European shale gas company San Leon Energy produced the first oil shale from its Timahdit permit in Morocco
Exploration
FAR confirms oil offshore Senegal
FAR Ltd have discovered oil samples in the FAN-1 exploration well being drilled offshore Senegal by FAR Ltd and its joint business partners Cairn Energy PLC, ConocoPhillips and the Senegalese national oil company Petrosen
Africa’s oil and gas sector ‘to see growth even after 2016’
Africas oil and gas business will continue to experience growth after 2016, a report by oilfield service company Baker Hughes announced
Eland Oil & Gas PLC acquires interest in Nigerian oilfield
Eland Oil & Gas PLC has announced the acquisition of a 40 per cent stake in the Ubima oilfield in Nigeria
Marathon Oil signs EPSC to explore offshore Gabonese block
Marathon Oil has signed an exploration and production sharing contract (EPSC) with the government for Gabon’s offshore Block G13, which has been renamed Tchicuate Block