Seychelles has approved of Ophir Energy’s farm-in agreement with WHL Energy for its 75 per cent interest in an offshore oil block
Exploration
Angola to bid 10 onshore oil blocks in May 2014
Angola has announced that it will begin tendering process in May this year for 10 new onshore oil blocks located in the Congo Basin and Kwanza Basin
GNPC in talks with Shell over oil exploration in East Keta basin
Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) is reportedly in talks with Royal Dutch Shell over an exploration and production deal offshore East Keta Basin
Taipan Resources acquires 15 per cent interest in Kenyan block
Taipan Resources has entered an agreement with Tower Resources (Kenya) Limited, a subsidiary of AIM-listed Tower Resources plc, which outlines it will acquire a 15 per cent participating interest in Block 2B onshore Kenya
Murphy Oil and OMV sign farm-in deal for Namibian offshore blocks
US-based Murphy Oil and Austria’s OMV have signed a farm-in agreement with Cowan Oil & Gas for a pair of blocks offshore Namibia