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Abu Dhabi-based oilfield service company AlMansoori Specialised Engineering has expanded into East Africa by opening an office in Kampala for its Target Well Control subsidiary. Elsewhere, Dominion Petroleum has agreed to acquire 75% in the production-sharing contract (PSC) for blocks 4, 5, 6 and 7 of Area 4 offshore Malta from Phoenicia Energy Company Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mediterranean Oil & Gas (MOG).

Anadarko Petroleum is planning a liquefied natural gas project based on the Windjammer, Barquentine and Lagosta discoveries in Rovuma Offshore Area 1

London-based Aminex spudded the Nyuni-2 exploration well on 17 June. Nyuni-2 is being drilled from a surface location on Nyuni Island, 30km off the coast, to the south of the Rufiji River delta

Addax Petroleum has given Saipem a contract extending the charter of the semi-submersible Scarabeo 3 for six months from November 2011, for drilling activities in Nigerian waters.

With the rebellion diverting Tripoli’s attention, Heritage Oil is going ahead with shooting seismic in an area offshore Malta that is disputed by Libya

Operator China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) has spudded the Facai-1 well on the Ténéré permit after lengthy delays to exploration caused by security concerns

Ophir Energy has formed another strategic alliance in the run-up to its planned share flotation by securing a farm-in from Petrobras to the offshore Mbeli and Ntsina blocks

Ghana is receiving around 80mcf/d through the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP), with volumes stabilising from what energy minister Joe Oteng-Adjei has called an “erratic” performance after gas imports started earlier this year

The new government is looking to the energy sector to lead the revival of the economy, but has warned it could run out of gas to fuel power plants

Addax Bioenergy has signed a loan agreement with seven European and African development institutions for its ethanol project near Makeni

Trading in Madagascar Oil shares resumed on 27 June after the company said its dispute with the government over the Tsimiroro Block (Block 3104) had been resolved

Seychelles Petroleum Company (Seypec) has invested A$2.08m ($2.2m) in Australia’s WHL Energy, which recently acquired exploration acreage in the archipelago.

Kosmos Energy’s Banda-1 exploration well in the West Cape Three Points (WCTP) licence has opened up a new play fairway by discovering oil in Cenomanian-aged reservoirs.

Operator Tullow Oil plans a well on the Mtwara Block in the southern Ruvuma Basin this year.

Victoria Oil & Gas has contracted local civil engineering company Austin Maritime to install a pipeline to carry gas from the Logbaba field to industrial customers in Douala (AE 209/15).