Solo Oil has acquired a 10 per cent interest in Helium One Limited and announced plans to progress further with the Ruvuma gas field, increasing its presence in Tanzania
Exploration
Lake Malawi ownership dispute escalates
The ownership of Lake Malawi, which has enormous oil and gas potential, remains in dispute with the government of Malawi announcing plans to take Tanzania to the International Court of Justice in The Hague
Africa Oil announce oil discovery in northern Kenya
Canadian firm Africa Oil announced on 17 May that the Emekuya-1 well in Block 13T, Northern Kenya has encountered approximately 75 m of net oil pay in two zones
IEA: Nigeria and Libya mixed output news but optimism remains high
Libya and Nigeria, exempt from OPEC cuts, have yet to challenge the supply pact with a substantial increase in output, according to the Oil Market Report released by the International Energy Agency (IEA)
Total expands exploration activities in Mauritania with a new deep offshore license
Total and Mauritania have signed an exploration and production contract to perform exploration works on Block C7, which covers an area of 7,300 sq km