Exxon Mobil and Shell are set to sign partnership agreements with Algerian state-owned Sonatrach, as the company aims to boost foreign investment in shale gas exploration, according to Sonatrach chief executive Abdelhamid Zerguine
Exploration
African Petroleum awarded Sierra Leone permit
African Petroleum Sierra Leone Limited has been provisionally awarded an offshore exploration permit covering block SL-4A-10 offshore Sierra Leone
Apache to start drilling Kenya’s first deepwater well
Apache Corporation has revealed that it will drill Kenya’s first deepwater oil well, the Mbawa well, next month
ERHC Energy gains foothold in Kenya
ERHC Energy has announced the signing of a production sharing contract (PSC) with the Kenyan government for Block 11A in north-western Kenya
Atwood Oceanics awarded offshore Cameroon contract
Glencore Exploration Cameroon has granted offshore drilling contractor Atwood Oceanics with a drilling services contract for its jack-up rig, Atwood Aurora