Shelf Drilling Ltd announced that it has secured a one-year contract for the Trident VIII jack-up rig for operations offshore Nigeria 

In late 2019, Africa Oil Corp president and CEO Keith Hill told Petroleum Economist that, given Africa’s unproven oil and gas basins, the continent was probably the greatest frontier, with outstanding opportunities for exploration, production and development companies, including independents 

Following the judgements of the Court of Appeal of The Hague on 29 January 2021, Shell and Milieudefensie have negotiated a settlement for the benefit of the communities of Oruma, Goi and Ikot Ada Udo in Nigeria, impacted by four oil spills that occurred between 2004 and 2007 

South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) is currently moving ahead with plans to open up key onshore and offshore licensing rounds