HRT has leased the semi-submersible Transocean Marianas and will begin its drilling campaign offshore Namibia in late 2012 to early 2013
Exploration
Range Resources announce Puntland drilling update
Range Resources Limited has announced that drilling on the Shabeel-1 well on the Dharoor Block in Puntland, Somalia has reached a total depth of 3,470 m
New gas find off Mozambique coast
A major new deepwater natural gas accumulation has been discovered in Offshore Area 1 in the Rovuma Basin, offshore Mozambique
Kosmos to plug unsuccessful Ghana well
Kosmos Energy has announced it will abandon its Teak-4A appraisal well in the West Cape Three Points Block Offshore Ghana
Otto’s move into Tanzania wins approval
The Tanzanian government has given Otto Energy the go ahead to enter its fast-growing oil exploration market after approving the assignment of a 50 per cent working interest in the Kilosa-Kilombero and Pangani Production Sharing Agreements (PSA)