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Rhino to Drill 10 Exploration, Appraisal Wells Offshore Namibia

Oil and gas exploration and production company Rhino Resources Namibia has submitted an Environmental Clearance Certificate application to Namibia’s government to drill up to 10 exploration or appraisal wells in Block 2914 in the southern African country’s offshore Orange Basin. Rhino Resources Namibia and its partners currently hold a Petroleum Exploration License for Block 2914A and is proposing to drill exploration and appraisal wells within the Block to confirm and test the presence of hydrocarbon

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First Oil Exported from Libya’s Erawin Field

Libya’s parastatal National Oil Corporation (NOC) has exported its first shipment of Erawin crude oil. Produced from the Erawin onshore field, the crude oil had been exported through oil and gas exploration company, Zallaf Libya Oil and Gas. Announced on 16 November, the inaugural shipment was estimated at 600,000 barrels and was exported through the Port of Zawiya in northwestern Libya. Production at the Erawin field commenced in March 2023 with an initial production rate

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Aliko Dangote Plans Public Listing of Dangote Petroleum Refinery

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man has announced intentions to publicly list his Dangote Petroleum Refinery on the Nigerian Exchange Limited. Dangote made this known in an interview with the Financial Times, stating that the company has resolved challenges about crude oil supply and is now prepared for the listing. The move aligns with Dangote’s broader business strategy and could impact the company’s valuation and investor engagement positively. “We have resolved all the issues with crude

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Global Markets React as OPEC Decision Spurs Oil Decline and Asian Stock Markets Display Mixed Trends

Oil extended its losses on Thursday 23rd November, after OPEC announced the unexpected delay of a crucial policy meeting, indicating potential turmoil within the bloc. Concurrently, equities displayed a mixed performance following two US reports that tempered recent optimism regarding future interest rates. Both primary crude contracts experienced declines upon news that the highly anticipated gathering of major producers, including OPEC and 10 allies, would be postponed by four days to November 30. On Wednesday

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Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Acquires Guyana Offshore Assets

Oil and gas exploration company Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas has received approval from Guyana to acquire a 60% interest in the country’s offshore Orinduik Block from independent oil and gas exploration and production company Tullow Oil. The company will assume operatorship of the block through an upfront payment of $700,000 and contingent consideration in the event of a commercial discovery. With approval from Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharat, Eco (Atlantic) Oil &

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Angola Secures 53 Bids in Latest Onshore Tender

Following the deadline for submissions for Angola’s recent onshore tender on November 15, 2023, the country received 53 bids. The round featured 12 blocks in the Lower Congo and Kwanza basins. Of the total 53 bids received by Angola’s national concessionaire, the National Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANPG), 22 bids were submitted for four blocks in the Congo Basin. These included CON 2, CON 3, CON 7 and CON 8. Block CON 8 alone

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ANPG signs MOU with JES University

The National Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANPG) and the José Eduardo dos Santos University signed, last week a Memorandum of technical and scientific cooperation to support companies in the oil sector. The signing of the Memorandum took place during the workshop that dealt with the strategy for launching the biofuels sector, within the scope of implementing the obligations of the recently approved Kyoto Protocol. The head of ANPG’s Energy Integration and Biofuels Department, Vita

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Angola bets on Decarbonization and reducing the Greenhouse effect

The country is aware of the need to maintain a balance between defending the planet, with decarbonization and reducing the greenhouse effect, and the need to improve the quality of life of citizens, with the exploration of fossil fuels. The statement was made by the Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Diamantino Azevedo, who was speaking, Thursday, in Luanda, at the 3rd edition of the Round Table addressed to the CEO 2023 (executives) of

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Sonangol reactivates onshore operations in the Kwanza Basin in Block KN 11

Sonangol (operator of Block KON-11), located in the Kwanza Onshore Basin announced, Wednesday, that it has completed the drilling of the “Tobias-13” well, with a total depth of 960m. In a press release, the state oil company said that the preliminary assessment of the main reservoir indicates the presence of hydrocarbons, whose production potential will be assessed after the completion of the drilling of a second well in the same block, “Tobias-14”, already underway. “The

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50 Oil Blocks Open for Investment in Angola by 2025

The National Oil, Gas, and Biofuels Agency (ANPG) outlined its strategy to auction off 50 oil blocks by 2025 to bolster and stabilize national oil production. This initiative was highlighted by Paulimo Jerónimo, the president of ANPG’s Board of Directors, during the launch of bidding proposals for the exploration of the Lower Congo and Kwanza Onshore Basins in Luanda. Jerónimo emphasized Angola’s conducive business environment and flexibility in negotiations, underscoring the commitment to offering approximately

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