Oilfield operator Brittania-U Nigeria Limited has reportedly offered Chevron US$1.2bn to buy its three onshore oil blocks in the West African country
Exploration
Lukoil completes oilwell drilling offshore Sierra Leone
Lukoil has completed drilling the first oilwell in the SL-5-11 Block offshore Sierra Leone
CNPC set to resume oil exploration in Chad
China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) has said it would be resuming its operations in Chad after being suspended by the countrys oil ministry in August this year when drilling for oil in the south of country
Repsol makes oil discovery in Libya
Repsol and its partners uOMV and Total have announced that it has discovered oil in the Murzuq Basin onshore Libya
Cooper Energy to drill second wellbore offshore Tunisia
Oil and gas explorer Cooper Energy has announced that it will drill a second wellbore in the Hammamet West-3 field, in the Bargou Permit, offshore Tunisia