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Issue 418 - 25 June 2020

Morocco: Gas-prone north-east attracts more IOC interest

Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (Onhym) announced the signing on 12 June of a two-year reconnaissance contract with ConocoPhillips Morocco Ventures for the onshore Mesorif area in northern Morocco. Bringing in a US major, even at the earliest stage of the...

Issue 418 - 25 June 2020

Morocco

Issue 418 - 25 June 2020

South Africa: Sasol mulls Rompco sale

Heavily indebted Sasol has opened a data room for its 50% stake in the Rompco pipeline, in a bid to gauge investor interest in a potential sale within the next few months. Even before the impact of coronavirus and the oil price collapse, Sasol had run up $9.8bn of debt, much of...

Issue 418 - 25 June 2020

South Africa

Issue 418 - 25 June 2020

Senegal: No delay to Sangomar first oil – Woodside

Woodside Energy has said the Sangomar field development remains on track for first oil in 2023, despite comments by President Macky Sall that coronavirus would delay Senegal’s oil and gas developments by up to two years. Woodside and its partners took a final investment decision...

Issue 418 - 25 June 2020

Senegal

Issue 418 - 25 June 2020

Algeria: Questions remain after Bir Sebaa contract announcement

Sonatrach has announced that with its partners, Thailand’s PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) and PetroVietnam Exploration Production Corporation (PVEP), it has signed an engineering, procurement and construction contract with Italy’s Maire Tecnimont for the Bir Sebaa Phase...

Issue 418 - 25 June 2020

Algeria

Issue 418 - 25 June 2020

Algeria: Progress for hydrocarbons law

Texts essential to the new hydrocarbons law coming fully into force are ready for presentation to the council of ministers and two chambers of parliament, energy minister Mohammed Arkab told parliament’s finance and budget committee on 17 June. This is expected to allow the...

Issue 418 - 25 June 2020

Algeria

Issue 418 - 25 June 2020

West Africa: TGS completes Jaan survey

TGS has announced completion of its Jaan 3D seismic survey collating over 28,000km2 of data in the MSGBC Basin offshore Senegal, Gambia and Guinea-Bissau. Jaan (the Wolof word for snake) is a long strip of seismic coverage consisting of more than 12,000km2 of new data plus...

Issue 418 - 25 June 2020

Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau

Issue 417 - 11 June 2020

Angola: ANPG releases onshore bid round data

The National Agency for Oil, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG) has released the data package for its 2020 licensing round covering onshore blocks in the Lower Congo and Kwanza basins. Companies can express interest via the ANPG website, www.anpg.co.ao.A formal launch had been planned for...

Issue 417 - 11 June 2020

Angola

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