Statoil has signed a three-year contract for the Stena Carron drillship for exploration drilling in the pre-salt blocks (blocks 38 and 39) in the Kwanza basin offshore Angola
Exploration
Liberian oil firm signs deal with ExxonMobil and COPL
The National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) has signed a sharing contract with ExxonMobil and Canadian Overseas Petroleum (COPL)
Pura Vida discovers contingent resource at the Loba oil field
Australian oil explorer Pura Vida Energy has discovered a contingent resource at the Loba oil field on Gabons offshore Nkembe permit
Cap Energy invests in Guinea-Bissau exploration licences
Cap Energy has entered into an agreement to acquire majority shares in Sphere Petroleum who holds interests in two offshore Guinea-Bissau exploration licences
Eland acquires 40 per cent stake in Amocon’s Nigerian license
Nigeria-focussed oil and gas company Eland has entered into an agreement with Amalgamated Oil Company Nigeria Limited (Amocon) for acquiring a 40 per cent equity stake in its OPL 452 license