Australia-based oil exploration and production company Grand Gulf Energy has entered into a binding option agreement to acquire 100% of Wrangel, which is an applicant for a 70% working interest in a license at Walvis Basin, offshore Namibia…
Norwegian offshore services company Argeo has completed deepwater work at TotalEnergies’ Venus project, offshore Namibia, taking somewhat longer than expected.Argeo mobilized its Argeo Venture vessel for the job, which is now demobilizing in Walvis Bay…
Australian oil and gas company Woodside Energy has decided not to exercise its option for the farm-in to the PEL 87 block offshore Namibia, operated by Pancontinental Energy’s subsidiary.Pancontinental has received notification from Woodside…
Africa-focused oil firm Tower Resources has agreed to purchase an additional 5% interest in the PEL96 license offshore Namibia from its local partner, ZM Fourteen Investment.The AIM-listed company will acquire additional share through its wholly-owned subsidiary Tower Resources (Namibia) Limited…
Galp, together with its partners NAMCOR and Custos, has hit oil and gas in another well drilled at PEL83 license at Orange Basin, offshore Namibia.The Joint Venture partners have drilled, cored and logged the Mopane-3X well (Well #5) which spud on January 2…
U.S. oil and gas major Chevron has completed the arm-in agreement with Custos Energy and NAMCOR for PEL 82 in the Walvis Basin offshore Namibia, acquiring an 80% participating interest and operatorship of the development.Following Chevron’s 80% farm-in…
Rhino Resources has completed the drilling of the Sagittarius 1-X well at PEL85 license in Orange Basin, offshore Namibia, encountering a hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir.The Sagittarius 1-X well was spud on December 18, 2024 using Noble’s drillship Noble Venturer…
French energy major TotalEnergies has started drilling the first of the planned two wells in oil and gas blocks offshore Namibia.On February 3, 2025, the semi-submersible drilling rig Deepsea Mira spud the Marula-1X exploration well within the southern part of Block 2913B…
Some Indian mining and cement companies have approached Dutch shipbuilder Royal IHC for technical assistance as they prepare to bid for deep-sea mineral blocks up for auction, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.In November…
TDI-Brooks recently secured a contract with Compass Survey Limited to conduct a series of 2D Ultra High-Resolution (2DUHR) seismic site surveys and pipeline route assessments for SPDC offshore Nigeria.These projects involve the acquisition of…
QatarEnergy has entered into an agreement with Harmattan Energy Limited (HEL), an indirect subsidiary of Chevron, to acquire a working interest in an oil and gas block offshore Namibia.Pursuant to the agreement, QatarEnergy will acquire a 27…
U.K. oil and gas company Tower Resources has signed two farm-out agreements with Prime Global Energies for minority, non-operated interests in its Thali license, offshore Cameroon, and PEL96 offshore Namibia.Through its wholly-owned subsidiary…
Shell will write down around $400 million over an oil discovery offshore Namibia that it deemed commercially unviable in a blow to the southern African country's efforts to become a crude producer.Shell told Reuters that discovered oil and gas…
Brazil's Petrobras wants to buy stakes in African oil assets, mainly in Angola, Namibia and South Africa, to boost its reserves as it expects output to fall after 2030, a senior executive said on Wednesday.The Brazilian state energy firm is in talks with companies…
Galp, together with its partners NAMCOR and Custos, has found more light oil and gas condensate in a well at PEL83 license offshore Namibia.The partners drilled and logged the Mopane-2A well (well #4) in PEL83, which was spudded on December 2…
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