Eni and Petroci have announced a significant increase in gas supply for Côte d’Ivoire’s power generation system. Launched in December 2024 on schedule and with full safety measures, Phase 2 of the Baleine project marks another step forward in the company’s commitment to strengthening the country’s energy sector and industrial development, significantly strengthening access to […]

VAALCO Energy announced that it has farmed into the CI-705 block offshore Côte d’Ivoire. Vaalco will become operator of the block with a 70% working interest and a 100% paying interest though a commercial carry arrangement and is partnering with Ivory Coast Exploration Oil & Gas SAS and PETROCI. The CI-705 block is located in […]

Côte d’Ivoire has joined the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), becoming its 76th shareholder. In August 2023 Côte d’Ivoire submitted a request to join the EBRD, and the Board of Governors approved its membership in October of that year. At the Bank’s 2023 Annual Meeting in Samarkand, the Board of Governors approved an amendment to […]

Eni has successfully resumed production of Phase 2 from the Baleine field, marking a crucial step in the development of the Côte d’Ivoire’s offshore. This came after the country celebrated production start-up from the Baleine field which is situated off the eastern coast of Côte d’Ivoire. Eni and its partner Petroci initiated production from Baleine […]

Eni and the Ministry of Mines, Oil and Energy of Côte d’Ivoire have signed in Abidjan the contracts for the acquisition of 4 new exploration blocks in the country’s offshore. The signing, which further consolidates Eni’s presence in Côte d’Ivoire, took place on the occasion of the first edition of SIREXE, the International Exhibition of […]

Eni announced the publication of its first local sustainability report for Côte d’Ivoire, outlining the company’s achievements and future goals for the benefit of local stakeholders. The launch ceremony was attended by representatives from institutions, non-governmental organizations, suppliers, and partners involved in Eni’s projects in the country.     “Since the discovery of the Baleine field in […]

Eni has welcomed the President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella at its facilities in Abidjan. The meeting was part of President Mattarella’s first State visit to Côte d’Ivoire. The President visited a gas transportation facility along the road to Grand Bassam. Gas produced from the Baleine field is fed into the Ivorian energy grid, […]

VAALCO Energy has announced that it has entered into a sales and purchase agreement (SPA) to acquire Svenska Petroleum Exploration AB, a privately-held exploration and production company based in Stockholm, Sweden. Svenska’s primary asset is a 27.39% non-operated working interest in the deepwater producing Baobab field in Block CI-40, offshore Cote d’Ivoire in West Africa. […]

DOF has been awarded a contract by Altera Infrastructure to install one FPSO (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading unit) and one FSO (Floating Storage unit) for the phase 2 development of the Baleine field in Cote d’Ivoire, West Africa, operated by Eni with Petroci Holding as partner. The project includes the complete installation of seabed […]

The President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Alassane Ouattara and Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi have met in Abidjan to celebrate production start-up from the Baleine field, situated off the eastern coast of Côte d’Ivoire, and to review Eni’s activities in the country. Eni and its partner Petroci have successfully initiated production from Baleine in August […]