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Namibia

A drillship at sea
Rigs

Stena Drilling’s 18-year-old drillship is on its way to Namibia

Stena Drilling’s drillship is going to Namibia to begin its next offshore campaign, expected to target Shell’s PEL 39 license.

12 days ago
Offshore platform at sea
Business & Finance

BP taking the wheel of Namibian license trio as farm-in deal clear final regulatory gate

Namibia approves Eco Atlantic's farm-down to BP across three offshore licenses, bringing the partial divestment to the homestretch.

22 days ago
TotalEnergies has used Deepsea Mira rig for its drilling activities in Namibia; Source: Odjell Drilling
Fossil Energy

Galp, TotalEnergies seal Namibia asset swap and partnership

French energy giant TotalEnergies and Portugal’s Galp have closed a deal that reshuffles their positions across several offshore Namibian blocks, with the former taking over operatorship of one license, while the latter retains a stake and picks up interests in two others.

about 1 month ago
Map showing PEL 37 location; Source: Stamper
Fossil Energy

Sintana expands Walvis Basin exposure ahead of potential 2027 exploration wave in Namibia

Canada-headquartered oil and natural gas exploration player Sintana Energy has taken steps to position itself for the next phase of Namibia’s offshore oil story by acquiring a stake in Maravilla Oil and Gas, a privately held Namibian company focused on high-impact opportunities in West Africa, which

about 2 months ago
Map showing location of PEL 90 in Namibia's Orange Basin; Source: Equinor
Fossil Energy

Equinor makes Namibia debut with stake in Chevron-led drill-ready offshore prospect

Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has bolstered its exploration portfolio by joining an exploration license in the Orange Basin offshore Namibia, operated by the U.S.-headquartered energy giant Chevron.

about 2 months ago
Deepsea Mira rig; Source: Odjell Drilling
Fossil Energy

2018-built rig all done with Shell’s Namibian offshore drilling campaign

A 2018-built semi-submersible rig, owned by Northern Ocean and managed by Odfjell Drilling, has finished its drilling assignment with the UK-headquartered energy giant Shell off the coast of Namibia, Africa.

about 3 months ago
Saipem rigs get new drilling jobs worth $800 million
Fossil Energy

Appraisal ops at Namibian discovery corroborate oil-bearing reservoir continuity

African energy exploration player Rhino Resources has shed light on the appraisal of an oil discovery in the Orange Basin, confirming a connected oil-bearing reservoir at its appraisal well off the coast of Namibia.

about 3 months ago
An offshore rig
Fossil Energy

Namibia license farm-out drawing to a close with ministerial approval

Tower Resources, the AIM-listed oil and gas company focused on Africa, has inched closer to the finish line of its farm-out deal for a license off the coast of Namibia.

about 4 months ago
Deepsea Mira rig; Source: Odjell Drilling
Fossil Energy

Shell’s new oil discovery adds fuel to Namibia’s black gold rush

Shell Namibia Upstream, a subsidiary of the UK-headquartered energy giant Shell, has found more oil in the Orange Basin off the coast of Namibia.

about 4 months ago
TotalEnergies has used Deepsea Mira rig for its drilling activities in Namibia; Source: Odjell Drilling
Fossil Energy

TotalEnergies’ 750-million-barrel project offshore Namibia targets first oil in 2030

France-headquartered energy giant TotalEnergies is setting the stage to bring online its deepwater oil discovery in the Orange Basin off the coast of Namibia, as the African country enhances port infrastructure and policy framework ahead of the project launch, which is seen as a growth driver for th

about 5 months ago
TotalEnergies has used Deepsea Mira rig for its drilling activities in Namibia; Source: Odjell Drilling
Fossil Energy

License extension out of the way, as Stamper advances multi-basin mission offshore Namibia

Canada-headquartered Stamper Oil & Gas Corp., a Namibia-focused oil and gas exploration company, has confirmed an extension of a Namibian offshore petroleum exploration license (PEL), as energy majors continue to move in across multiple basins in the African country to pursue hydrocarbon exploration

about 5 months ago
Saipem rigs get new drilling jobs worth $800 million
Fossil Energy

Saipem’s drillship tasked with appraising Namibia’s light oil discovery

African energy exploration player Rhino Resources has booked a drillship from Italy’s Saipem to undertake appraisal activities at a light oil-bearing reservoir discovery made during a drilling campaign on Block 2914 in the Orange Basin off the coast of Namibia.

about 6 months ago
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