Eni has made the ninth oil discovery in Block 15/06, in deep water offshore Angola
Exploration
Drillship secured by Statoil for Angola programme
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
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