Eni is seeking documents from a U.S. investment firm helping Nigeria sue it and Royal Dutch Shell Plc  for more than $1 billion over an energy deal at the center of a criminal corruption trial. According to Bloomberg. Eni claims that “undisclosed interests” are driving the Nigerian government’s litigation strategy “at the expense of Eni’s contractual […]

Ramform Sovereign has completed a large acquisition project offshore Angola using multisensor GeoStreamer technology. Operational and geological objectives were achieved successfully and safely, despite the Covid-19 restrictions. The 2020 PGS Namibe Basin survey connects the 3D seismic coverage of southern Angola with PGS seismic data library coverage in Namibia, completing a large MultiClient footprint of […]

ReconAfrica has reported that it is now funded to initiate and complete a three well drilling program in the most opportune parts of Kavango Basin, with the initial goal of establishing an active Permian aged petroleum system. ReconAfrica is scheduling the spud of the first well (6-2) early December, 2020 but is aware additional logistical […]

Tower Resources plc an oil and gas company with a focus on Africa has announced an update on its activity in respect of license PEL 96 in Namibia, covering blocks 1910A, 1911 and 1912B off Namibia. Tower has noted the announcement by Global Petroleum Ltd of updated prospective resource estimates in respect of its license PEL 94, […]

Global Petroleum Limited an exploration and production company with focus in African region has announced that  in connection with its licence PEL0094 (Block 2011A), offshore Namibia, the Ministry of Mines and Energy in Namibia has agreed to extend the licence sub-period from September 2020 to September 2021 and also to modify the work commitments. Global […]

Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd.( ReconAfrica)  exploration and production company with operations in southern African region has said that it has received from the Namibia Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) a letter which declares the planned drilling operations in the kavango basin to be undertaken in Q4 2020 by the company.  The Company will now […]

Reconnaissance Energy Africa (ReconAfrica) has announced that the Company has completed a comprehensive subsurface evaluation delineating large scale, prospective conventional hydrocarbon bearing structures, throughout the entire Kavango Basin. The primary objective of ReconAfrica’s initial three well drilling program, scheduled for Q4 of 2020, is to confirm a thick, active, petroleum system throughout the deep Kavango […]

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 […]

Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. is pleased to announce it has been granted a petroleum license in northwestern Botswana for 2.45 million acres (9,921 km2) and has entered into a farm-out option agreement on these lands. The Botswana lands are contiguous to the Company’s 6.3 million acre petroleum license in northeast Namibia. As a result of […]

Shell is considering among three prospects for a deep-water wildcat off Namibia, which is set to spud late next year at the earliest. The multi National Company will soon turn its focus to the rig market as it assesses available and suitable tonnage for the exploration well, which will be on its operated PEL 39 […]