Chevron Discovers Oil and Gas Condensate Offshore Angola in Block 0 Chevron has confirmed a new oil and gas condensate discovery offshore Angola, strengthening the company’s exploration programme in the country and adding to its portfolio of discoveries in the region. The discovery was made at the 105-4X exploration well in Block 0, located in Angola’s Lower Congo Basin. Chevron said the well encountered a hydrocarbon column of more than 600 metres, including over 90
Angola Confirms Oil and Gas at Katambi-2 Well in Benguela Basin Angola has confirmed significant oil and gas potential in the Benguela Basin following successful drilling and testing of the Katambi-2 appraisal well on Block 24. The results, announced by the National Agency of Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG) and Sonangol Exploration and Production (Sonangol E&P), confirm the presence of high-quality hydrocarbon-bearing reservoirs and strengthen the prospects for developing Angola’s non-associated gas resources. Located about
VAALCO Brings New Gas-Supply Well Online Offshore Gabon to Cut Diesel Costs and Boost Field Efficiency VAALCO Energy has successfully drilled, completed and brought the ETBNM-3 gas-supply well into production offshore Gabon, strengthening the company’s operations at the Etame Marin block. The well, located on the North Tchibala structure, targets the Dentale D-15 reservoir and delivered results above pre-drill expectations. It encountered strong porosity and permeability, with more than 10 metres of net reservoir pay.
Nigeria Approves Deep Offshore Incentives to Unlock $50 Billion in Oil and Gas Investment Nigeria has approved a new deep offshore oil and gas investment framework designed to attract up to $50 billion in fresh investment, revive stalled projects and increase the country’s oil production capacity. Approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the framework replaces the previous system of project-by-project negotiations with a more transparent and rules-based incentive regime. The government says the new approach
Dana Gas Boosts Egypt Production as Drilling Success and Payments Strengthen Operations Dana Gas is seeing renewed momentum in Egypt after stronger production, successful drilling results and the full settlement of overdue receivables strengthened the company’s outlook for further investment. The UAE-based gas producer said it received an additional $21.5 million from the Egyptian Government, bringing all overdue receivables in the country to full settlement. The company also highlighted improved fiscal conditions, stronger government cooperation
MSC Launches Afungi Shuttle Linking Nacala and Maputo to Mozambique LNG Project Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has launched the Afungi Shuttle, a new maritime service designed to strengthen logistics connectivity for the TotalEnergies-led Mozambique LNG project and support growing economic activity in northern Mozambique. The new service connects Afungi, the site of the Mozambique LNG development in Cabo Delgado province, with dedicated feeder connections through the ports of Nacala and Maputo. The service is expected
Rostam Aziz’s $124m LPG Terminal Set to Disrupt Kenya’s Cooking Gas Market Taifa Gas, controlled by Tanzanian billionaire Rostam Aziz, is nearing completion of a $124-million liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) terminal in Mombasa, Kenya, in a move that could significantly increase competition in the country’s cooking gas market. The 30,000-tonne facility is being developed at the Dongo Kundu Special Economic Zone near the Port of Mombasa. It includes 12 spherical storage tanks and can potentially
Namibia Rejects N$4bn Oil and Gas Base Proposed by Ghanaian Entrepreneur Jory Adu-Boahene Namibia’s plans to develop an oil and gas supply base at the Port of Lüderitz have hit a setback after the Namibia Ports Authority (Namport) rejected a N$4-billion proposal led by Ghanaian entrepreneur Jory Adu-Boahene. The proposed development was intended to expand Lüderitz’s capacity to support Namibia’s emerging offshore oil and gas industry, which has attracted significant international interest following major discoveries
Eni and Petronas Start $11.8bn North Hub Gas Project in Indonesia Searah, the joint venture between Italy’s Eni and Malaysia’s Petronas, has started developing a floating gas processing facility for its $11.8-billion North Hub project in Indonesia. The company held a first steel-cutting ceremony on Thursday to mark the start of construction of a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel that will process gas from 16 wells at the Geng North and Gehem fields.
DRC’s 22 Billion-Barrel Oil Potential Remains Largely Untapped as Government Pushes Hydrocarbon Development The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is currently exploiting only a small fraction of its vast hydrocarbon potential, despite estimated reserves of 22 billion barrels of oil and 66 billion cubic metres of gas across its major sedimentary basins. According to Joseph Twite Maloba, President of the Professional Committee of Petroleum Companies of the Federation of Enterprises of Congo (FEC South) and
