Oil Review Africa October 2014

Tullow Oil acquires 90 per cent stake in…

Friday, 13 October 2017 06:38

Tullow Oil plc has announced that it has acquired 90 per cent stakes in four onshore blocks in Côte d’Ivoire, while Petroci, the national oil company of Côte d’Ivoire, holds...

SDX announce gas discovery at KSR-14 dev…

Friday, 13 October 2017 06:27

Further to the spud announcement on 18 September 2017, SDX Energy Inc., the North Africa focused oil and gas company, has announced that a gas discovery has been made at...

Oranto Petroleum signs exploration agree…

Wednesday, 11 October 2017 06:40

The production sharing agreements (PSA) comprises a first exploration period of two years followed by a second exploration period for a maximum of two years for both licenses

Airswift opens Mauritania’s first global…

Wednesday, 11 October 2017 06:35

Hubs in Nouakchott and Kampala bring Airswift’s total number of African offices to eight

Sonangol releases statement on oil inves…

Tuesday, 10 October 2017 07:35

Sonangol and several oil operators, have met with João Lourenço, president of Angola, and released a joint statement identifying concerns in regard to the development of the oil sector

Eni sells 30 per cent stake in the Shoro…

Tuesday, 10 October 2017 06:47

Eni has finalised the sale of a 30 per cent stake in the Shorouk concession, where the Zohr gas field is located, to Rosneft

BP strengthens LNG shipping capacity

Tuesday, 10 October 2017 06:43

BP is taking delivery of six new, state-of-the-art liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers to support its expanding global LNG portfolio, and to respond to growing demand for lower-carbon energy sources...

Simba Essel Energy and Essel Group Middl…

Tuesday, 10 October 2017 05:55

Simba Essel Energy Inc has advised that its partner Essel Group Middle East has signed an agreement with Bell Geospace to conduct a comprehensive airborne FTG (Full Tensor Gravity Gradiometry)...

Oil price drop impacts across central Af…

Monday, 09 October 2017 07:34

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has released a video about how central African economies can move forward, particularly in the context of a low oil price environment

Total sign study agreement for offshore …

Monday, 09 October 2017 07:33

Total and the National Office of Petroleum of Guinea (ONAP) signed a Technical Evaluation Agreement to study deep and ultra-deep offshore areas located off the coast of Guinea Conakry, covering approximately...

Glencore to acquire Chevron's assets in …

Monday, 09 October 2017 07:04

In a deal worth nearly US$1bn, Glencore has entered into an agreement with Off The Shelf Investments Fifty Six (RF) Proprietary Limited (OTS) to acquire from OTS a 75 per...

African national oil companies must evol…

Friday, 06 October 2017 07:26

Chris Bredenhann, Africa advisory oil and gas leader, PwC, has called for African national oil companies (NOCs) to rethink their business models and strategies in order to avoid dependence on...

Bruce Burrows is the new CFO in Nigeria…

Friday, 06 October 2017 06:10

Aiteo has announced the appointment of Bruce Burrows as its global group chief financial officer (CFO), with effect from 18 November 2017

Ampelmann partners with Seaqualize to de…

Thursday, 05 October 2017 06:54

Ampelmann, the global leader in offshore access solutions, has partnered with Seaqualize, a Dutch marine motion technology innovator, to collaborate on the development of its latest S-type gangway

Sparrows Group and Hydra Group Ltd launc…

Thursday, 05 October 2017 06:24

Sparrows Group has formed Sparrows Offshore Ghana Ltd, a Joint Venture (JV) with local partner Hydra Group Limited, aiming to deliver crane, lifting and inspection services in Ghana

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