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Morocco Enters Into Exploration Contract with Conocophillips
Morocco has signed a two-year reconnaissance contract with Conocophillips for onshore exploration in Mesorif, Northern Morocco, according to Morocco World News. The agreement permits Conocophillips to conduct hydrocar...
Lebanon to Commence Hydrocarbon Drilling
Lebanon is going to commence drilling activities for hydrocarbons in its waters within the last week of February, according to the Lebanese Agriculture and Culture Minister, Abbas Mortada, the Daily Star reported. “Dr...
NOGA, Eni Ink MoU for Oil Exploration
Bahrain’s National Oil and Gas Authority (NOGA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Italian Eni to pursue petroleum exploration of Block 1, Zawya reported citing Gulf Daily News. Block 1 is an offshor...
House of Representatives Approves 11 Exploration Agreements
The Energy and Environment Committee of Egypt’s House of Representatives, Chaired by Talaat El Sewedy, approved 11 projects, delegating the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla, to explore for o...
NNPC to Continue to Explore Oil in Lake Chad Basin
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) announced that it will continue to search for oil in the Lake Chad Basin of Borno state, All Africa reported. According to The Guardian, NNPC’ Managing Director...
Oranto to Invest in South Sudanese Oil Field
South Sudan’s government announced that it granted Nigerian Oranto Petroleum International Company a license for oil exploration in a block covering three states that may contain huge oil reserves, reported Energy Voi...
Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome To Co-Explore for Oil
Equatorial Guinea’s new Ambassador, Paulino Ekobo, said that the country and Sao Tome have resumed talks on planned creation of a partnership for oil exploration in the existing maritime boundary between the two count...
Zanzibar to Directly Negotiate Oil, Gas Deals
Zanzibar, a Tanzanian archipelago off the coast of East Africa, will soon start direct talks with investors in the oil and gas sector, thanks to a new law to be passed by Tanzania’s House of Representatives, All Afric...
