Oil & Gas

Namibia has granted Pancontinental Energy's first renewal for PEL 87 in the Orange Basin from January 23, 2024, to January 22, 2026. Pancontinental applied for the extension in October 2023....

The mines minister, Tom Alweendo, has welcomed the news of the oil discovery by Galp and partners Custos and Namcor in the Orange Basin as a further demonstration of Namibia’s...

The earlier reported signs of hydrocarbons by Galp Energia for the Mopane-1X well in the Orange Basin off the coast of Namibia have been proven to be a significant oil...

The Mopane-1X well on PEL 83 in the Orange Basin off the coast of Namibia has shown signs of hydrocarbons. The Mopane-1X (marked Well-1X on the map) is one of...

ReconAfrica says discussions to buy the state-owned Namcor's 5% stake valued at US$2m are ongoing. Namcor has a 10% stake in the onshore PEL 73 in the Kavango Basin. In...

Robert Bose, Sintana Energy president, says 2023 of operations in Namibia marked a significant year of progress for the company. Sintana is involved in five large and highly prospective onshore...

Chevron Corporation wants to drill five exploration wells and five appraisal wells early 2024 on Block 2813B under PEL 90, offshore southern Namibia, in the northern Orange Basin. The company...

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...