The Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TDPC) has announced that the fourth licensing round for eight of the country’s offshore blocks will begin on 25 October 2013
Exploration
Caracal Energy starts shipping oil from onshore Chad
Caracal Energy has started oil shipments from the Badila field, onshore Chad, to the Atlantic Ocean port of Kribi in Cameroon
BG Group enjoys Pweza success offshore Tanzania
BG Groups appraisal of its Pweza gas field offshore Tanzania has been successfully completed with the company reporting "excellent reservoir quality"
CGG awarded contract for seismic survey offshore West Africa
CGG has been awarded a large seismic acquisition programme offshore West Africa
Hydrocarb Energy completes second phase of Namibia exploration
Hydrocarb Energy and partner Duma Energy have completed the field acquisition phase of a 13,468km, high-resolution aerial gravity and magnetics survey over their oil and gas exploration concession in Namibia