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11 Dec 25 |
Namibia: Northern Ocean announces contract award for Deepsea Mira Northern Ocean has announced the signing of a contract with a subsidiary of Shell for the Deepsea Mira, commencing operations in Namibia in April 2026. |
11 Dec 25 |
Iraq: DNO charges past 500 million barrels in Kurdistan and picks up speed DNO, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, has announced it is revving up operations in the Kurdistan region of Iraq as it charges past a major milestone marking 500 million barrels of oil produced from the Tawke license (DNO 75 percent and operator). |
10 Dec 25 |
Botswana: Scatec starts commercial operation at Mmadinare phase 2 in Botswana Scatec, a leading renewable energy provider, has started commercial operation of the second 60 MW phase of the 120 MW Mmadinare Solar Cluster in Botswana. |
10 Dec 25 |
Angola: Viridien announces new seismic reimaging program over Block 22 offshore Angola to support upcoming licensing round Viridien has announced a new multi-client seismic reimaging program over Angola’s highly prospective offshore Block 22 to support the country’s upcoming licensing round. |
10 Dec 25 |
Iraq: Gulf Keystone Petroleum announces operational and corporate update Gulf Keystone, a leading independent operator and producer in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, has provided an operational and corporate update. Gulf Keystone, a leading independent operator and producer in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, has provided an operational and corporate update. |
09 Dec 25 |
Namibia: TotalEnergies concludes agreement with Galp to enter as operator in the prolific PEL 83 license, including the Mopane discovery Under this agreement, TotalEnergies will acquire a 40% operated interest in PEL83 license holding the Mopane discovery, while Galp will acquire a 10% participating interest in PEL56 license holding the Venus discovery. The transaction positions TotalEnergies as the operator of the two largest oil discoveries in Namibia |
09 Dec 25 |
Oman: Kistos acquires interests in Block 9 and Blocks 3 & 4, onshore Oman Kistos, an independent energy company focused on generating value across the upstream and midstream markets, has entered into a binding agreement to acquire a 5% working interest in Block 9 and a 20% working interest in Blocks 3 & 4 from Mitsui E&P Middle East B.V., both located onshore in the Sultanate of Oman. |
09 Dec 25 |
Gabon: VAALCO Energy spuds first well in Phase Three Drilling Program offshore Gabon VAALCO Energy has commenced its Phase Three Drilling Program offshore Gabon with the spudding of the ET-15 infill well on the Etame platform. |
