Total begins production at Angola’s Kaombo oil and gas project
French oil and gas giant Total has started up production of Kaombo, currently the biggest deep offshore development in Angola, located on Block 32, 260km off the coast of Luanda
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Saipem wins FEED contract for NLNG Train 7 in Nigeria
Africa-focused Italian oil and gas major Saipem has received onshore E&C contracts in Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Mexico, Iraq and Nigeria, which worth approximately US$800mn
Shell signs two oil blocks contract offshore Mauritania
Shell Exploration and Production Mauritania BV has signed two production sharing contracts with the government of Mauritania for the exploration and potential future production of hydrocarbons in the offshore blocks C-10 and C-19
SDX Energy discovers more gas in North Africa
SDX, the North Africa-focused oil and gas firm, has announced another gas discovery at South Disouq in Egypt with the SD-3X well
CNOOC to invest US$3bn in Nigeria’s oil and gas projects
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) is planning to invest US$3bn in its existing stakes in Nigeria’s offshore oil and gas operations
