AFRICA-FOCUSED OIL player Afren aims to increase its average production this year to 40,000 boepd, with an exit rate of 55,000 boepd, from about 14,320 boepd in 2010.p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">AFRICA-FOCUSED OIL player Afren aims to increase its average production this year to 40,000 boepd, with an exit rate of 55,000 boepd, from about 14,320 boepd in 2010.
Exploration
Africa Oil updates on Puntland
AFRICA OIL CORP, together with Range Resource Ltd and Lion Energy Corp, its joint venture partners, has entered into amending agreements with the Government of Puntland, represented by the Puntland Petroleum and Mineral Agency, in respect of the production sharing agreements (“PSAs”) for the Dharoor Valley Exploration Area and the Nugaal Valley Exploration Area.
p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">AFRICA OIL CORP, together with Range Resource Ltd and Lion Energy Corp, its joint venture partners, has entered into amending agreements with the Government of Puntland, represented by the Puntland Petroleum and Mineral Agency, in respect of the production sharing agreements (“PSAs”) for the Dharoor Valley Exploration Area and the Nugaal Valley Exploration Area.Petroceltic Confirms Gas Column at Algeria Well
Petroceltic, in association with its partner Sonatrach, issued an operational update on its Isarene permit in the Illizi Basin in South Eastern Algeria.p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Petroceltic, in association with its partner Sonatrach, issued an operational update on its Isarene permit in the Illizi Basin in South Eastern Algeria.
Tullow halts drilling
Oil explorer Tullow Oil has stopped drilling in two blocks near Lake Albert, stating it was unsure when it would recommence.p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Oil explorer Tullow Oil has stopped drilling in two blocks near Lake Albert, stating it was unsure when it would recommence.
Rig heads to Bargou spud site
The H&P Rig 228 is on its way to the Menzel Horr-1 well site, off the coast of Tunisia.p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">The H&P Rig 228 is on its way to the Menzel Horr-1 well site, off the coast of Tunisia.