BG Group has announced the completion of another successful drill stem test in Block 1 offshore Tanzania, with initial results from the Mzia-2 well showing better than expected properties in the deeper Cretaceous reservoir
Exploration
WesternGeco begins seismic survey offshore Mozambique
WesternGeco has begun the acquisition of a major multi-client seismic survey offshore Mozambique using its ObliQ sliding-notch broadband acquisition and imaging technique
Full production resumes at Ebendo field in Nigeria
Nigerian oil firm Oando Energy Resources (OER) has announced that full production has resumed at its Ebendo field at a rate of 3,200 bpd following the completion of repairs to the Kwale-Akri oil delivery pipeline
Oil discovery made offshore Côte d'Ivoire
Oil has been discovered at Total’s Ivoire-1X exploration well offshore Côte dIvoire
Rialto signs development deals with Vitol for Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire
Rialto Energy has signed an agreement with Vitol Exploration and Production (E&P), under which the two companies will work together to develop Rialto’s interests in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire