ENVIRNOMENTAL AND REGULATORY concerns surround Ghanas plans to start producing offshore oil.
Exploration
Oando wins $150mn Agip drilling contract
NIGERIAN ENERGY PLAYER, Oando Energy Services Ltd, has announced the signing of a US$150mn two-year drilling contract with Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) for its oilfields in the Niger Delta swamps.
This contract further demonstrates the companys commitment to its audacious upstream expansion having invested significantly in the rigs business over the last two years with aspirations of becoming a dominant player in the land and swamp rig business.
Petroceltic kicks off drilling at Isarene permit
PETROCELTIC HAS COMMENCED drilling operations on the Isarene permit in Algeria. Drilling began in the INE-2 well on May 16, 2009.
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.