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Eni to Sell Stakes in West African Oil and Gas Assets to Vitol for $1.65B

Mar 19, 2025

Vitol will acquire interests in certain assets owned by Eni, including including the Baleine project in Cote d’Ivoire and Congo LNG project in the Republic of Congo, for $1.65 billion.According to the agreement between the parties, Vitol will acquire an interest in both oil and gas producing assets and blocks undergoing exploration, appraisal and development.These include the Baleine project in Cote d’Ivoire…

Aquaterra Energy to Deliver Well Intervention Equipment off Nigeria

13 hours ago

Offshore engineering solutions firm Aquaterra Energy has secured a multi-million-dollar contract with Intrepid Energy Limited (IEL) to deliver a bespoke subsea well intervention equipment package for a project in Nigeria.Aquaterra Energy will…

Six DOF Vessels Set to Sail to Africa for Multi-Million Dollar Subsea Job

Mar 20, 2025

Norwegian offshore supply vessel operator DOF Group has secured a ‘very large’ subsea umbilical, riser, and flowline (SURF) project for an undisclosed energy company offshore Africa.Under the contract, DOF will deliver its full suite of project management…

Eni Boosts Gas Volumes at Baleine Project Off Côte d'Ivoire

Mar 19, 2025

Eni and Petroci have announced a significant increase in gas supply for Côte d'Ivoire’s power generation system from the Phase 2 of the Baleine offshore project.Launched in December 2024 on schedule, Phase 2 of the Baleine project marks another…

Argeo Concludes Work for TotalEnergies Offshore Namibia

Mar 18, 2025

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…

Woodside Drops Farm-In Plans for Namibia’s Orange Basin Block

Mar 17, 2025

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…

DOF Hooks FPSO Installation Job Off Africa

Mar 14, 2025

Norwegian offshore supply vessel operator DOF Group has secured a contract for the installation of a floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit from an undisclosed client offshore Africa.DOF will deliver project management, engineering…

Shell to Focus on Deepwater as it Exits Nigeria's Onshore Oil Production

Mar 14, 2025

Shell has completed the sale of its Nigerian onshore subsidiary, the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), to Renaissance as part the $1.3 billion agreement announced early in 2024.The divestment of SPDC aligns with…

US Grants $5B Loan to TotalEnergies for Mozambique LNG Project

Mar 14, 2025

The board of the U.S. Export-Import Bank approved a nearly $5 billion loan for a long-delayed LNG project in Mozambique, clearing a key hurdle to restarting the project under development by French oil major TotalEnergies.The Export-Import Bank had previously agreed a $4…

Egypt Eyes German FLNG Unit to Ramp Up Production

Mar 12, 2025

Egypt, which has struggled with declining domestic gas production, plans to lease a German floating gas liquefaction unit, the Egyptian petroleum ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.Egypt, the most populous Arab country, has been seeking…

Nigerian JV Makes ‘Significant’ Hydrocarbon Discovery at Songhai Field

Mar 11, 2025

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) and its joint venture (JV) partner FIRST Exploration & Petroleum Development Company (FIRST E&P) have confirmed a significant hydrocarbon discovery in the Songhai Field, located the shallow water region of Bayelsa in Nigeria…

Tanzania to Launch Fifth Oil Licensing Round in May

Mar 07, 2025

Tanzania said on Thursday it will launch its fifth oil and gas licensing round in May in which 26 exploration blocks will be put to auction to help draw fresh investment in the east African country's hydrocarbons sector.Of the blocks on offer…

BW Energy Makes ‘Substantial’ Oil Discovery Off Gabon

Mar 07, 2025

BW Energy has made a ‘substantial’ oil discovery with good reservoir quality on the Bourdon prospect in the Dussafu license, offshore Gabon. The well was drilled by Borr Drilling’s Norve jack-up rig to a total depth of 4,135 meters.Evaluation…

Tower Resources Increases Share in License Offshore Namibia

Mar 07, 2025

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…

VAALCO Energy Secures Up to $300M Loan to Grow its Assets

Mar 06, 2025

Africa-focused oil and gas company VAALCO Energy has entered into a new revolving credit facility with an initial commitment of $190 million and the ability to grow to $300 million, which will be used for its investment programs across diversified asset base over the next few years…

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