Five years ago, Ghana was widely regarded as a high-risk, low-reward deepwater play. Events since have consigned that view to history, with Jubilee, the first of a series of major discoveries, due to come onstream before year-end.p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Five years ago, Ghana was widely regarded as a high-risk, low-reward deepwater play. Events since have consigned that view to history, with Jubilee, the first of a series of major discoveries, due to come onstream before year-end.

Total have announced that the Gabonese government has approved the acquisition by its subsidiary Total Gabon of interests in three onshore exploration licenses in the sedimentary basin of Gabon.p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Total have announced that the Gabonese government has approved the acquisition by its subsidiary Total Gabon of interests in three onshore exploration licenses in the sedimentary basin of Gabon.

Bowleven announced that the Sapele-1 exploration well drilling in the Douala Basin, offshore Cameroon has encountered further log evaluated pay in the Miocene reservoir objective. This pay is in addition to that encountered at the Lower and Deep Omicron discoveries announced on November 9, 2010.p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"> 

Bowleven announced that the Sapele-1 exploration well drilling in the Douala Basin, offshore Cameroon has encountered further log evaluated pay in the Miocene reservoir objective. This pay is in addition to that encountered at the Lower and Deep Omicron discoveries announced on November 9, 2010.