QatarEnergy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Mines and Energy of the Republic of Namibia to strengthen cooperation in the energy sector. The agreement was signed by His Excellency Mr. Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, the President and CEO of QatarEnergy, and His Excellency Mr. […]

The National Agency of Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG) and the Contractor Group of Block 15, operated by ExxonMobil Angola, announce the achievement of the milestone of 2.5 billion barrels of cumulative oil production in Block 15, since the First Production from FPSO Xikomba, 20 years ago. Block 15 is located approximately 145 kilometers west of the […]

Energy woes are synonymous with South Africa right now. Having a conversation with Gugu Mfuphi on her Kaya FM show, reminded me on the necessity of an energy mix and natural gas and making markets work for South Africa. As the country’s fleet of mostly coal-powered plants struggles to keep up with electricity demand, South […]

Kinetiko Energy, an Australian gas explorer and developer focused on advanced shallow conventional gas and coal bed methane in South Africa, has provided the following update on its onshore gas exploration and production development activities. Core well 270-03C, spudded on 24 January 2023 approximately 7 km from the South Africa’s largest gas pipeline the Lily […]

Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd has announced as a result of recent data from the ongoing phase two 2-D seismic program, a significant new play type has been confirmed in the southern and western parts of the Company’s ~6.3 million acre exploration licence area in Namibia – PEL 73. This new fold belt province, the “Damara […]

The National Agency of Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG) has disclosed the agency preparedness in launching the country next onxhore licensing bid round in 2023. The agency In its capacity as National Concessionaire and holder of mining rights for prospecting, research, evaluation, development and production of liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons throughout Angola, has recently brought […]

Kinetiko Energy has continued to pursue shallow, conventional gas discoveries in energy-hungry South Africa, as outlined in its latest exploration update. The ASX-listed energy stock has spudded its core 270-05C well — the third asset on its 270 exploration right — and ER271 has just been greenlit for renewal. A second coring rig is scheduled […]

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas and its partners are applying for Environmental Authorisation to undertake exploration activities in Block 3B/4B in the Orange Basin off the Northern Cape/South-West Coast of South Africa.  The Joint Venture (JV) Partners have contracted Environmental Impact Management Services (EIMS) of South Africa to apply for a permit to drill one […]

Sonangol, through its Research and Development Center (CPD) , and the National Electricity Transport Network (RNT) signed, on March 16, 2023, at the Hotel Intercontinental Luanda Miramar, the memorandum of understanding for yet another project of distribution of clean energies, an agreement that outlines the guidelines for the supply of electricity to the hydrogen and green ammonia production plant, […]

National Agency for Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG) has improved the fiscal terms of blocks 30, 44 and 45 in the Namibe Basin, within the scope of the Contracts for Services with Risk (CSR) and Extension of the Initial Phases of Exploration for the referred Blocks, in a Memorandum of Understanding Signing Ceremony carried out with the entities involved […]