Ophir Energy has entered into a farm-out agreement with Austria’s OMV for its four deepwater offshore blocks in Gabon
Exploration
Tullow Oil determines oil accumulation offshore Côte d’Ivoire licence
Tullow Oil has announced that Paon-2A appraisal well in CI-103 Licence offshore Côte d’Ivoire has determined the extent of oil accumulation in the area
Niger to ‘start exporting crude oil in 2016’
The President of Niger Mahamadou Issoufou has announced that the country will start exporting crude oil to international markets from 2016
RWE Dea signs offshore concession deal with Egypt and Dove Energy
RWE Dea has announced that it has signed an agreement with the Eqyptian government and Dove Energy for the offshore East Ras Budran concession
Tanzanian licence ‘holding 12.5 million to 110.5 million barrels of oil’
Swala Energy and Otto Energy have announced that an oil prospect in the Kilosa-Kilombero Licence is estimated to hold between 12.5mn and 110.5mn barrels of oil onshore Tanzania