NIGERIA IS WEIGHING up plans for a new licensing round, with a senior government official claiming that blocks holding an estimated 2bn barrels of reserves would be up for grabs.
p>NIGERIA IS WEIGHING up plans for a new licensing round, with a senior government official claiming that blocks holding an estimated 2bn barrels of reserves would be up for grabs.Exploration
Containental strengthens presence in West Africa
ABERDEEN-BASED CONTAINENTAL Offshore has strengthened its presence in West Africa following a series of contract wins in the region.
p>ABERDEEN-BASED CONTAINENTAL Offshore has strengthened its presence in West Africa following a series of contract wins in the region.Kosmos clinched $1bn for Jubilee
KOSMOS ENERGY’S 2009 capital raise exceeded US$1bn. The amount includes US$825mn in project finance debt facilities committed by international financial and banking institutions, including US$75mn committed by Credit Suisse International in late 2009 and US$750mn secured in July 2009.
p>KOSMOS ENERGY’S 2009 capital raise exceeded US$1bn. The amount includes US$825mn in project finance debt facilities committed by international financial and banking institutions, including US$75mn committed by Credit Suisse International in late 2009 and US$750mn secured in July 2009.Upstream costs appear to be bottoming out
THE COSTS OF building and operating upstream oil and gas facilities, which fell drastically in Q1 2009 after a prolonged period of escalation, appear to be bottoming out according to two cost indexes developed by IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates (IHS CERA).
p>THE COSTS OF building and operating upstream oil and gas facilities, which fell drastically in Q1 2009 after a prolonged period of escalation, appear to be bottoming out according to two cost indexes developed by IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates (IHS CERA).Egyptian drilling activity to remain high in 2010
EGYPT GENERAL PETOLEUM Corp (EGPC) is trying to secure a US$2bn debt-financing deal, extending over 58 months and to be used for export finance, from the private sector.
p>EGYPT GENERAL PETOLEUM Corp (EGPC) is trying to secure a US$2bn debt-financing deal, extending over 58 months and to be used for export finance, from the private sector.