Maersk Drilling has been awarded a one-well contract from PC Gabon Upstream SA (PCGUSA), a subsidiary of PETRONAS, for the provision of a deepwater drillship rig
Exploration
Seplat Petroleum issues US$650mn senior oil and gas bond
Nigerian oil and gas company Seplat Petroleum Development Company has issued a five year US$650mn senior bond with Natixis, Rand Merchant Bank and Société Générale
Zenith Energy extends SPA for acquisition of SLK from KUFPEC
Zenith Energy Ltd’s wholly-owned subsidiary Zenith Energy Netherlands BV has signed an extension agreement in respect of the conditional sale and purchase agreement (SPA) it signed with KUFPEC (Tunisia) Limited for a participation in the North Kairouan permit and the Sidi El Kilani Concession
Qatar Petroleum enters offshore exploration blocks in Namibia
Qatar Petroleum has entered into an agreement with Shell to become a partner in two exploration blocks offshore Namibia
Tullow Oil starts multi-well drilling campaign offshore Ghana
Tullow Oil plc has announced the start of a multi-year, multi-well drilling campaign offshore Ghana with the commencement of drilling of the first well at the Jubilee Field