The Tanzanian government has given Otto Energy the go ahead to enter its fast-growing oil exploration market after approving the assignment of a 50 per cent working interest in the Kilosa-Kilombero and Pangani Production Sharing Agreements (PSA)

East African-focused oil and gas firm Wentworth Resources has confirmed the discovery of a gas bearing zone at the Ziwani-1 exploration well in the south-east of Tanzania

Morocco-focused Longreach Oil & Gas has said it is fully funded for its current work programmes following a successful conclusion to 2011

Fugro-Geoteam AS has won a contract to undertake a 3D seismic survey in Q2 2012 in Pancontinental’s licence area L6 offshore Kenya