Sintana Energy uncovers untapped petroleum resources in prime geographies
Sintana Energy says affiliate Custos completes 3D seismic acquisition program in Namibia’s Orange Basin
Namibia, Guyana holds equal amount of offshore oil reserves
Guyana and Namibia’s oil reserves are estimated to be identical at 11 billion barrels, according to recent data released by…
Namibia’s frontier Orange basin just keeps on giving
Independent data confirms vast scale of reserves in Africa’s latest frontier play
Namibia eyes 10.5bn bl oil bonanza
A series of oil discoveries in the Orange Basin offshore Namibia in the past 18 months could hold as much…
Oil can place Namibia among top producers by 2035 – Kuugongelwa-Amadhila
The Prime Minister Hon Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila on Wednesday reaffirmed the government’s commitment to socioeconomic development and environmental stewardship, following the…
Sintana Energy’s exposure to Namibia’s Orange Basin is substantial, and could be very rich indeed
The Orange Basin, offshore Namibia, is currently one of the hottest oil and gas exploration districts anywhere in the world.
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
More time with Shell in Namibia for one rig while another gets ready to kick off its gig with TotalEnergies
Offshore drilling contractor Northern Ocean has secured a contract extension from the UK-headquartered Shell for operations in Namibia, where the…
Sintana Energy affiliate completes 3D seismic acquisition program in Namibia’s Orange basin
(WO) –Sintana Energy Inc. announced that Custos Investments (Pty) Ltd., one of its Namibian affiliates (together with Custos Energy (Pty)…
BW Energy provides offshore Namibia, Brazil development updates
BW Energy says a 3D seismic survey has finished over its license offshore Namibia, with gravity and magnetic datasets also…
Sintana Energy’s Robert Bose on the Annual Offshore Conference in Namibia and future drilling campaigns
President and director Robert Bose joins Proactive to discuss the Annual Offshore Conference held in Namibia, attended by heads of…
Sintana Energy announces rig contract for Namibian drilling campaign
Sintana Energy (TSX-V:SEI, OTCQB:SEUSF) announced that a rig contract has been signed for an initial exploration drilling campaign at Petroleum…
Semi-sub rig booked for drilling gig off Namibia
Portuguese oil and gas company Galp has hired a semi-submersible rig, owned by SFL Corporation (SFL) and managed by Odfjell…
Offshore Namibia 3D survey passes halfway point
A 3D survey over Petroleum Exploration License 87 (PEL 87) and surrounding area in the Orange Basin offshore Namibia is…
Sintana Energy Confident Its Offshore Block On Trend with TotalEnergies’ Massive Oil Discovery in Namibia
Oil and gas company Sintana Energy said Friday that over 50% of 3D seismic survey data has been gathered from…
Update on PEL 87 in the Orange Basin in Namibia – Sintana Retains a Carried Indirect Interest
Sintana Energy Inc. (TSX-V: SEI, OTCQB: SEUSF) (“Sintana” or the “Company”) is pleased to confirm that over fifty per cent…
Shell plans 10 additional wells offshore Namibia
Shell has applied to amend its Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) with Namibia’s Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism to allow…
Pancontinental Energy (ASX:PCL) more than halfway done with major 3D seismic survey, offshore Namibia
Pancontinental Energy (PCL) has gathered more than 50 per cent of the data from a major 6872-square-kilometre seismic survey in…
Woodside eyes offshore acreage close to Shell and TotalEnergies’ discoveries in Namibia
Woodside Energy (GOM), a wholly owned subsidiary of Australia’s Woodside Energy Group, has entered into an option deed with Pancontinental’s…
Shell makes another deepwater oil discovery offshore Namibia
UK-headquartered energy giant Shell has made a new oil discovery in an exploration well offshore Namibia with Northern Ocean’s Deepsea…
Seismic survey begins over Pancontinental’s license off Namibian coast
Norway’s seismic company PGS has commenced a 3D seismic survey over a license offshore Namibia on behalf of Pancontinental Orange,…
TotalEnergies embarking on multi-well drilling campaign offshore Namibia
French energy giant TotalEnergies is in the process of starting a multi-well appraisal and exploration drilling programme in Namibia, following…
Africa oil announces the imminent commencement of a multi-well drilling program, offshore Namibia
Multi-well programme in Namibia due to commence before the end of February, targeting up to four wells
TotalEnergies Gears Up for More Offshore Drilling in Namibia after Record-breaking Oil Find
French oil major TotalEnergies is set to embark on a multi-well appraisal and exploration program offshore Nambia, where it made…
“At the helm of a new golden block”: TotalEnergies to spend $300m on Namibian exploration
TotalEnergies has decided to mobilise almost 50% of its global exploration budget to Namibia this year as it hopes to…
2022 Oil and Gas Discoveries Create Highest Value in a Decade
Namibia, Brazil, and Algeria scored major discoveries in 2022 as the industry drilled fewer exploration wells but found better and…
Shell, Total appraisals under way off Namibia
Shell spudded the Jonker well in December. “I’m not saying anything apart from to say it is going well, it…
Namibia: Shell Reportedly Makes New Oil Discovery
Shell has reportedly made another major discovery of hydrocarbons, the main components of oil and gas in the Orange Basin.…
Shell Namibia discovers more offshore oil
The temperature is up again in Namibia’s Orange basin, the world’s hottest new hydrocarbon hunting ground. Shell reportedly found hydrocarbons…
High Impact Drilling Held Steady in 2022, Discoveries Up to 9.2 Billion Barrels
Breakthrough discoveries in the Orange Basin, offshore Namibia, at Venus by TotalEnergies and Graff and La Rona by Shell opened…
Global oil explorers focus on Orange Basin
he deep-water Orange Basin of f shore Namibia, where TotalEnergies and Shell last year confirmed the largest oil discovery of…
Top 5 Upstream Markets to Watch in Africa in 2023
Cementing Africa’s upstream revival, 2023 will see the launch of several multi-well drilling campaigns across the southern and western parts…
The Top 5 Exploration Prospects of 2023
Breakthrough discoveries in the Orange Basin, offshore Namibia, at Venus by TotalEnergies and Graff and La Rona by Shell opened…
African Exploration Campaigns to Watch in 2023
Representing one of the final frontiers for hydrocarbon exploration and with much of its oil and gas resources largely untapped,…
Report: Drilling campaigns get underway offshore Namibia
Three floating rigs should be working by next summer, says Evercore ISI.
Majors Set Sights on Southern Africa’s Final Frontier
Majors are looking to fast-track a string of oil and gas discoveries in deepwater off southern Africa, in what could…
Northern Ocean’s Deepsea Bollsta Offshore Drilling Rig Starts Shell Contract in Namibia
Northern Ocean Ltd’s semi-submersible drilling rig, Deepsea Bollsta, has arrived in Namibia and started its contract with Shell.
Energy: Oil & Gas 2022 -Trends And Developments
The Republic of Namibia – also known as the “Land of the Brave” – is a largely unexplored frontier. The…
Plans to start 3D Seismic surveys in the Orange and Luderitz basins offshore Namibia announced
TGS, a global provider of energy data and intelligence, announced last week plans to start 3D Seismic surveys in the…
African Upstream Activity Trending Higher in 2023: What’s Driving the Increase?
When TotalEnergies and Shell separately announced “significant” discoveries of what appears to be commercial quantities of oil and gas offshore…
Offshore Namibia partners set to resume drilling on Venus oil discovery
Africa Oil expects the TotalEnergies-led partnership in Block 2913B offshore Namibia to start appraisal drilling early next year on the…
2022 Discoveries Turning Namibia into an Exploration Hotspot, Says Rystad Energy
Namibia’s frontier hydrocarbon potential has been clearly defined with two major discoveries made by Shell and TotalEnergies this year and…
Namibia: Chevron to Enter Namibia’s Offshore Oil Race
… As U.S. Supermajor Focuses On High Potential Orange Basin
Drilling set to resume at Venus offshore Namibia
TotalEnergies and its co-venturers are preparing for a new drilling campaign offshore Namibia.
High Impact Exploration Sees Rebound
38 high-impact exploration wells were drilled in the first half of 2022, similar to the same period in 2021 when…
Hours from spudding: Namibia wildcat targets 800 million barrel prospect in frontier basin
ReconAfrica’s 8-2 probe in onshore Kavango basin is first of four wells set to be drilled in virgin area
Orange Subbasin, Offshore Namibia: Persistence Pays Off As Dedicated Explorers Deliver A New Hydrocarbon Province
The vast and—in many areas, remote—Southwest African Coastal Basin has drawn global exploration companies to its offshore waters for decades.
Spud date for exploration well off South Africa draws near
Oil and gas exploration company Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas and its partners are planning to spud an exploration well…
Fresh exploration well on the cards for Namibia’s deep waters
Portuguese oil and gas company Galp has secured an extension for an exploration licence located offshore Namibia close to Shell’s…
Deepwater Drilling: Venus Puts Southern Africa in the Spotlight
Shell’s and TotalEnergies’ Graff and Venus deepwater discoveries off Namibia have put southern Africa under the exploration spotlight. With deepwater…
Impact Oil & Gas looking to divest 20% stake in block offshore Namibia
The stake sale could earn the British oil and gas exploration company between $500m and $1bn.
Graff and Venus Represent Important Discoveries for Both Namibia and the Oil Majors
Both TotalEnergies’ Venus Orange Basin and Shell’s Graff discoveries which were made during the first quarter of 2022 have not…
Reconafrica announces an independent third party oil and natural gas resource report for the Kavango Basin Onshore Namibia and an operations update
Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. (the “Company” or “ReconAfrica”) (TSXV: RECO) (OTCQX: RECAF) (Frankfurt: 0XD) announces the filing of the first…
Venus, Graff wells open frontier oil play offshore Namibia
SOUTHERN AFRICA is consolidating its position as an exploration hotspot. Recent activity led by the majors has confirmed Namibia’s long-suspected…
After Shell, TotalEnergies also strikes oil in Namibia well with ‘very promising results’
Following Shell’s recent oil discovery in Namibia, French oil major TotalEnergies has also made a significant discovery of light oil…
TotalEnergies makes significant splash at Venus
The French company said the well had found 84 metres of net oil pay in a good quality Lower Cretaceous…
Top International Oil Companies Exploring Namibia’s Hydrocarbon Basins
Namibia has over 11 billion barrels of oil and 2.2 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, and yet, much of…
‘A new dawn’ for Namibia as Shell finds oil in deepwater well
Oil and gas giant Shell has made an oil discovery in its exploration well located in the Orange Basin offshore…
Converted rig in frame for Kudu gas development offshore Namibia
BW Energy is looking to develop the Kudu gas field offshore Namibia by converting the semisubmersible drilling rig Leo to…
Is Namibia Emerging As The Most Exciting Oil Story Of The Year
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BW Energy boosts interest in gas field off Namibia
BW Kudu Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BW Energy, and the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR) have signed a…