African Petroleum is reportedly discussing selling a stake of up to 10 per cent with two Chinese companies
Exploration
HRT to lease Transocean Marianas for Namibia drilling
HRT has leased the semi-submersible Transocean Marianas and will begin its drilling campaign offshore Namibia in late 2012 to early 2013
Range Resources announce Puntland drilling update
Range Resources Limited has announced that drilling on the Shabeel-1 well on the Dharoor Block in Puntland, Somalia has reached a total depth of 3,470 m
New gas find off Mozambique coast
A major new deepwater natural gas accumulation has been discovered in Offshore Area 1 in the Rovuma Basin, offshore Mozambique
Kosmos to plug unsuccessful Ghana well
Kosmos Energy has announced it will abandon its Teak-4A appraisal well in the West Cape Three Points Block Offshore Ghana