Ophir Energy plc has announced that drilling operations have begun on the Padouck Deep-1 well on the Ntsina Block, offshore Gabon
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Tullow Africa operations to increase cash flow
Tullow Oil has said that its critical oil exploration developments in Kenya, Ghana and Uganda will deliver major cash flow increases in the next three to five years
Shell to drill for oil offshore Namibia
Shell is to commence drilling for oil offshore Namibia
Eni finds oil and gas offshore DR Congo
Italian explorer Eni has announced that it has discovered wet gas and light oil in the Marine XII Block offshore DR Congo
Drilling starts on offshore Cameroon well
Murphy Cameroon Ntem Oil Company has begun drilling operations on the Bamboo-1 well, offshore Cameroon, using the fifth-generation semi-submersible drilling rig Ocean Confidence