Algeria has announced that it has launched another energy bidding round with 31 oil and gas fields on the offer for foreign companies
Exploration
Jacka Resources Somaliland receives government nod to farmout Odewayne Block
Jacka Resources Somaliland has received government approval for the completion of a farmout agreement with Sterling Energy (East Africa) for the Odewayne Block production sharing contract (PSC) onshore Somaliland
3D seismic survey begins offshore Namibia
Pancontinental Oil & Gas has announced that a 3D seismic survey has commenced in the Licence area EL0037 offshore Namibia
Addax Petroleum signs PSC contract with Gabon
Addax Petroleum has signed a production sharing contract (PSC) with the government of Gabon over three onshore oilfields
Tullow Oil strikes oil onshore Kenya
Tullow Oil has announced that oil has been discovered at the Amosing-1 and Ewoi-1 exploration wells in Block 10BB Basin onshore northern Kenya