West Africa

TGS starts 3D Seismic Survey in Gambito Offshore Gambia

Welaptega continue bid to Wpush its global presence especially in the areas of FPSO inspection and maintenance has taken the company to Nigeria shore. The company has recently completed mooring inspection projects for FPSOs owned Eni and ExxonMobil in Nigeria. Welaptega undertook inspection services on ENI’s Abo FPSO, on the western edge of the Niger […]

Oilfield Africa - Sunday May 17, 2020
TGS starts 3D Seismic Survey in Gambito Offshore Gambia

TGS, a leading provider of multi- Tclient geoscience data for exploration & production (E&P) companies, has announced that it has fired the first shot in a 3D seismic survey it is undertaking offshore The Gambia. Under the cooperation of The Gambian Ministry of Petroleum & Energy (MOPE), the acquisition is being undertaken in conjunction with […]

Oilfield Africa - Sunday May 17, 2020
Equatorial Guinea slats Oil & Gas Projects for 2020

Gabriel Mbega Obiang Lima, Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial The Board of Directors of the Ministr y of Mines and Hydrocarbons (MMH) of Equatorial Guinea has selected and published the shortlisted key companies for the execution of their reference projects in the framework of the current Investment Year. The decision was made during […]

Oilfield Africa - Sunday May 17, 2020
ExxonMobil to divest in Zafiro

quatorial Guinea’s Minister of EMines and Hydrocarbons, H.E. Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, has announced that U.S oil major ExxonMobil plans to sell its oil assets in Equatorial Guinea, including its operating stake in the Zafiro oilfield, which currently produces 90,000 barrels a day. The oil company is planning to sell the stake in Equatorial Guinea […]

Oilfield Africa - Sunday May 17, 2020
Yinson wins DWT/CTP FPSO project offshore Ghana

Yinson world FPSO giant has announced that the Company has entered into a Letter of Intent with a Ghanian based energy company ,Aker Energy Ghana Limited with the intent of awarding the contract to charter, operate and maintain a floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for the Pecan field development project in the Deepwater […]

Oilfield Africa - Sunday May 17, 2020
GE technology to add 253 MW Power in Côte d’Ivoire

(MW) and will play a significant role in supporting the country’s energy plan. “We have a long-standing relationship with GE and are thrilled that the Azito phase IV power plant, will also be one of the most efficient power plants in the region and will serve as a model for the development of similar power […]

Oilfield Africa - Sunday May 17, 2020
Otakikpo Phase Two Development Project Sanctions and Renews Marginal Field License

LEKOIL the Africa-focused oil and gas exploration, development and production company, is pleased to announce that the Otakikpo Joint Venture between Green Energy International Limited (“GEIL”) and LEKOIL (with LEKOIL as Technical Partner) has sanctioned Phase Two of the Otakikpo field development plan, following the successful completion of an independent third party competent persons report […]

Oilfield Africa - Thursday April 9, 2020
Nigeria: Ogo partners progressing towards two-well program

Lekoil said it had reached a resolution with Optimum Petroleum, its partner on and the operator of OPL 310, to progress appraisal and development program activities at the Ogo discovery, which sits within the Block. Optimum and Lekoil are initially targeting a two-well program over the next twelve to eighteen months. However, this is subject […]

Oilfield Africa - Thursday April 9, 2020
Nigeria Oil Discovery Goes North

The search of Oil and Gas in the frontier basins of Nigeria has been on for decade now and discovering of this world essential commodity in the northern region of the country has been seen as a tall order despite enormous huge resources embedded in the search. The inability to discover oil and gas in […]

Oilfield Africa - Wednesday April 8, 2020
Sierra Leone eyes offshore acreage awards date

Sierra Leone 4th Licensing Round has been slated early next year for submissions of interest from prospective investors that are interested in offshore acreage. According to Petroleum Directorate Director General Timothy Kabba at the Africa Oil Week conference in Cape Town.”There will be a brief three-month period of evaluation and it is hoped awards may […]

Oilfield Africa - Wednesday April 8, 2020