Africa
BP in New Gas Find Offshore Senegal
BP along with joint venture partner Kosmos Energy announced a gas discovery offshore Senegal on Monday. The Yakaar-1 exploration well was drilled to a total depth of approximately 4,700 meters in nearly 2,550 metres of water in the Cayar Offshore Profond block by the Atwood Achiever drillship. Berna
Over 200 global investors urge G7 to back climate deal
Over 200 global investors, managing more than $15 trillion in assets, have called the G7 member countries to stand by Paris Agreement and drive its swift implementation.
Kosmos Energy hits more gas off Senegal
Kosmos Energy said it has made a major gas discovery at the Yakaar-1 well offshore Senegal.
Kosmos hits ‘major’ gas discovery off Senegal
Oil and gas exploration and production company Kosmos Energy on Monday announced what it claims to be a “major” gas discovery offshore Senegal. According to the company’s statement, Yakaar-1 is the first well in a series of four independent tests of the basin floor fan fairways, outboard of the prov
Saudi energy minister says may extend oil output cuts beyond 2017
Saudi Arabia’s energy minister Khalid Al-Falih said on Monday that oil markets were rebalancing after years of oversupply, but that he still expected an OPEC-led deal to cut output during the first half of the year to be extended to all of 2017.
Oyo State Government Plans to Dredge 24 Rivers
The Government of Oyo State, an inland state in south-western Nigeria, has announced that 24 rivers in the state will be dredged as part of the proactive measures to mitigate against flooding. The government noted in its statement that the rivers have been approved for dredging through the World Ban
Addax Ends Sendje Berge FPSO Contract with BW Offshore
BW Offshore’s subsidiary has received a termination notice for the FPSO Sendje Berge operating under a contract with Addax Petroleum Exploration Nigeria (Addax) on the Okwori field, offshore Nigeria. The termination will have effect from November 06, 2017, the company informed. In addition, Addax ha
Addax axes contract for FPSO Sendje Berge
Addax Petroluem has terminated a contract with BW Offshore for an FPSO operating offshore Nigeria after losing a dispute related to payment of outstanding dayrates for the unit. BW Offshore and Addax Petroleum, a subsidiary of Sinopec, had been in a dispute over unpaid dayrates for the FPSO Sendje B
COPL still looking at Mesurado results. Raising cash for Nigeria drilling
Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited (COPL) is not giving up on the Mesurado-1 well offshore Liberia. To remind, the well, drilled by COPL’s partner ExxonMobil, was declared dry in December 2016. COPL on Friday said it continued to interpret the data collected from the Mesurado-1 well. The well is lo
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