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 […]

BW Energy said it has been provisionally awarded operatorship of two blocks in the 12th Offshore Licensing Round in Gabon. The award by the Direction Generale des Hydrocarbures (DGH) in Gabon is subject to finalising the production sharing contracts (PSC) with the DGH. The two blocks, G12-13 and H12-13, are adjacent to BW Energy`s Dussafu licence offshore Southern Gabon. The blocks cover an area of 2,989 […]

The National Hydrocarbons Company of Gabon (SNHG) has launched maintenance campaign on oil Wells in the Mboumba oil field. In view of this transaction, the company has published on August 31, 2021, a notice of expression of interest. This notice of event precedes the opening of a call for tenders for the “rental of a Coiled […]