Kosmos Energy notes the announcement by Golar that the FLNG Gimi has reached Commercial Operations Date (“COD”) for the 20-year Lease and Operate Agreement with BP for the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project offshore Mauritania and Senegal.

The announcement of COD marks a significant milestone...

Maurel & Prom S.A. (M&P) is pleased to announce it has agreed to jointly acquire, alongside Afentra plc, Etu Energias 10% interest in Blocks 3/05 and 13.33% interest in Block 3/05A in Angola. M&P has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Etu...

Drilling operations will be conducted around 60 nautical miles off Ghana’s coast, in close proximity to the John Agyekum Kufour FPSO, as part of the broader Sankofa field’s development plan.

Eni Ghana - together with its OCTP partners Vitol Upstream Ghana Ltd (Vitol) and Ghana...

Angola’s President João Lourenço has been selected as the ‘Energy Person of the Year’ by the African Energy Chamber (AEC) in recognition of his drive for good governance, commitment to reform and work to address corruption in Africa. The award recognizes President Lourenço’s instrumental...

bphas confirmed the preliminary results of the Capricornus 1-X exploration well inNamibia’s Orange Basin, as reported by operator Rhino Resources. PetroleumExploration License 85, where the well was drilled, is operated by RhinoResources with a working interest of 42.5%.

TheCapricornus 1-X well, spudded on 17 February...

Grand Gulf Energy has entered into a binding Option Agreement, providing Grand Gulf with an exclusive option to acquire 100% of Wrangel Pty Ltd (Wrangel). Wrangel is an applicant for a 70% working interest (WI) in a Petroleum Exploration Licence (PEL) over Block 2312...

In recent years, Namibia has emerged as one of the most significant focal points for oil and gas exploration in Africa, driven by a surge in exploration activities and the increasing presence of major international oil companies (IOCs). The country’s attractiveness as a destination...

Striving to increase production and reverse natural declines in mature oilfields, Ghana is promoting new investment across its upstream oil and gas sector. The country – through national upstream regulator the Petroleum Commission of Ghana – is embarking on a series of industry reforms...

The Cabinet of Ghana has approved plans by the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition to develop a second gas processing plant in the country. The project builds on efforts to maximize the country’s 2.1 trillion cubic feet of gas resources to support electrification...

Egypt’s latest licensing round and increased production efforts position the country as a key energy player in Africa, with African Energy Week: Invest in African Energies 2025 serving as a pivotal platform for global investors to explore new opportunities

Egypt’s energy sector is experiencing a...

Scatec has sold its 51 percent stake in the African hydropower projects it has joint-ventured with Norfund and British International Investment (BII) to TotalEnergies. This is in line with the company’s strategy regarding the stock exchange notice on 30 July 2024.

The transaction was closed...

The Nigerian Minister of State for Petroleum Oil, Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri has reiterated the presidential directives to ramp up crude oil production as a sustainable policy of the present administration of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu.

This tenacious stand of the current administration was reechoed...

Woodside has announced that at year-end 2024 it had remaining proved (1P) reserves of 1,975.7 MMboe, remaining proved plus probable (2P) reserves of 3,092.2 MMboe, and remaining 2C contingent resources of 5,869.7 MMboe. Excluding divestments and production, Woodside’s proved reserves increased by 54.9 MMboe,...