Danish rig operator Maersk Drilling has been awarded a US$545mn contract by Eni Ghana Exploration and Production Ltd to use its new drillship Maersk Voyager for offshore exploration

Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited (COPL) has entered a joint venture partnership with Shoreline Energy International Limited to diversify exploration prospects across sub-Saharan Africa

State-owned Algerian oil company Sonatrach has discovered one new gas and two new oil fields since the start of 2015, it was revealed last week

Italian oil and gas company Eni has signed two new agreements with Congo-Brazzaville in a bid to boost the energy development and local growth of the country