Uganda is close to concluding an agreement on oil drilling in the Lake Albertine Rift basin with international oil firms, according to a statement released by the Uganda president’s office
Exploration
Tap Oil awards offshore Ghana drilling contract to Stena
Australian-based Tap Oil has awarded the Accra Joint Venture Drilling Rig Services contract to Stena Drilling, a UK firm based in Aberdeen
SacOil starts operations on Malawi block
Independent African oil and gas company SacOil has confirmed that first operations on Block 1 in Malawi have begun
ExxonMobil enters Liberian offshore oil exploration sector
US oil major ExxonMobil has confirmed its entry into the Liberian offshore exploration scene and said that its Liberian affiliate had acquired an 80 per cent stake in Block LB-13
Statoil farms out 25 per cent of Mozambique license to Japan’s Inpex Corporation
Norwegian oil major Statoil has announced that it has farmed down a 25 per cent working interest in its exploration license offshore Mozambique to Japan’s Inpex Corporation