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A new opening for African gas - AFR26 - Julius D. RONE - UTM Offshore
Interview
Nigeria - June 15, 2026

Julius D. Rone of UTM Offshore talks about shifts in energy security priorities and new opportunities for African energy…

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Eni secures exploration rights offshore Guinea
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Guinea - June 05, 2026

Eni has secured exploration rights over 15 offshore blocks in Guinea amid rising interest among energy majors in frontier…

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Côte d’Ivoire’s upstream growth opens service opportunities - AFR26 - Marius KOFFI - Oilfield Engineering and Services
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Côte d’Ivoire - May 14, 2026

Marius Koffi of Oilfield Engineering and Services Group talks about renewed interest in Côte d’Ivoire's upstream following…

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Kosmos secures Ghana green light to extend flagship Jubilee and TEN projects
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Ghana - February 20, 2026

Kosmos Energy has secured Ghana’s approval to extend operations at Jubilee and TEN through 2040.

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TGS launches seismic mega-survey offshore Mauritania
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Mauritania - December 16, 2025

TGS is building the largest regional 3D-seismic dataset in Africa with a mega-survey offshore Mauritania.

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BP to explore for oil and gas offshore Gabon
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Gabon - October 31, 2025

BP has signed an MoU with Gabon to explore for offshore oil and gas, marking its entry into the country's upstream.

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Greater Tortue Ahmeyim FLNG reaches contract milestone
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Multinational - June 24, 2025

Golar's FLNG Gimi has officially started its 20-year contract with BP at Greater Tortue Ahmeyim offshore Mauritania and Senegal.

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Golar to expand African FLNG projects
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Multinational - August 23, 2018

Golar hopes to expand on the Hilli Episeyo FLNG project with similar facilities in West Africa, the company’s CEO said Thursday.

The Hilli Episeyo FLNG began…

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Exxon moves in Mauritania, eyes Egypt
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Egypt - December 05, 2017

ExxonMobil has acquired three blocks offshore Mauritania, the super-major announced on Monday.

The price tag of the production-sharing contracts for the C14, C17 and…

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Week in review
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Multinational - May 13, 2017

The spotlight last week was firmly on the African continent, where there was a lot off movement offshore Senegal and Mauritania, as well as in Nigeria. Having restored…

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Total snaps up Mauritania block
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Multinational - May 12, 2017

Total has gained a 90% stake in the C7 block offshore Mauritania, the French major said on Friday. It will be working alongside state-owned SMHPM, which maintains 10%…

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BP strikes off Senegal
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Senegal - May 08, 2017

BP on Monday said it had made a “major” gas find on the Cayar Offshore Profond block offshore Senegal.

The find was made in the Yakaar-1 exploration well,…

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BP back to black
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Multinational - February 07, 2017

BP overturned a 2015 loss of USD 6.5 billion and reported a full-year 2016 headline profit of USD 115 million on Tuesday.

For the fourth quarter of 2016, BP posted…

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Kosmos discovers new gas in Senegal
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Senegal - January 27, 2016

Kosmos Energy has made a significant gas discovery off Senegal, the US exploration and development firm reported today.

The company hit 101 metres of net gas pay in…

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Sterling Energy buys Mauritania stake
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UK - December 01, 2015

Sterling Energy bought a 13.5-percent interest in Block C-10 offshore Mauritania. The acquisition follows another 40.5-percent purchase in Block C-3 in the same…

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