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Appraisal well confirms oil in Orange Basin

Friday, July 3 2026

Fossil Energy

Rhino Resources has finished drilling a well in the Orange Basin after confirming the presence of oil-bearing rock.

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Filed Under: appraisal well, Drilling, International projects, Namibia, Orange Basin, Rhino Resources Tagged With: appraisal well, Capricornus 1A, drilling, Namibia, Orange Basin, Rhino Resources

Shell advances exploration in Namibia’s Orange Basin with latest well results

Sunday, June 14 2026

Exploration

Shell has reported encouraging exploration results from its Merlin-1X exploration well in Petroleum Exploration Licence No. 0039 (PEL 0039), offshore Namibia.

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Filed Under: Exploration, International projects, Namibia, Oil and Gas, Orange Basin, Shell Tagged With: exploration, Merlin 1X, Namibia, Orange Basin, Shell

Oregen eyes more acreage in Namibia’s Orange Basin

Tuesday, April 14 2026

Fossil Energy – Orange Basin

Oregen Energy has signed a Letter of Intent to evaluate an equity investment in Petrovena Energy and grow its footprint in Namibia’s Orange Basin.

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Filed Under: International projects, Investment, LOI, Namibia, Orange Basin, Oregon Tagged With: Investment, LOI, Namibia, Orange Basin, Oregen Energy, Petrovena Energy

TotalEnergies to begin oil exploration in Orange Basin in South Africa

Monday, August 18 2025

Fossil Energy – Exploration

French oil major, TotalEnergies, has disclosed plans to begin oil exploration drills in the Orange Basin off the coast of South Africa.

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Filed Under: Drilling, Exploration, International projects, Orange Basin, South Africa, TotalEnergies Tagged With: drilling, exploration, Namibia, Orange Basin, South Africa, TotalEnergies

Woodside declines offshore Namibia farm-in opportunity

Wednesday, March 19 2025

Fossil Energy – Namibia

Woodside Energy has decided not to take up an option to farm into petroleum exploration license 87 (PEL 87) in the Orange Basin offshore Namibia.

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Filed Under: International projects, Namibia, Orange Basin, Woodside Energy Tagged With: decline, Namibia, Orange Basin, Woodside Energy

Sintana Energy gears up for Orange Basin drilling

Friday, October 4 2024

Fossil Energy – Drilling

Sintana Energy, a public Canadian oil and gas exploration company focusing on Africa and South America, is preparing to commence a four-well drilling programme targeting the Mopane complex in the Orange Basin off the Namibian coast. 

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Filed Under: Drilling, International projects, Orange Basin, Sintana Energy Tagged With: drilling, Orange Basin, Sintana Energy

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