Angola’s state-owned explorer Sonangol will receive US$2bn from China to expand oil and gas projects in the southern African country
Exploration
Azonto Petroleum secures EEA offshore Côte d’Ivoire field
Azonto Petroleum has been granted an exclusive exploitation authorisation (EEA) covering Gazelle field in Block CI-202 offshore Côte d’Ivoire
African Petroleum enters first renewal period offshore Senegal licence
African Petroleum’s subsidiary African Petroleum Senegal Limited has received approval for the first renewal period on Senegal Offshore Sud Profond (SOSP) licence
Lekoil and partner secure approval to re-enter well offshore Nigeria
Africa-focused oil and gas exploration and production company Lekoil and partner Green Energy have secured approvals for well re-entry on the Otakikpo Marginal Field in OML 11, offshore Nigeria and adjacent to the eastern part of the Niger Delta
Sudan to drill new wells to boost oil and gas reserves
Sudan has planned to drill 253 wells next year to boost its energy reserves by 65.4mn barrels of oil and 8.5bn cu/m of gas, the country’s oil minister stated