Oilfield services company Petrofac has inaugurated its construction skills training centre in Hassi Messaoud, Southern Algeria, following the completion of a programme to upgrade the centre’s facilities
Exploration
AFC provides US$100mn to Aker Energy’s deepwater oil project in Ghana
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), an infrastructure solutions provider in Africa, has announced that it has financed Aker Energy A.S., a subsidiary of Aker ASA
Africa Energy signs rig contract offshore South Africa
Africa Energy Corp has announced that the joint venture partnership for Block 11B/12B offshore South Africa has entered into a multi-well drilling contract with Odfjell Drilling for the Deepsea Stavanger semisubmersible rig
Deepwater leads the way in oil, gas discoveries in 2019: Rystad
Global discoveries of conventional oil and gas totalled 6.7bn boe in the first half of 2019, according to Norwegian energy research and consultancy Rystad Energy
IEA’s global commission for urgent action on energy efficiency
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has established an independent global commission to examine how progress on energy efficiency can be accelerated through new and stronger policy action