President Jose Eduardo do Santos, President of Angola, has been accused of illegally appointing his daughter as the chief executive of the state oil company, and a case is to be heard in the Constitutional Court
Exploration
Zilift achieve world's first electrical submersible pump live well cable deployment, operation and retrieval
Zilift, leading developer of permanent magnet technologies for innovative artificial lift applications for the energy sector, has successfully achieved a worlds first electrical submersible pump live well cable deployment, operation and retrieval, under live well conditions
Drawing the line in border disputes
The presence of oil and gas reserves frequently leads to disputes over boundary delimitations, particularly in offshore maritime areas. Stephen Williams reports from Africa Oil Week for Decembers Oil Review Africa about issues facing companies and governments across the continent
Ntorya-2 appraisal well, Tanzania now spudded
Solo Oil Plc has confirmed that the Ntorya-2 appraisal well in the Ruvuma Basin, Tanzania, has now spudded as expected
BP agree deal with Kosmos Energy to partner world-class discoveries
BP agree deal with Kosmos to partner discoveries in Mauritania and Senegal and agree to cooperate on future exploration, positioning themselves in an emerging world-class, low-cost gas basin with advantaged access to global markets