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Participants have criticised some aspects of the government-organised National Forum on Oil and Gas Development held in Accra on 25-26 February, but however imperfect it made a

Tullow has been designated as operator for the Jubilee field, where up to five appraisal wells are planned this year.

Pipeline leaks in Nigeria mean Ghanaians are still waiting for first gas from the West African Gas Pipeline, which had been promised for Christmas.

The Odum well on the West Cape Three Points licence offshore Ghana has found a commercial light oil accumulation separate from the Jubilee field (AE 132/12). The discovery is a stratigraphic trap in a Campanian age fan system and opens a second new play fairway in the Tano Basin, Tullow said, adding that further prospectivity in this new Campanian play had already been identified in both

A meeting of West African leaders in Ouagadougou on 18 January has adopted an Emergency Power Supply Security Plan which moves beyond developing national power infrastructure for the West African Power Pool, to building joint, regional assets on a larger scale.

Tullow Oil plans a busy year of exploration and appraisal on its Ghana and Uganda discoveries, either of which could more than double the super-indie’s reserves base. Meanwhile, it has sold off its minority stake in a much-hyped field in Congo-B as it prunes its assets, writes Thalia Griffiths.

AfDB – first private equity investment in Maghreb; CADF $90m for four projects; US EX-IM Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee

Perenco to supply gas to Kribi plant; OCI to build Sidi Krir project; Chinese commit to $90m rural electrification scheme; Steel company orders equipment; HCB resumes supply to Zesa; Arab fund provides Roseires funding

Noble Energy and its partners have announced a new gas and condensate discovery on Block I, on trend with its Belinda discovery on Block O, enabling it to raise reserves estimates by 60%. The I-4 exploration well encountered a high quality Miocene reservoir that tested at flow rates of 1,634 b/d of condensate and 28.9m ft3/d of natural gas, equivalent to some 6,450 boe/d.

Keen to avoid the resource curse that has affected other countries in the Gulf of Guinea, the government of Ghana is consulting widely on how best to develop its nascent oil industry. Peaceful, democratic, with relevant experience from its mining industry and a sophisticated civil society, Ghana should be able to provide a model of best practice for its neighbours.

ALGERIA: Sonatrach finds, CAMEROON: New onshore licence for Bowleven, COTE D’IVOIRE: Tullow, Kufpec join Edison block, GHANA: Songa Saturn for Kosmos, MAURITANIA: Sonatrach farms into Total acreage