French oil and gas company Total has been awarded new exploration and production (E&P) contracts for two offshore blocks in Mauritania
Exploration
Mubadala Petroleum acquires 20 per cent stake in Egypt’s Nour Concession
Mubadala Petroleum has completed the acquisition from Italy’s Eni of a 20 per cent participating interest in the Nour North Sinai Offshore Area concession, an offshore exploration block in Egypt
Eni announces new oil discovery offshore Angola
Oil and gas company Eni has announced that it has struck a new oil discovery in the Afoxé exploration prospect located in Block 15/06, offshore Angola
FIRST E&P awards Aquaterra Energy for Nigeria’s platform
FIRST E&P has awarded Aquaterra Energy a contract to design, engineer and install two non-identical Sea Swift conductor-supported offshore platforms in the Niger Delta Basin
Sudan and South Sudan peace agreement attracts oil investor interest
A new peace agreement signed between Sudan and South Sudan last month to cooperate on capacity building in the oil and gas industry has spurred investor interest in South Sudan