US oil major Chevron has announced that it expects to receive bids for its three onshore oil blocks in the Niger Delta by the end of September 2013
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Ophir Energy secures rig deal in Gabon
Ophir Energy has announced that it has signed an agreement to secure a rig for offshore drilling operations in Gabon, which will be expected to commence in Q1 2014
Libya oil output rises to 620,000 barrels per day
Libya has announced that its oil output has climbed to 620,000 barrels per day (bpd) following the recommencing of production from the El Sharara and El Feel oilfields
Eni to operate Ngolo block in Congo-Brazzaville
Eni has announced that it has gained operatorship of the Ngolo block onshore Congo-Brazzaville’s Cuvette Basin
DualEx provides update on BHN-1 well in Tunisia
DualEx Energy International Inc has moved the drilling rig used to drill the BHN-1 well in Tunisia off the location