ExxonMobil has announced that it will search for oil and gas off the coast of South Africa, with plans to start a three-year exploration across 50,000 sq km in early 2015
Exploration
Comoros approves offshore exploration and production
Discover Exploration has announced that its production sharing contract (PSC) covering offshore Blocks 35, 36 and 37 has been approved by Comoros government
Gondwana Oil chosen to negotiate Ghana Block
Gondwana Oil Corp has been given the go-ahead to negotiate exclusively on the Offshore Cape Three Points South Block, off the coast in Ghana, West Africa
Caracal Energy and TransGlobe Energy to merge for operations in North Africa
Caracal Energy and TransGlobe Energy have announced a merger to create a US$1.8bn venture to focus on oil production in North Africa
Heavy oil encountered offshore Moroccan block
Moroccan Office of Hydrocarbons and Mining (ONHYM) has announced that one of the permits offshore Tarfaya Block has encountered a column of heavy oil