In quest to increase its oil production and develop gas activity in Gabon, the oil company Perenco has planned to invest more than 450 million dollars (260.8 billion FCFA) in 2022. “We have placed orders for equipment to build a butane gas plant in Batanga which will produce 15,000 tonnes of butane gas per year […]

BW Energy today provides an update on the operations and development of the Dussafu Marin license in Gabon. The Company will publish financial figures for the fourth quarter and the annual report for 2021. Gross production from the Tortue field averaged approximately 12,250 barrels of oil per day in the fourth quarter of 2021, amounting […]

Sequel to acquisition of Total Gabon assets of the oil terminal built in Cap Lopez, the oil company Perenco Oil & Gas Gabon has planned to set a new investment approach in 2022 in order to further development of the said assets.  “At the level of Cap Lopez, we will create fantastic synergies for the […]

VAALCO Energy has announced that it has commenced its 2021/2022 drilling campaign offshore Gabon with the Etame 8H-ST well. Under a drilling contract announced by VAALCO in early summer, a jack-up rig provided by Borr West Africa Assets Inc., an affiliate of Borr Drilling Limited was recently deployed to the Etame platform and has commenced […]

BW Energy completed the Tortue Phase 2 field development with the hook-up and production start from the final two production wells, DTM-6H and DTM-7H. The Tortue development consists of six production wells, tied back to the FPSO BW Adolo. The Phase 2 development was completed with zero Health, Safety, Security & Environment (HSSE) incidents and […]

According to Transformation Acceleration Plan (PAT), butane gasproduction in Gabon has increased by 15% since the reinforcement of the storage capacity of the Gabonese Company for the Storage of Petroleum Products (SGEPP). The return to service of the 2,000 m LPG sphere3 at the end of the requalification work and the revamping of the LPG filling […]

In addition to the fight against deforestation and the reduction of greenhouse gases, Norway has recently indicated plans to invest in renewable energies in Gabon. This is the aim of the working session between the Gabonese Minister of Water and Forests, Prof. Lee White and his Norwegian colleague for the environment, on the sidelines of Cop […]

VAALCO Energy has  announced  completion of  the two previously-announced workovers at the Etame field offshore Gabon and added a total of approximately 1,050 gross barrels of crude oil per day (“BOPD”), (540 net BOPD to VAALCO). The company is Utilized VAALCO’s mobile hydraulic workover unit, which was purchased in early 2021, to rapidly mobilize and […]

Lamprell has disclosed that its oil & gas business unit has been awarded a major rigconversion contract from BW Energy (BWE). This medium-sized* project will commence immediately and is scheduled for completion in2022. The scope of work involves the conversion of BWE’s Hibiscus Alpha jack-up rig into anoffshore production facility. Commenting on the award, Chief […]

The Dussafu Marin license offshore Gabon has added a major breakthrough in course of exploration activities in this prolific oilfield. As part of the Tortue Phase 2 field development, hook-up of the final two production wells DTM-6H and DTM-7H has been completed and handover to production operations made according to BW Energy. The Company has in its recent operations […]