Kenya is planning to hold its first-ever auction of petroleum exploration licences in 2017
Exploration
Tower Resources signs PSC for offshore Cameroon block
UK-based Tower Resources (Tower) has signed the shallow water Thali production sharing contract (PSC) offshore Cameroon
Erin Energy gets extension to explore offshore Kenya blocks
Erin Energy has obtained an 18-month extension of the initial exploration period (IEP) of its offshore Kenya blocks, L27 and L28
Sound Oil releases Morocco onshore technical report
UK-based Sound Oil has announced the results of a technical evaluation of the onshore Tendrara licence in Morocco
Lekoil announces first oil from Otakikpo in Nigeria
AIM-listed Lekoil has announced the start of oil production from the Otakikpo Marginal Field in OML 11 in Nigeria