Egypt has awarded five oil and gas concessions that are expected to bring in a minimum total investment of US$100mn
Exploration
Ceona partners with Interoil Angola
Subsea contractor Ceona plans to strengthen its presence in West Africa after signing a strategic partnership deal with Interoil Angola Lda
OMV buys more offshore Madagascar
OMV has acquired an additional 50 per cent interest in the Grand Prix block offshore Madagascar
Panoro Energy starts drilling Aje-5 offshore Nigeria
Panoro Energy ASA (Panoro), the London-based E&P company, has announced that drilling has commenced on the Aje-5 production well on the OML 113 license offshore Nigeria
Total commences production in Dalia Phase 1A offshore Angola
French exploration company Total has begun production from Angola’s Dalia Phase 1A, a new development on the offshore Block 17