Fastnet Oil & Gas has made its first acquisition offshore Morocco and plans to acquire more African exploration assets before the end of the year, according to its chief executive officer, Stephen Staley

Cooper Energy has secured a drilling rig from Grup Servicii Petroliere (GSP) for its Hammamet West-3 well located on the Bargou exploration permit, offshore Tunisia

The acquisition of passive seismic data is well under way at Block 2A, onshore Kenya, according to an update from Simba Energy

Horn Petroleum Corporation has reported that the Shabeel North well in Puntland, Somalia, has penetrated a 50 metre gross section of upper Jesomma sands with oil shows