Repsol and its partners uOMV and Total have announced that it has discovered oil in the Murzuq Basin onshore Libya
Exploration
Cooper Energy to drill second wellbore offshore Tunisia
Oil and gas explorer Cooper Energy has announced that it will drill a second wellbore in the Hammamet West-3 field, in the Bargou Permit, offshore Tunisia
Africa Oil plans US$450 million share issue
Oil and gas explorer Africa Oil will issue 56.5mn common shares at US$7.99 per share through a private placement that should generate around US$450mn
BP signs farm-out deal for three offshore Moroccan blocks
BP has entered into farm-out agreements with US-based Kosmos Energy for the exploration of three oil and gas blocks offshore Morocco
Chariot receives approval for Mauritanian farm-out deal
A farm-out deal between Chariot Oil & Gas and Cairn Energy for Block C19 offshore Mauritania has been approved by the countrys Ministry of Hydrocarbons