Galp to spud oil exploration well this year
Lisbon-based Galp Energia, who owns 80% of two petroleum exploration licenses (PELs) offshore Namibia, is getting ready to spud the…
Shell, Total flag Namibia as a major work in progress
“In September we’ll have the results of the first test, which is very important. Productivity per well is important, if…
‘Oil column is very big’: Is TotalEnergies blockbuster find in Namibia even larger than hoped?
TotalEnergies is days away from carrying out the first production test on its blockbusting Venus oil discovery offshore Namibia, amid…
Shell makes fourth oil find offshore Namibia
Oil major Shell is reported to have made a fourth successive discovery offshore Namibia, according to Upstream, after hitting pay…
The Orange Basin, Deepwater Namibia – the World’s Newest and Hottest Oil and Gas Hunting Grounds
The past several weeks has been full of rumours and speculation about the size of the oil and gas discoveries…
Focus: Oil giants drill deep as profits trump climate concerns
Oil and gas companies have intensified the hunt for new deposits in a long-term bet on demand, as they reinvest…
Northern Ocean’s ‘Deepsea Mira’ Starts 300-Day Drilling Contract with TotalEnergies in Namibia
Offshore drilling rig owner Northern Ocean said Wednesday that its Deepsea Mira semi-submersible drilling rig had kicked off its drilling…
FEATURE: Namibia seeks to pacify booming oil sector after fiscal terms confusion
Minister’s comments taken “out of context”, allies say Namibia scrambling to ensure resources benefit nation County dubbed “new Guyana” after…
Shell drills new exploration probe in red-hot Namibia play, and extends rig charter
Supermajor extends contract for semisub drilling latest wildcat, with chief executive expected to highlight Namibia oil drive in next month’s…
Woodside set to assess vital data from Namibia licence ahead of potential wildcat
Australian major will analyse 3D seismic before deciding whether to take stake in promising Orange basin block and drill wildcat