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November 18, 2025
At the Wider African Energy Summit in Aberdeen, operators and industry groups highlighted how UK offshore engineering and project-delivery expertise could help African nations accelerate upstream growth, strengthen gas monetization and improve emissions performance.
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November 17, 2025
A 40,000-bopd FPSO with 1.1 MMbbl storage—Tamara Tokoni—is now available offshore West Africa for rapid redeployment. The unit offers operators a near-term option to accelerate field development timelines with existing topsides capacity and flexible mooring configurations.
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November 12, 2025
In a new op-ed, African Energy Chamber Chairman NJ Ayuk emphasizes that responsible oil and gas production is essential for Africa’s economic growth, energy security, and poverty reduction, despite mounting global pressure to curb exploration.
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November 12, 2025
Namibia is moving to bring its oil and gas sector under presidential control as it prepares to join the ranks of Africa’s oil producers. The proposed reform follows major offshore discoveries by TotalEnergies, Shell and Galp, marking a new phase in Namibia’s energy governance and exploration growth.
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November 11, 2025
VAALCO Energy is advancing major operational projects across Africa, including a late-2025 drilling campaign in Gabon, the Baobab FPSO refurbishment in Côte d’Ivoire, and new well completions in Egypt. The company also continues progress on the Venus development offshore Equatorial Guinea.
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November 11, 2025
Kenya’s Gulf Energy plans to start oil production from the former Tullow Oil fields in the South Lokichar basin by December 2026, following government approval of its field development plan. The $120 million acquisition marks a major step toward Kenya’s first commercial oil output.
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November 10, 2025
ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods says the company will move “fairly quickly” on the Mozambique Rovuma LNG project once force majeure is lifted, signaling renewed progress.
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November 05, 2025
Halliburton has won an integrated drilling and completion services contract from Shell Nigeria and Sunlink Energies for the HI gas field in OML 144, which will supply feed gas to the Nigeria LNG Train 7 project.
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November 05, 2025
Africa’s oil and gas industry is entering a new phase of consolidation and exploration as mergers, acquisitions, and fresh licensing rounds reshape the continent’s upstream landscape heading into 2026.
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November 04, 2025
Chevron has entered two deepwater offshore blocks in Guinea-Bissau’s MSGBC basin, expanding its strategic footprint in West Africa. The U.S. major will operate Blocks 5B and 6B with 90% interest, focusing on oil exploration through new seismic interpretation.
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November 03, 2025
Shell will invest about $1 billion on new oil blocks in Angola as the southern African nation seeks to boost production that’s dwindled over the years, the chairman of the oil regulator said.
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October 29, 2025
Senegal is ramping up industrialization amid rising oil and gas production from the offshore Sangomar field and GTA LNG project, backed by energy, mining and transport investments to reposition the country as a West African industrial hub.
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October 24, 2025
TotalEnergies and its partners will restart the $20 billion Mozambique LNG project after lifting force majeure imposed in 2021 following militant attacks. The move marks a major step toward reviving one of Africa’s largest LNG developments.
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October 24, 2025
Op-Ed: As Namibia’s Orange basin edges toward a 2026 final investment decision, Tom Alweendo outlines critical priorities in ports, local content, and permitting that will determine whether the country converts discovery momentum into credible investment.
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October 21, 2025
Galp Energia is expanding upstream exploration in frontier markets such as Namibia and São Tomé and Príncipe amid resilient global oil demand. “The world has changed,” said a board member on Tuesday. “The energy transition is happening, but Europe still needs fossil fuels.”
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October 20, 2025
Forum Energy Technologies’ (FET) Subsea division has secured a contract to supply two of its new-generation XLX EVO III work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to Nigerian offshore operator Marine Platforms Ltd. (MPL).
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October 16, 2025
Perenco CEO Armel Simondin says the independent producer plans to expand into new countries to secure resources and sustain 500,000 bpd of production. The company will maintain $2 billion in annual investment, focus on mature oil fields in Africa, and grow natural gas output through projects like Gabon’s barge-mounted LNG plant.
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October 14, 2025
Shell and joint venture partner Sunlink Energies have approved development of the HI gas project offshore Nigeria. The H1 field represents a $2 billion investment, according to Nigerian government, and bolsters Shell’s strategy to grow global LNG output through 2030.
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October 13, 2025
Sonatrach and Saudi Arabia’s Midad Energy have signed a $5.4 billion production-sharing agreement to explore and develop the Illizi South block in Algeria. The project aims to produce 125 Bcm of gas and 204 million barrels of liquids over 30 years.
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October 13, 2025
The five-well campaign begins in 2026 and includes options for three more wells, extending the company’s global deepwater activity.
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October 09, 2025
Sintana Energy Inc. has agreed to acquire Challenger Energy Group PLC in an all-share transaction valued at approximately C$83.6 million. The deal expands Sintana’s high-impact offshore exploration footprint in Uruguay and Namibia.
