Middle East / Africa
Country summary: Namibia
| Current deals: | 8 |
| Licensing articles: | 32 |
| Completed deals: | 63 |
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Namibia - recent news
| 19 Nov 25 |
Namibia: BW Energy provides second update on Kudu appraisal well BW Energy has completed drilling operations on the Kharas-1 appraisal well in the Kudu license area, offshore Namibia. The well reached a total depth of 5,100m and intersected multiple reservoir intervals. The results confirm, for the first time, the presence of liquid hydrocarbons within the Kudu block. |
| 12 Nov 25 |
Namibia: ReconAfrica provides drilling update at Kavango West 1X well Reconnaissance Energy Africa has provided a drilling update on the Kavango West 1X exploration well, onshore Namibia. The depth has been extended beyond the original TD due to indications of hydrocarbons while drilling. |
| 03 Nov 25 |
Namibia/South Africa: Eliis and Searcher partner to bring fresh insights to the Orange Basin Eliis and Searcher have announced a strategic partnership to analyse extensive seismic data from the Orange Basin. The project will leverage Eliis’s PaleoScan™ software to screen and interpret Searcher’s large scale 3D multi-client seismic surveys. |
| 31 Oct 25 |
Namibia: BW Energy provides update on Kudu appraisal well BW Energy has provided an update on the Kharas-1 appraisal well, which has reached total depth and drilled multiple formations present across the Kudu license. Preliminary results are encouraging. Several intervals show indications of hydrocarbon presence and reservoir potential, suggesting a working petroleum system at Kharas. |
| 20 Oct 25 |
Namibia: bp confirms discovery in Namibia’s Orange basin bp can confirm the preliminary results of the Volans-1X exploration well in Namibia’s Orange Basin, as reported by operator Rhino Resources. The Volans-1X exploration well successfully penetrated the Upper Cretaceous target and encountered 26m of net pay in rich gas condensate-bearing reservoirs, with the reservoir showing excellent petrophysical properties and no observed water contact. |
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