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Country summary: Namibia
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| Current deals: | 8 |
| Licensing articles: | 32 |
| Completed deals: | 63 |
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Namibia - recent news
| 21 Aug 26 |
Namibia: Sintana Energy announces update on strategic investment in Maravilla Oil and Gas Sintana Energy has announced, further to a previous announcement dated 20 January, 2026, the entry into definitive documentation providing for the acquisition of a 44% interest in Maravilla Oil and Gas, a privately held, Namibian company focused on high-impact opportunities in West Africa. |
| 18 Aug 26 |
Namibia: Equinor joins Chevron in Namibia exploration licence Equinor has signed an agreement with Harmattan Energy, a Chevron subsidiary in Namibia, to acquire a 17.4% participating interest in Petroleum Exploration Licence 90 (PEL 90) in the Orange Basin offshore Namibia. The transaction marks Equinor’s entry into Namibia and the licence provides access to a drill-ready prospect scheduled for testing in 2026. |
| 18 Aug 26 |
Namibia: ReconAfrica announces hydrocarbon flow to surface from the Huttenberg formation at Kavango West 1X Reconnaissance Energy Africa, along with its partners BW Energy (20% WI) and the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia ('NAMCOR', 10% carried WI), have announced preliminary production testing results from the three zones in the Huttenberg formation on the Kavango West 1X ('KW1X') discovery well, along with plans to advance to open-hole horizontal production testing. |
| 16 Jul 26 |
Namibia: ReconAfrica announces hydrocarbon flow from the Elandshoek formation at Kavango West 1X, proceeding to test the Huttenberg formation Reconnaissance Energy Africa ('ReconAfrica'), along with its partners BW Energy (20% WI) and the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia ('NAMCOR', 10% carried WI), has announced the preliminary production testing results from the three lowest zones in the Elandshoek formation on the Kavango West 1X discovery well, which began testing operations on June 8, 2026. |
| 30 Jun 26 |
Namibia: Rhino Resources advances appraisal of Capricornus following confirmation of connected oil-bearing reservoir at Capricornus-1A Rhino Resources Namibia has provided an update on behalf of the PEL 85 Joint Venture regarding its drilling campaign on Block 2914, offshore Orange Basin, Namibia. The Capricornus-1A appraisal well was drilled in the eastern portion of the Capricornus fairway, which was established by the discovery at the Capricornus-1X well. |
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