Olalekan Akinyanmi, CEO of Lekoil, talked about developing corporate assets in the continent in his presentation to Africa Oil Week and in an exclusive interview with Oil Review Africa
Exploration
OMV optimistic about Madagascar oil prospects
John Austin, general manage, Sub Saharan Africa, for OMV has spoken positively about the possibility of the Grand Prix offshore block going into production in the coming years
Tullow builds a secure position on the West African margin
A substantial prospect inventory in the Mauritanian offshore with significant oil potential has been built up by Tullow across a range of emerging plays
Somalia announces first oil block bid round at Africa Oil Week
In Q2 of 2017, Somalia is expected to launch its first oil block bid round, it was announced this week in Cape Town during the Africa Oil Week conference
ExxonMobil announce 'significant' discovery in Nigeria
ExxonMobil announced a significant oil discovery offshore of Nigeria of around 500mn to 1bn barrels of oil