PETROCELTIC HAS COMMENCED drilling operations on the Isarene permit in Algeria. Drilling began in the INE-2 well on May 16, 2009.
Exploration
Sinopec to drill first well in Nigeria-São Tomé JDZ

Congo offshore joy for Total
FRENCH GIANT TOTAL has found “positive results” at its Moho Nord Marine-4 well, about 75 km off of the Republic of Congo.
BP strikes oil offshore Angola
The discovery, named Oberon, is in the southern portion of the block about 335 km northwest of Luanda and 4.3 km to the northeast of the Dione discovery.
Tullow strikes black gold in Uganda's Block 2
TULLOW ANNOUNCED THAT the Kigogole-3 exploration well, which is located in the Butiaba region of Uganda Block 2, has encountered over 20 m of net oil pay in two separate zones.
Located approximately one km from the crest of the structure, the well was drilled to a total depth of 575 m and has been successfully logged and sampled.