Brazilian oil and gas exploration company High Resolution Technology (HRT) has announced that it has struck oil off the coast of Namibia
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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
Afren and Lekoil sign farm-out deal on Nigeria’s OPL 310
Afren has announced the completion of a farm-out agreement with Lekoil at 17.14 per cent on the oil prospecting licence (OPL) 310, located in Benin Basin offshore Nigeria
Tanzania to offer oil and gas exploration blocks in October 2013
Tanzania will offer seven deep offshore blocks and one onshore block for oil and gas exploration in October 2013, state-run Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) has announced
Tullow spuds Etuko-1 well in Kenya
Africa Oil has announced that Tullow Oil, operator of Block 10BB in Kenya, has commenced drilling at the Etuko prospect, which reportedly contains gross estimates of 231mn barrels of oil