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ReconAfrica advances drilling at Kavango West 1X exploration well in Namibia

October 7, 2025

(World Oil)– Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. (ReconAfrica) reports that drilling operations are progressing on schedule at the Kavango West 1X exploration well in Namibia’s Damara Fold Belt. The company has set its final casing string at a depth of approximately 2,300 m, just above the targeted Otavi carbonate reservoir, and is now drilling ahead into the primary objective. President and

Middle east electricity demand to grow 50% over the next decade

October 2, 2025

(Oil Price)– The International Energy Agency (IEA) has revealed that electricity consumption in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has tripled since 2000, making the region one with the fastest-growing power demand on the planet. According to the IEA, the explosive growth was mainly driven by expanding populations and rising incomes, with air conditioning accounting for nearly half of peak

Rhino confirms high-liquid gas condensate discovery at Volans-1X offshore Namibia

October 2, 2025

(World Oil)– Rhino Resources Namibia Ltd. has confirmed a significant gas condensate discovery at the Volans-1X exploration well in Block 2914A, offshore Namibia’s Orange basin. The find represents the company’s third consecutive hydrocarbon discovery on Petroleum Exploration License 85 (PEL 85), where Rhino holds a 42.5% operating interest. The Volans-1X well, spudded on July 31, 2025, with the Northern

ConocoPhillips signs deal to advance offshore gas development in Equatorial Guinea

September 30, 2025

(World Oil)– Equatorial Guinea has signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) with ConocoPhillips to develop offshore Blocks B/4 and EG-27, a deal expected to unlock up to $9 billion in investment and support the country’s ambition to expand its role as a regional gas processing hub. The HOA, signed by ConocoPhillips alongside the Ministry of Hydrocarbons and Mining Development, national

TotalEnergies starts production from two offshore Angola projects

July 23, 2025

(World Oil)– TotalEnergies has announced the start of production from the BEGONIA and CLOV Phase 3 offshore Angola projects, which together will add a total of 60,000 bpd of new production. The two subsea tie-back projects will deliver additional production leveraging available capacity on existing FPSOs, TotalEnergies stated, citing added benefits of low marginal costs and low carbon intensities. TotalEnergies

BP-Eni JV makes major gas discovery offshore Angola

July 14, 2025

(Oil Price)– Azule Energy, a joint venture of international majors BP and Eni, has discovered a major natural gas reservoir offshore Angola in the first gas-targeting exploration well in the oil-producing country. Azule Energy, the operator of Block 1/14, has announced a gas discovery at the Gajajeira-01 exploration well, located in the Lower Congo Basin in Angola’s waters. Initial assessments suggest gas

bp, Shell sign deals for Libya exploration and redevelopment

July 9, 2025

(World Oil)– bp Plc and Shell Plc signed agreements with Libya’s National Oil Corp (NOC) to study new opportunities, joining international majors accelerating their return to the oil-rich African nation. bp, which has pivoted away from its failed low-carbon strategy to focus more on fossil fuels, signed a memorandum of understanding to study reviving two huge oil fields in Libya,

TotalEnergies moves to restart work on $20 billion Mozambique LNG, sources say

July 7, 2025

(World Oil)– Companies hired by TotalEnergies SE to build a $20 billion gas project in northern Mozambique have started preparing to resume work on the venture, four years after it was suspended because of a militant insurgency, according to people familiar with the matter. Firms have taken preliminary steps, including deploying resources to the project site, said two of the

Oil majors compete for Libya’s first exploration tender since 2011 war

July 2, 2025

(World Oil)– Chevron Corp. and TotalEnergies SE are competing in Libya’s first energy exploration tender since the 2011 conflict, the country’s state-run oil firm said, as the OPEC member looks to oil majors to help ramp up production to a record. Eni SpA and Exxon Mobil Corp. are also among the 37 companies that have lodged interest, with contracts due

Nigeria’s GEIL exports first crude from new onshore terminal

June 23, 2025

(World Oil)– Nigerian energy company Green Energy International (GEIL) has completed the development of the Otakikpo onshore terminal, situated in OML 11 near Port Harcourt. In June 2025, the company lifted its first crude cargo from the newly-constructed facility—the first indigenous onshore terminal constructed in the country in five decades—signaling the start of operations at the terminal. “Facilities such as

Namibia considers incentives to expedite TotalEnergies’ offshore development

June 20, 2025

(World Oil) – Namibia will offer financial incentives to help kick-start the development of oil fields managed by a group led by TotalEnergies, according to a special adviser in the presidency. TotalEnergies and Shell Plc in 2022 made the first in a series of finds off the coast of the southwest African nation. But the explorers have also hit dry wells,

South Africa launches new national petroleum company

May 28, 2025

(World Oil) – South Africa has officially established its new state-owned oil corporation—South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC). The launch—which follows the merger of PetroSA, iGas and the Strategic Fuel Fund—signals the rise of an integrated oil company in South Africa, paving the way for greater accountability, efficiency and profitability in the country’s petroleum sector. The establishment of the SANPC

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