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President Joseph Kabila has ratified SOCO International’s production-sharing contract for the onshore Nganzi block and EnerGulf Resources’ PSC for the onshore Lotshi Block, both in western Congo, as well as a PSC agreed in November 2005 with London-based Nessergy Ltd. Nessergy’s block is in the deep offshore on the DRC’s maritime corridor.

Total Gabon has reported a 2.5% rise in net income to $334.4m, compared to $326.4m in 2006.

US-based Hyperdynamics says the government has given the go-ahead for offshore seismic acquisition, even though it is reviewing its 2006 production-sharing contract. Calgary-based Geophysical Service Incorporated is acquiring 2D seismic as a first phase of a multi-client contract for 2D and 3D seismic.

Al-Thani has pulled out of Sudan, selling its stake to Kuwait’s Kharafi Group, as Gulf investors confirm their status as key investors in regional exploration, writes Eleanor Gillespie.

Oil means everything to Puntlanders, who believe its discovery will lift the Somali region’s people out of poverty, transform the economy into a Dubai-style success story and unite all Somalis.

IOCs and consumer governments are indulging in intense speculation about Gazprom’s Nigerian love-in, with indications that Moscow might also revive co-operation with Algeria and invest big in several other African gas plays.

Dominion Petroleum and SOCO International have agreed a production-sharing contract for Block 5 in the southern Albertine Graben adjacent to the border with Uganda (AE 133/15).

CONGO-B: Marine XI farm-out brings in Vietnamese; MAURITANIA: Khop well spuds; TUNISIA: Vietnamese take two blocks; TUNISIA: DualEx enters with Bouhajla stake

Afren plc has signed production-sharing contracts for OPLs 917 and 907 in the Anambra Basin as part of its strategy to commercialise stranded gas assets.

A flurry of deals, some confirmed some still speculative, suggests that a lengthy hiatus in the development of Libya’s downstream sector may have broken, writes John Hamilton.

President Jakaya Kikwete has given his support for plans by Artumas Group to export compressed natural gas to Kenya, signalling an apparent change of heart by the Tanzanian government.

A $200m naira-linked loan for Nigerian energy player Oando has set a series of benchmarks, writes Kevin Godier.

Total Gabon has begun redeveloping the Anguille field, which began producing in 1966, as part of a country-wide programme to appraise and redevelop existing fields to enhance recovery and slow down the natural decline in output.

Cobalt International: Gabon farm in and other plays; HERITAGE: Jersey move; NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO: Joint venture

Since his appointment in November, the new TFG premier has been silent about his energy policies, but in the next few weeks all could be revealed with speculation that a long-awaited oil agreement between Somalia and the breakaway Puntland could be announced.