Sasol Petroleum International has announced that Mozambique’s first commercial production and sale of crude oil will commence in 2014 from an inland oilfield at Inhassoro
Exploration
Eni set to drill 140 new wells in Africa
Eni plans to drill 140 new wells over the next four years as a part of its US$28bn programme to boost oil and gas production in Africa
Dragon Oil wins oil and gas block offshore Egypt
UK-listed Dragon Oil has announced that the Egyptian government has awarded it an oil and gas block offshore the North African country
Total to drill offshore South Africa oilwell in 2014
France‘s Total has announced that it will drill an oilwell in Block 11B/12B offshore South Africa next year
Pertamina buys ConocoPhilips’ share in Algerian block
Indonesia’s Pertamina has acquired ConocoPhillips’ Block 405a onshore Algeria for US$1.75bn, making it its first major acquisition overseas