Octant Energy Corp (Octant) has entered into three agreements with subsidiary companies of Afren to acquire assets in Kenya and Tanzania
Exploration
Mozambique awards multiple offshore exploration contracts
Mozambique has awarded Eni, Statoil, Sasol and ENH exploration and development rights of the offshore block A5-A
Equatorial Guinea offshore exploration bidding in 2016
Equatorial Guinea has announced that it will launch a new bidding round for all remaining deep and ultra-deepwater blocks in 2016
ERHC concludes rights transfer deal with Kosmos
ERHC Energy (ERHC) has signed an agreement to transfer all its rights to Block 11 of the São Tomé and Principe Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) to Kosmos Energy (Kosmos)
Ocean Rig Athena in Senegal to drill appraisal wells
The Ocean Rig Athena drill ship has reached Senegal from Angola, for the appraisal and exploration drilling programme in highly prospective blocks offshore Senegal