Portuguese oil and gas company Galp has found light oil and gas condensate in the fifth well within its second exploration and appraisal program in the Orange Basin offshore Namibia.
African countries have mapped out practical measures to advance the green transition of shipping on the continent, focusing on maritime governance, infrastructure development and job creation.
Lloyd’s Register Foundation and the World Economic Forum have partnered to accelerate the transition to nature and people-positive ports.
Following its French counterpart CMA CGM, Swiss shipping and logistics giant MSC has also decided to invest in the development of a container terminal at Nador West Med port in Morocco.
Ghana initiated work to develop a national action plan (NAP) to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from shipping.
Yinson Production has held a naming and sailaway ceremony for an FPSO destined to operate off the coast of Angola, which is said to be the first of its kind that has been equipped with a post-combustion carbon capture pilot system to decarbonize operations.
Shelf Drilling (SHLF) has secured more drilling time with the U.S.-based energy giant Chevron for one of its jack-up rigs working off the coast of West Africa.
Afentra has confirmed that hydrocarbon production from a block off the coast of Angola is offset by a growth in reserves based on the latest Competent Person’s Report (CPR) for Block 3/05, conducted by ERC Equipoise (ERCE).
A 2014-built drillship, owned by the U.S.-headquartered offshore drilling giant Noble Corporation, has wrapped up its work on the first exploration well in Rhino Resources’ multi-well campaign in the Orange Basin off the coast of Namibia and began activities at the next prospect on its drilling list
Noble Corporation has won drilling assignments with Tullow in Ghana, Petronas in Suriname, Shell in the Americas, an undisclosed firm in the U.S. Gulf, and Chevron in Australia for four floaters.
Chevron and its partners, BG Cyprus (Shell) and NewMed Energy, have given their blessing, together with the government of Cyprus, for an updated development plan of an offshore gas field reservoir in Block 12 located in the Eastern Basin of the Mediterranean Sea.
Saipem has outlined the inroads made in putting a natural gas project, said to be Angola’s first non-associated gas development, into operation mode, with the construction of a gas production topside for an Angola-bound offshore platform.
