReconAfrica) a Canadian oil and gas company engaged in the exploration and development of oil and gas in Northeast Namibia and Northwest Botswana announced that it has received its Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) from the Office of the Environmental Commissioner, Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, covering PEL 73 licence, which […]

Angola has indicated readiness to contribute to the development of the oil sector in Namibia. The National Agency for Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with its counterpart in the Republic of Namibia, Directorate of Petroleum Affairs (DPA in English, Directorum of Petroleum Affairs), during the international conference called NIEC (Namibia […]

In Namibia, independent power producer (IPP) Cerim Lüderitz Energy has signed the necessary agreements for the development of the Lüderitz wind project with the state-owned company NamPower. The project involves the construction of a 50 MW wind farm. Namibia will have a new wind farm within a few months. This is the aim of the […]