Ethiopia has started a trial of crude oil production at the Kalub and Hilala fields, located in the east of the country
Exploration
Saipem to undertake life of field activities on the Zohr project
Saipem, in consortium with Petroleum Marine Services (PMS), has been awarded the contract for life of field operations in the framework of Petrobel’s Zohr Deepwater Field Development, for which the vessel DP2 Ahmed Fadel, mobilised by PMS, will be deployed
TechnipFMC awarded a subsea contract for Angola's Total Zinia 2 Field
TechnipFMC has been awarded a contract by Total E&P Angola for the Zinia Phase 2 field development, located offshore Angola
Oranto Petroleum holds Zambian oil blocks
Pan-African oil and gas explorer Oranto Petroleum is farming into two exploration blocks located onshore Zambia, the Blocks 17 and 27 representing Oranto’s first investment in the country
Eco granted extension of oil and gas license in offshore Namibia
Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd, South America and Africa-focused oil and gas exploration company, has been granted a one-year extension to 20 March 2019, for the first renewal period of the PEL50 licence covering its offshore Tamar Block in Walvis Oil Basin in North Central Namibia