Total, operator of Block OML138, has announced the start-up of production of the offshore Usan field in Nigeria
Exploration
Significant oil discovery offshore Liberia
African Petroleum has announced a major oil discovery at the Narina-1 well, offshore Liberia
EnerGulf in major oil find offshore Namibia
EnerGulf has discovered an estimated 3.16bn barrels of potentially recoverable oil offshore Namibia
Hyperdynamics: Sabu-1 well, offshore Guinea, update
The Hyperdynamics Corporation-operated Sabu-1 exploration well has reached the planned total depth of 3,610 m in a water depth of 710 m
Oando to execute US$75.6mn Shell drilling contract
Oando Energy Services Limited has announced the deployment of a US$75.6mn swamp rig to execute a two-year drilling contract in the Niger Delta