Côte d'Ivoire

Baleine FPSO; Source Altera
Fossil Energy

Altera Infrastructure on FPSO duty for Eni’s West African oil & gas project

Italy’s energy giant Eni has tasked Altera Infrastructure with the provision of a newbuild floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel for the next phase of its oil and gas development project off the coast of Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa.

about 4 months ago
An offshore rig
Fossil Energy

Murphy Oil makes oil discovery offshore Côte d’Ivoire

Houston-headquartered oil & gas company Murphy Oil has made an oil discovery at the Bubale-1X exploration well in Block CI-709, located approximately 64 kilometers offshore Côte d’Ivoire. The Bubale-1X well was drilled to a total depth of 6,263 meters in 2,376 meters of water and encountered 30 mete

about 4 months ago
FPSO Baobab Ivoirien; Source: MODEC
Fossil Energy

African oil field turns production switch back on after FPSO refurbishment

Houston-based energy player Vaalco Energy has brought back online a field off the coast of Côte d’Ivoire, following an overhaul to extend the lifespan of a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel deployed at the African asset.

about 5 months ago
Baleine; Source: Eni
Fossil Energy

Eni moves forward with third chapter of oil & gas project in West Africa

Italy’s energy giant Eni has made a final investment decision (FID) for the next phase of its oil and gas development project off the coast of Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa.

about 5 months ago
An offshore rig
Fossil Energy

Murphy Oil edging closer to bringing online projects in US Gulf and Vietnam

Houston-headquartered oil and gas company Murphy Oil has made progress across multiple onshore and offshore exploration and production projects, with two on track to achieve first oil this year in the Americas and Asia.

about 6 months ago
Eni makes Côte d’Ivoire’s second-largest gas discovery
Fossil Energy

Eni makes Côte d’Ivoire’s second-largest gas discovery

Italy’s energy giant Eni has made a gas and condensate discovery offshore Côte d’Ivoire, said to be the second largest in the country after Baleine, discovered in 2021. The discovery, named Calao South, was made within the major Calao channel complex, which also includes the Calao discovery, with th

about 8 months ago
FLNG Nguya; Source: Eni
Fossil Energy

Exclusive interview with Eni: Gas and LNG at crux of multiple FIDs as ‘game-changing phase’ edges closer

With a diversified pipeline of projects spanning Africa, Asia-Pacific, the Americas, and the East Mediterranean, Italy’s energy giant Eni is set on pursuing a disciplined exploration strategy focused on rapid monetization and a pragmatic, technology-driven approach to emission cuts by combining low-

about 9 months ago
FPSO Petrojarl Kong
Fossil Energy

SOCAR coming aboard Eni’s oil & gas project in West Africa

Italy’s energy giant Eni has sealed a deal to divest a partial stake in an oil and gas development project off the coast of Côte d’Ivoire to the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR).

about 9 months ago
An offshore rig
Fossil Energy

Murphy finds non-commercial hydrocarbons in Africa: Offshore drilling ops set to continue

Houston-based oil and gas company Murphy Oil has encountered non-commercial hydrocarbons during drilling activities at a well off the coast of Côte d’Ivoire on the southern coast of West Africa.

about 9 months ago
Scarabeo 9 rig at sea
Fossil Energy

Saipem’s rig trio rakes in millions for jobs with Eni in Africa, Mediterranean, and Far East

Saipem has boosted its offshore drilling order intake with new multimillion-dollar contracts and extensions that are perceived to reinforce its presence in key strategic areas, such as West Africa, the Mediterranean, and the Far East. As a result, three rigs will be on drilling duty with Eni, an Ita

about 1 year ago
FPSO Petrojarl Kong
Fossil Energy

Eni’s Côte d’Ivoire portfolio grows to 11 blocks

Italy’s energy giant Eni has signed an exploration contract with the Ivorian Ministry of Mines, Petroleum, and Energy for an exploration block offshore Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

about 1 year ago
A floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit
Fossil Energy

Vitol acquires stake in Eni’s Côte d’Ivoire oil & gas development

Italy’s energy giant Eni has finalized the sale of its partial stake in a project offshore Côte d’Ivoire to Vitol, an energy and commodities company.

about 1 year ago