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The First Kavango seismic result is successful, within budget and on schedule-ReconAfrica and NAMCOR

Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. and its joint venture partner NAMCOR have provided initial results from the first seismic acquisition program ever conducted in the Kavango Basin, in northeast Namibia. As reported on October 21, 2021, 450 linear kilometers of seismic data were successfully acquired within budget and on schedule. Third party processing of this data […]

Oilfield Africa - Monday November 8, 2021
Local Content: Traditional Authorities Confirm Support for ReconAfrica Operations in Namibia

The Traditional Authorities of Kavango East and Kavango West have confirmed their support for the oil-and-gas exploration program in Namibia by Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd.At a meeting last week in Namibia, the leaders of the five key Traditional Authorities of Kavango East and Kavango West expressed confidence that ReconAfrica’s ongoing exploration program, which has to […]

Oilfield Africa - Thursday November 4, 2021
BW Energy to acquire Aquadrill’s rig for the Kudu gas field, offshore Namibia

BW Energy is at the concluding phase of achieving a revised development plan for the Kudu gas field offshore Namibia. The new development plan for the gas-to-power project will use a repurposed semisubmersible drilling rig as a Floating Production Unit. The Company has signed an agreement to acquire the semisubmersible drilling rig, from Aquadrill LLC for a total consideration of USD 14 million. Repurposing will enable an optimisation of the project timeline and significantly reduce capital investments compared to previous development concepts. “The revised development concept offers tangible financial, schedule and environmental benefits. The re-use of existing facilities also supports a substantial reduction in field development related greenhouse gas emissions compared to a new-build . “We have consequently decided to take advantage […]

Oilfield Africa - Thursday October 28, 2021
Reconnaissance Energy Secures a Year Extension on the First Renewal Period For (PEL) 73, Namibia

Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. (ReconAfrica) and its joint venture partner NAMCOR (the state oil company of Namibia) has being granted approval of a one year extension on the First Renewal by the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME)  the Period of 29 January 2022 to 29 January 2023 ,this is relating to the approximate 6.3 […]

Oilfield Africa - Saturday September 25, 2021
ReconAfrica Identifies 5 Potential Conventional Oil and Gas Reservoir Rock Zones in the First Well (6-2) in the Kavango Basin, NAMIBIA

ReconAfrica and its joint venture partner the state oil company of Namibia NAMCOR have provided preliminary analysis of the first well drilled (the 6-2 well) in the Kavango basin by Core Laboratories  and Netherland Sewell & Associates Inc. Log and Core Analysis The NSAI petrophysical study, the first in the Kavango basin, has identified five […]

Oilfield Africa - Friday September 10, 2021
ReconAfrica Completes Drilling Operations on the 6-1 in the Kavango Basin, Namibia

Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. and its joint venture partner NAMCOR (the state oil company of Namibia)  have announced successful completion of drilling operations of the second stratigraphic test well (6-1) in the Kavango basin of NE Namibia. The 6-1 well is now being prepared for wireline logging. Multiple logging runs will be made and up […]

Oilfield Africa - Thursday July 15, 2021
NAMCOR and Reconafrica Seek To Unlock the Vast Resource Potential, Sign JOA Partnership in Namibia

The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR) and Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. (the (ReconAfrica) have  announced the execution of a Joint Operating Agreement (“JOA”) to develop the resource potential of the Kavango Sedimentary Basin, Northeast Namibia.  Under the agreement, the two companies will jointly pursue an ongoing petroleum exploration program in the Kavango East and […]

Oilfield Africa - Thursday June 17, 2021
ReconAfrica Namibia confirms working petroleum system in Kavango Basin, gives report on ESG

Reconnaissance Energy Africa has announced that the Company has set intermediate casing and geologic results in the first section of the second well (6-1), which again confirms a working petroleum system in the Kavango Sedimentary Basin. The Company has also in its reports stated that it is strengthening its Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) standard […]

Oilfield Africa - Friday June 4, 2021
Africa Energy Resumes Venus-1 Exploration Well Drilling Campaign by end of Q4 2021 offshore Namibia

Africa Energy with operating 30.9% shareholding interest in Impact Oil & Gas has exposure to the Venus-1 exploration well in Block 2913B, offshore Namibia which is expected to spud by the end 2021. Venus-1 will target a large basin floor fan system with significant undiscovered petroleum initially in place that has been identified using 3D seismic data. Africa […]

Oilfield Africa - Friday May 14, 2021
Reconafrica Resumes Drilling Second Well Campaign in Kavango Basin Offshore Namibia

Reconnaissance Energy Africa has announced spudding the second well (6-1) in the Kavango Basin in the Kalahari Desert of North East Namibia. Operations With the first string of casing set and cemented in the 6-1 well, the Company owned and operated 1000 HP rig (Jarvie-1) is drilling ahead to a target depth of 3,800 meters […]

Oilfield Africa - Friday May 7, 2021

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