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Shell, in partnership with QatarEnergy and NAMCOR, is preparing to launch a new drilling campaign in Petroleum Exploration Licence 39 (PEL39), offshore Namibia.
[Read more…] about Launch of new offshore drilling campaign in PEL39Portuegese Galp’s efforts to offload part of its stake in Namibia’s Mopane oil project have finally attracted heavyweight interest.
[Read more…] about Chevron, TotalEnergies join bid for Galp’s stakes in Namibian findChevron has deepened its commitment to Namibia’s fast-emerging offshore sector, taking an 80% stake and operatorship of Petroleum Exploration Licence (PEL) 82 in the Walvis Basin – a vast 11,400 km² block located between 72 and 300 km off the Namibian coast.
[Read more…] about Chevron expands Namibia portfolio with Walvis Basin stakeRhino Resources, in partnership with Azule Energy, NAMCOR NAMIBIA, and Korres Investments, has announced a rich gas-condensate discovery (~40° API) with the Volans-1X well in PEL 85.
[Read more…] about Rich gas condensate discovery NamibiaBeatrice Bienvenu has been appointed to lead Chevron’s exploration activities in Namibia and West Africa as Country Manager.
[Read more…] about Beatrice Bienvenu to lead Namibia and West Africa exploration activitiesAn exploration well within a petroleum exploration license (PEL) in Namibia’s Orange Basin operated by France’s energy giant TotalEnergies has come up dry.
[Read more…] about TotalEnergies fails to find oil in latest well offshore NamibiaChevron announced last Thursday that it is considering drilling an exploration well in the Walvis Basin off the coast of Namibia, with plans to begin as early as 2026 or 2027.
[Read more…] about Chevron to explore new offshore oil reserves in Walvis BasinWoodside Energy has decided not to take up an option to farm into petroleum exploration license 87 (PEL 87) in the Orange Basin offshore Namibia.
[Read more…] about Woodside declines offshore Namibia farm-in opportunityYesterday Ousmane Aidara, SBM Offshore Business Development Director for Africa and Petrofund Chief Executive Officer Nillian Mulemi signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on capacity building in Namibia’s oil and gas sector.
[Read more…] about SBM Offshore signs Mou with PetrofundFrench oil major TotalEnergies expects to take a final investment decision (FID) on its Namibian offshore oil discovery in 2026, CEO Patrick Pouyanne said on Wednesday at a press briefing.
[Read more…] about Less production from TotalEnergies’ Namibia project
