The Luiperd-1X well was opened to flow on November 1, 2020. After several tests at different choke settings, the well reached a maximum constrained flowrate through a 58/64″ choke of 33 million cubic feet per day of natural gas (“MMcfpd”) and 4,320 barrels of condensate per day (“bcpd”), an aggregate of approximately 9,820 barrels of oil […]

Africa Oil Corp a Canadian oil and gas company with producing and development assets in deepwater Nigeria; development assets in Kenya; and an exploration/appraisal portfolio in Africa and Guyana has concluded the  drill stem test results for the Luiperd-1X well, the second major discovery on Block 11B/12B offshore South Africa. The Company holds an indirect interest in the project as a result of […]

 Global Petroleum Limited is pleased to announce the following update: Regarding its licence PEL0094 (Block 2011A), the Company recently purchased historic 2D seismic data in order to improve interpretation of its Marula prospect in the western part of Block 2011A. Separately, Global has also acquired 2D seismic data over the relatively underexplored eastern part of […]

The DS-12 rig will drill and complete 4 wells during the next six months. The Project was approved for development in December 2018 and the first oil is expected for 4Q 2021   Luanda 20 October 2020 – The bp Angola contracted drillship DS-12 arrived in Angola on 28 September to execute the drilling program for the […]

Eni announces the lifting and installation of the last of the 13 topside modules of the Coral-Sul FLNG facility, currently under construction in South Korea. This lifting, which marks the end of the onshore-modules fabrication campaign configuring the entire gas treatment and liquefaction plant, is to schedule and in line with the expected sail-away in […]

Total   is seeking divestment in a number of Angolan oilfields, in what is seen as an early sign of an expected wave of divestments by big energy companies from the West African country, industry sources said. Total could raise around $300 million from the sale of its 20% stake in Angola’s offshore Block 14, which […]

LEKOIL the oil and gas exploration and production company with a focus on Nigeria and Africa has announced that it has entered into a Strategic Alliance Agreement with NAMCOR Exploration and Production (PTY) Limited through its subsidiary, LEKOIL Exploration & Production (PTY) Namibia Limited. NAMCOR E&P, a subsidiary of the national oil company of Namibia, […]

Maersk Drilling has been awarded a three-well contract from Total E&P Angola for the 7th generation drillship Maersk Voyager which will be employed to drill development wells in Angola’s Block 17. The three-well contract has an estimated duration of 140 days, which means that Maersk Voyager is now contracted until Q2 2021. The firm value of […]

Reconnaissance Energy has provided an operational update on the Company’s initial programs opening the deep Kavango Basin in the Kalahari Desert of North East Namibia and North West Botswana. “As result of ReconAfrica’s successful financing completed August 20, 2020, the Company is now funded to initiate and complete its three well drilling program designed to […]

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 […]