West Africa
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December 13, 2018
The government of Nigeria is suing Royal Dutch Shell, Eni and other companies for more than $1 billion over a 2011 oil deal it says was tainted by corruption.
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November 27, 2018
Aquaterra Energy, a leader in global offshore engineering solutions in conjunction with Maerlin Nigeria Ltd, its local partner, has been awarded a contract by FIRST Exploration and Petroleum Development Company Ltd (FIRST E&P) to design, engineer and install two non-identical Sea Swift conductor-supported offshore platforms in the Niger Delta Basin.
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November 09, 2018
Senegal is considering raising royalties and taking a bigger stake in oil and natural gas projects as part of the West African nation’s overhaul of its oil code, according to a document obtained by Bloomberg.
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November 07, 2018
U.S. sanctions on Iran won’t necessarily translate into a global shortage of oil, according to Nigerian Petroleum Minister Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu.
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November 01, 2018
Polarcus Limited has received an award for a 3D marine seismic acquisition project in West Africa.
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October 29, 2018
When it comes to the future of its oil industry, Nigeria is looking miles out to sea.
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October 26, 2018
FAR Limited advises that drilling has commenced on the Samo-1 exploration well in block A2, offshore The Gambia. The Stena Drillmax arrived on site on Sunday, Oct. 21, and after standard pre-drill operations, the well was successfully spudded.
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October 26, 2018
FAR Limited announces that the Development and Exploitation Plan for the SNE oil field offshore Senegal has been submitted to the Government of Senegal by the Joint Venture.
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October 24, 2018
Exxon Mobil resumed talks with Ghana Oil as the major nears a deadline to find a local exploration partner at an offshore field.
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October 16, 2018
UTEC, a global surveying company in subsea services group Acteon, successfully commissioned its new launch and recovery system (LARS) for the fleet of seven autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) it uses for seabed surveys in the oil and renewables industries.
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October 05, 2018
Savannah Petroleum PLC has announced the result of the Zomo-1 exploration well as an oil discovery.
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October 02, 2018
China is set to boost its crude imports from West Africa to the highest in at least seven years this month as the trade war with the U.S. prompts the Asian nation’s refiners to find alternatives.
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September 28, 2018
Talks between a Nigerian oil labor union and Chevron Corp. over the U.S. energy giant’s plan to fire thousands of workers resumed Friday, the union said.
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September 25, 2018
Aker Energy and Maersk Drilling have agreed upon a new contract that will send deepwater drillship Maersk Viking from the Gulf of Mexico to Ghana to start drilling an appraisal well during fourth-quarter 2018.
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September 14, 2018
Two of the world’s biggest oil companies are stepping up buying and selling of West African crude at the same time as a new regional swaps market has emerged, as merchants seek new ways to eke out profits in a tough trading environment.
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September 10, 2018
Savannah Petroleum PLC, the British independent oil and gas company focused around activities in Niger and Nigeria, this morning announces that the fifth well in its current Niger drilling campaign, Zomo-1, was spudded on Sept. 8, 2018.
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August 27, 2018
ONS is proud to be hosting the first ever Ghanaian Pavilion to appear at an ONS 2018. You will find the Ghanaian Pavilion at ONS 2018, in Hall 4, stand 4300.
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August 27, 2018
Oando Plc is looking to boost crude output from next year as the Nigerian producer breaks the back of a $2.5 billion debt burden built up through the 2014 acquisition of oil and gas assets from U.S. giant ConocoPhillips.
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August 22, 2018
FAR Limited has selected its final well location for the upcoming Samo-1 well in its Gambian exploration program.
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August 15, 2018
Savannah Petroleum PLC, the British independent oil and gas company focused around oil and gas activities in Niger and Nigeria, has announced that the Eridal-1 exploration well is an oil discovery.
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August 08, 2018
Savannah Petroleum, the British independent oil and gas company focused around oil and gas activities in Niger and Nigeria, is pleased to announce the signature of a legally binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Savannah’s Niger subsidiary (Savannah Niger) and the Republic of Niger.
