Oil & Gas

Namibia’s petroleum commissioner, Maggy Shino, believes that the Kudu Gas-to-Power project will work, especially after the recent oil discoveries that have shone the limelight on Namibia. Now operated by BW...

The Canadian oil and gas company Africa Oil Corp. says the Orange Basin off the Namibian coast was the impactful catalyst for the remainder of 2023. Africa Oil Corp cited...

This piece by Robin-Sherbourne summarises the experiences of seven major oil and gas producing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa – Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Mozambique, Nigeria and Uganda – which...

Westmount Energy says offshore Namibia looks to be at the early part of the creaming curve with the potential to discover additional large-scale advantaged oil resources. Gerard Walsh, Westmount Energy...

Namcor acting managing director Shiwana Ndeunyema said the company is establishing itself as a fully integrated energy company. Ndeunyema told the Invest in African Energy Forum in Paris on 1...

In our first edition of The Extractor, we looked into Namibia's oil field with explorations that started in 1920s. Back then in May 2023, mines minister Tom Alweendo had said...

Mines minister Tom Alweendo says with new oil discoveries made this and last year, Namibia is on the cusp of something special. Between 2021 and 2023, international oil companies exploring...

Namcor's executive for upstream exploration, Victoria Sibeya and Linda Shitumbapo-Hendricks, Head of Renewable Energy, Pupkewitz Megatech, are among Africa's 50 most inspirational female energy executives. The two were named during...

A venture comprising Galp Energia, Custos Energy and Namcor will start drilling two wells in the Orange Basin on PEL 83 Blocks 2812A/2814B. A semi-submersible rig, Hercules, hired from SFL...

Petroleum commissioner Maggy Shino says Namibia expects five wells to be drilled in 2024 offshore in the Orange Basin. Speaking at the Africa Energy Week in Cape Town on 18...