French oil and gas major Total is expected to spud Luiperd-1X WellOffshore South Africa withDeepsea Stavanger drilling rig barely one year of striking a play-opening gas with same rig. Total has brought the same rig back to the country and has started drilling on another closely watched prospect – the Luiperd. After some Covid-19 related […]

Prince Arthur Eze, Executive Chairman of Atlas Petroleum International and Oranto Petroleum, has categorically denied recent news report of his involvement in a partnership with ADM Energy on the ongoing Marginal Fields Bidding Round in Nigeria. On August 3rd, 2020, ADM Energy announced its successful pre-qualification in the Nigerian Government’s 2020 Marginal Field Bid Round, […]

LEKOIL an Africa focused oil and gas exploration and production company with interests in Nigeria and Namibia has termed the company’s operation in 2019 as a pivotal year. Operational Highlights Otakikpo *Production levels averaged approximately gross 5,305 bopd (2,122 bopd net to LEKOIL Nigeria) *Updated Competent Person’s Reports announcing a significant upgrade to 2P oil reserves […]

Block 11B/12B JV partner Africa Energyhas announced spud of the Luiperd-1X well, the second exploration well on Block 11B/12B offshore South Africa following the Brulpadda discovery in February 2019. Jan Maier, Africa Energy’s VP Exploration, commented: “The Outeniqua Basin offshore South Africa remains an under-explored, world-class hydrocarbon province. The Luiperd-1X well will test the eastern area of the Paddavissie Fairway on Block 11B/12B to follow-up […]

South African Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has welcomed Odjfell Drilling’s Deepsea Stavanger to Cape Town. The rig is expected to drill the Luiperd prospect, in Block 11B/12B. This licence is off Mossel Bay, in the Western Cape South Africa. “The arrival of the drill rig, following the recent successful Brulpadda discovery, reaffirms […]

The PGS Nigeria MultiClient data library provides excellent 2D and 3D seismic coverage over recently announced blocks in the 2020 Marginal Fields Bid Round. The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria, recently launched its 2020 licensing round. A total of fifty-seven marginal fields are on offer, including a […]

Odfjell Drilling a renowned drilling contractor has announced that the Deepsea Stavanger drilling rig has started its mobilization to South Africa under the Total Luiperd offshore Block 11B/12B contract where the French company is the operator with a 45% interest. The Deepsea Stavanger recent mobilization is sequel to  the notice of restriction made  from 19 […]

TGS, a global leading provider of multi-client geoscience data for exploration & production companies, has recently announced the acquisition of its latest 3D survey SN-UDO-19, offshore Senegal. This latest stand-alone survey is located in northern Senegal. This unprecedented fit is sequel to a further recently completed survey, SS-UDO-19, in the southern part of the country. […]

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has officially handed over the Oil Mining Licence (OML) 98 to the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Speaking at the hand-over in Abuja, Mr Sarki Auwalu, DRP Director and Chief Executive Officer, said that the licence was revoked from its operators […]