Gabon
African multi-well offshore drilling campaign on BW Energy’s agenda in July
Oslo-listed oil and gas E&P player BW Energy has made further progress in preparations for its planned drilling program off the coast of Gabon.
Drydocks World in charge of LNG vessel’s rebirth as FSU
UAE-headquartered marine and offshore services provider Drydocks World Dubai, a part of DP World, has augmented its liquefied natural gas (LNG) conversion portfolio with a new refurbishment task that will allow it to give an LNG carrier a new lease on life as a floating storage unit (FSU).
Vaalco kicks off multi-well drilling campaign offshore Gabon
Houston-based energy player Vaalco Energy has begun its 2025/2026 drilling program off the coast of Gabon with a jack-up rig owned by Borr Drilling, an offshore drilling player.
End of era for Tullow as it exits Gabon after two decades
Tullow Oil, an independent energy company with operations in West Africa, has finalized the sale of its assets in Gabon to the Gabon Oil Company (GOC), the country’s national oil company.
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BW Offshore puts O&M duties of Gabon-based FPSO in BW Energy’s hands
BW Energy has taken over from Norway’s BW Offshore the operations and maintenance (O&M) of a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit working off the coast of Gabon.
Vaalco advances FPSO overhaul and drilling plans off Africa
Houston-based Vaalco Energy has provided an update on its exploration agenda offshore Côte d’Ivoire and Gabon.
Dutch-UAE duo teams up on Perenco’s FLNG project in Gabon
UAE-headquartered engineering and construction company Technomak has signed an engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and integration (EPCCI) agreement with the Netherlands’ integrated solutions provider Dixstone, an affiliate of Anglo-French oil and gas player Perenco Group, for a f
Multi-well plan emerges from BW Energy’s ‘drilling success’ off Gabon
Oslo-listed oil and gas E&P player BW Energy has drilled a second appraisal well, confirming the potential of the oil discovery at a field in the Dussafu license off the coast of Gabon, Africa.
Tullow Oil parting ways with oil assets in Gabon for $300 million
Tullow Oil, an independent energy company with operations in West Africa, has inked binding heads of terms agreement for a $300 million net of tax sale of Gabon assets to Gabon Oil Company.
Borr rig ends Gabon job with a bang: oil discovery opens new cluster door
Oslo-listed oil and gas E&P player BW Energy has made what it says is a “substantial” oil discovery at a field in the Dussafu license off the coast of Gabon, Africa, using a Borr Drilling jack-up rig.
Borr jack-up rig spuds final well on its list of drilling tasks with BW Energy
BW Energy has started drilling the last well in its current program at an oil field in the Dussafu license off the coast of Gabon, Africa. The drilling activities are being carried out with a jack-up rig owned by Borr Drilling, an offshore drilling contractor.