The Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) has announced that the fourth Tanzania deep offshore and North Lake Tanganyika licensing round will be launched on 25 October 2013
Exploration
HRT spuds second well offshore Namibia
Brazilian oil and gas exploration company High Resolution Technology (HRT) has announced the spudding of the Murombe-1 well in its back-to-back exploratory drilling campaign in Namibia
Chevron to sell its stakes in OMLs 83 and 85 offshore Nigeria
US oil and gas giant Chevron will be putting its interest in Oil Mining Leases (OMLs) 83 and 85 offshore Nigeria up for sale
Shell to start drilling offshore Benin, Gabon
Anglo-Dutch oil and gas firm Shell is set to install an oil rig to start drilling off the coasts of Benin and Gabon in West Africa for the first time
Tullow Oil gets approval for TEN project in Ghana
The government of Ghana has formally approved the development plan for the Tweneboa, Enyenra and Ntommeoil (TEN) project, Tullow Oil has announced