Statoil has become the latest name to enter the emerging Ghana Offshore play after acquiring its first acreage in the market
Exploration
Afren and Eni strike out at Offshore Ghana well
Afren has announced it has struck out at the Nunya-1x exploration well in the Keta block, Offshore Ghana, after encountering thick and high-quality water bearing reservoirs
Chariot spuds first offshore Namibia well
The semisub Maersk Deliverer has started drilling the 1811/5-1 well on the Tapir South prospect offshore Namibia
Rialto Energy drilling offshore Côte d'Ivoire hampered
Rialto Energy has encountered problems while drilling the Gazelle-P3 well offshore Côte dIvoire
Lukoil switches attention to offshore Sierra Leone block
Lukoil has announced its intention to spend US$100 million on launching exploration activities in its offshore Sierra Leone block