Oil & Gas

ReconAfrica chief executive officer Brian Reinsborough says production testing at the Kavango-1X well in northeastern Namibia is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2026 as the company advances...

ReconAfrica has secured C$36.8 million (about N$500 million) in fresh funding following the closing of a fully underwritten equity offering to accelerate appraisal and testing activities across its Namibian and...

Shell is preparing to return to Namibia’s offshore fields as the Deepsea Mira drilling rig has been awarded a new one-plus-one well contract, marking the supermajor’s renewed commitment to exploration...

TotalEnergies has taken operational control of Namibia’s Mopane oil discovery after striking a major asset-swap deal with Galp Energia, Reuters reported on 9 December. Under the agreement, TotalEnergies will acquire...

ReconAfrica says it has penetrated a roughly 400-metre gross hydrocarbon-bearing interval in the Otavi carbonate section at its Kavango West 1X well, drilled to a total depth of 4,200 metres...

Stamper Oil & Gas Corp., a Canadian-listed junior with ambitions far greater than its market size, has positioned itself at the heart of Namibia’s accelerating offshore exploration boom. Through a...

BW Energy has announced the completion of drilling operations on the Kharas-1 appraisal well in the Kudu licence area offshore Namibia, confirming the presence of liquid hydrocarbons in the block...

Reconnaissance Energy Africa (ReconAfrica) has reported encouraging signs of hydrocarbons at its Kavango West 1X exploration well in Namibia, prompting the company to drill deeper than initially planned. The well,...

Rhino Resources aims to reach a final investment decision (FID) on its Namibian offshore oil and gas discoveries by late 2026 or early 2027, Chief Executive Travis Smithard told Reuters....

Oslo-listed energy firm BW Energy says preliminary results from its Kharas-1 appraisal well offshore Namibia are “encouraging,” confirming hydrocarbon-bearing intervals and evidence of an active petroleum system across the Kudu...