China’s oil and gas exploration footprint in Africa is shrinking rapidly and may vanish altogether by the end of this decade, according to a leading energy policy expert, highlighting a significant ...

Seismic campaigns are also accelerating elsewhere. In mid‑2025, Sierra Leone announced plans for a new 3D seismic acquisition in its offshore basin, marking the most active upstream effort there in ...

Two breakthrough offshore discoveries in Namibia in 2022 — one by Shell and one by TotalEnergies — marked an important milestone for the country’s future energy landscape and for Africa’s broader ...

African Energy Week (AEW) 2021 has emphasized the value of exploration in driving Africa’s energy future. By promoting how the upstream market can be consolidated as a key driver of sustainable ...

TotalEnergies has made a fresh oil and gas discovery offshore Nigeria which it aims to bring on stream via existing infrastructure. Few exploration wells have been drilled in West Africa’s moribund ...

Brian Reinsborough, President and CEO commented: “We are very pleased to be able to diversify our portfolio into an existing oil producing basin in the Republic of Gabon, complementing our exploration ...

Africa’s oil and gas industry could be entering a new era of exploration, underpinned by breakthroughs in seismic imaging, enhanced subsurface datasets, and faster permitting processes, according to ...

Coming to African Energy Week (AEW) 2021 in Cape Town on the 9th-12th of November, leading East African producers are committed to emphasizing the region’s significant upstream investment ...

Petrobras, the Brazilian state-run oil company, is setting its sights on Africa as its primary region for oil exploration activities outside its home country, reported Reuters, citing the company's ...

With active exploration taking place offshore South Africa later in 2018, the new administration's commitment to finalizing its oil and gas law could encourage more foreign investment. With active ...