CCGVeritas is reportedly planning to explore a 121,000 sq km area for oil and gas offshore South Africa in early 2013
Exploration
Kenyan government awards Total with offshore L22 licence
Total is set to be granted 100 per cent interest over Block L22 offshore Kenya, following a deal with the Kenyan government
BP to join Serica on Namibia licence
Namibia’s minister of mines and energy, Isak Katali, has approved the assignment by Serica Energy of a 30 per cent interest in the offshore Luderitz Basin Licence 0047 to BP subsidiary Exploration (Luderitz Basin) Limited
Petrel Resources announces US$5.2 million cash position
Petrel Resources results for the year ended December 31, 2011, have revealed that the oil exploration and production company has a cash position of EUR 4.2 million (US$5.2 million) and has plans for further African expansion
Rialto hits oil and gas in Gazelle sidetrack
Rialto Energy has recovered oil and gas samples from a sidetrack of its Gazelle P3 well in Block CI 202 offshore Côte dIvoire