Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria lifted force majeure restrictions on Forcados crude on 6 June, restoring up to 250,000 b/d of exports that had been shut in since February 2016. One leading producer, Seplat Petroleum, said the restarting of oil and condensate...

AIM-listed Sirius Petroleum said on 12 June that it was in discussions with BP regarding an offtake and prepayment facility to support the financing of its proposed drilling programme on the Ororo Field. “Discussions with BP and other parties regarding financing are ongoing...

AIM-listed Chariot Oil & Gas has identified five structural prospects on its central blocks 2312 & 2412A and is preparing for drilling in H2 2018. Chariot completed acquisition of 2,600km2 of 3D seismic in February 2016 targeting leads identified in the north-western...

Eni and its partners announced a final investment decision on 1 June for the $8bn Coral South floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) development offshore northern Mozambique.All the drilling, construction and installation contracts for the production facilities were signed at...

AIM-listed SDX Energy has been awarded the Gharb Centre permit, adjacent to its existing Sebou and Lalla Mimouna licences. The work programme commitment for the 1,362km2 area includes acquisition of 200km2 of 3D seismic and drilling of two wells within the first four years.“...