The Sudanese government has plans to create opportunities for foreign investment in the extraction of natural gas in order to spur power generation
Exploration
African Petroleum reinstates Gambia Licences
Oil and gas exploration firm African Petroleum has entered into an agreement with Gambia to reinstate the company’s offshore licences to carry on exploration activities
Woodside Petroleum to explore oil offshore Morocco
Australia-based petroleum company Woodside Petroleum has signed a licence deal with Morocco’s National Oil Company to survey an oil block located offshore the North African country
ExxonMobil eyes two oil blocks off Côte d’Ivoire
ExxonMobil has announced that it is in final talks with Côte d’Ivoire to acquire two offshore oil blocks located in the Gulf of Guinea
Ghana signs offshore oil and gas exploration deal with Eni
Ghana and Italy’s Eni have signed a US$6bn deal to start oil and gas exploration work at Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) Block in the west African country