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
Exploration
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
Petrobras farms out Tanzanian offshore block to Statoil
Petrobras has farmed out a considerable portion of its holding in a block offshore Tanzania to Norwegian state-run oil company Statoil
Oil discovered offshore Namibia
Brazilian oil and gas exploration company High Resolution Technology (HRT) has announced that it has struck oil off the coast of Namibia
Qatar Petroleum invests in Total E&P Congo
Qatar Petroleum International (QPI) has signed an agreement to acquire a 15 per cent stake in Total E&P Congo