BW Energy Commits Up to US$700 Million in 2025 Capex, Targets Major Developments in Namibia and Brazil BW Energy has allocated between US$650 million and US$700 million (approximately N$12 billion to N$12.95 billion) in capital expenditure for 2025, focusing on upstream oil and gas developments in Namibia and Brazil. In its latest half-year report, the company confirmed plans to drill an appraisal well on Namibia’s Kudu gas field in the fourth quarter of 2025, following
De Beers Namibia Reports Profit Decline Amid Lower Diamond Prices and Global Market Challenges De Beers Namibia has reported a decline in earnings for the first half of 2025, with underlying operating profit falling to N$1.09 billion (US$58 million)—a 12% drop from N$1.24 billion (US$66 million) recorded during the same period last year. According to the company’s latest financial report, underlying EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation) fell to N$1.47 billion (US$78 million),
ReconAfrica Starts Drilling Kavango West 1X in Namibia, Targets 1,500m Otavi Carbonate Reservoir Reconnaissance Energy Africa (ReconAfrica) has officially commenced drilling operations for the Kavango West 1X exploration well, located within Petroleum Exploration Licence 73 in northeastern Namibia. The well is expected to reach a depth of approximately 3,800 meters by late November 2025, with a key target of more than 1,500 meters of Otavi carbonate reservoir—the primary zone of interest within the Damara Fold
BW Energy to Drill Kharas Appraisal Well in Namibia’s Orange Basin Using Deepsea Mira Rig BW Energy has signed a contract to mobilize the Deepsea Mira semi-submersible rig for drilling the Kharas appraisal well on the Kudu license, located offshore in Namibia’s Orange Basin. The rig is operated by Northern Ocean Ltd., under a previously announced platform-sharing agreement with Rhino Resources Ltd. The rig will be deployed through BW Kudu Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary
Oando to Build Africa’s First Solar Panel Assembly Plant with Recycling Capability Oando PLC is advancing plans to establish a 1.2-gigawatt solar PV module assembly plant, as revealed in its Q1 2025 financial report. The company has secured land for the facility and completed financial modeling. This milestone follows a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Oando Clean Energy and the Rural Electrification Agency (REA). According to Oando Clean Energy CEO Demola Ogunbanjo, the project
Afreximbank Secures $1.35 Billion for Dangote Refinery in Landmark African Financing Deal The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced the signing of a $1.35 billion financing facility for Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), as part of a broader $4 billion syndicated loan package for Africa’s largest industrial conglomerate. Afreximbank acted as the Mandated Lead Arranger for the transaction—one of the largest syndicated financings recently recorded in African markets. The funds will be used to refinance capital
Rhino Resources Launches Volans-1X Well in Namibia’s Offshore PEL 85 to Advance Oil Exploration Rhino Resources Ltd has commenced drilling its third exploration well, Volans-1X, in Namibia’s offshore Orange Basin under Petroleum Exploration Licence 85 (PEL 85). The Volans-1X well is part of the company’s ongoing effort to deepen geological understanding of the PEL 85 block and follows two previous successful exploration campaigns. The first well, Sagittarius-1X, was spudded on 18 December 2024 and reached
De Beers Scales Back Namibian Marine Diamond Mining, Q2 Output Falls 5% Amid Fleet Changes De Beers has reported a 5% year-on-year decline in Namibian rough diamond production for the second quarter of 2025, citing planned reductions in offshore mining by Debmarine Namibia. The production drop follows the retirement of the Coral Sea vessel and the suspension of operations on the Grand Banks—both key assets in Namibia’s marine diamond fleet. While the Coral Sea has
Grand Gulf Energy Secures Option for Offshore Namibia Oil Block with 1.1 Billion Barrels Prospective Resource Grand Gulf Energy Limited is set to make its entry into the offshore oil and gas sector after securing an exclusive option to acquire 100% of Wrangel Pty Ltd. Wrangel has applied for a 70% working interest in Block 2312, located in Namibia’s Walvis Basin. The Australian-listed company, which currently specializes in helium exploration in the United States, announced
Pancontinental Energy Ups Prospective Oil Resource Estimate at Namibia’s Oryx Prospect to 2.5 Billion Barrels Pancontinental Energy NL has significantly upgraded its prospective oil resource estimates at the Oryx prospect, located within Petroleum Exploration Licence 87 (PEL 87) offshore Namibia, following improved seismic analysis. The updated High Case (3U) estimate now exceeds 2.5 billion barrels (100% gross). This revision comes after the company completed a new Quantitative Interpretation (QI) of seismic data in the Orange
