Italian energy major Eni has entered Gambia’s upstream oil and gas sector for the first time after securing an offshore ...

Eni S.p.A. E expanded its exploration portfolio by signing a Petroleum Exploration Development and Production License Agreement with the Government of The Gambia for the offshore Block A1. The block ...

West Africa's deepwater has become a key drilling target for some of the biggest international companies. Cote d'Ivoire has been producing crude for years and is set to triple its output by 2027 ...

My Alerts is a service for subscribers. Please login or subscribe in order to use My Alerts. Africa will continue to lead global exploration activity in 2026, accounting for some 40% of planned ...

Exploration company Rhino Resources has joined the African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 Conference and Exhibition as a Gold Sponsor, reinforcing its role as one of Africa's emerging independents driving ...

Global oil and gas exploration is increasingly concentrated in "core" areas like Guyana and Namibia, where recent discoveries have been made. While this concentration brings economic benefits, it also ...

State-owned Sonangol is days away from spudding the first onshore exploration well drilled in Angola’s Kwanza basin for decades, targeting a sizeable prospect. Angola’s onshore discoveries, fields and ...

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 ...

Shell Plc lost an appeal in a South African court that sought to overturn a judgment blocking an offshore oil search opposed by environmental groups, while allowing for the potential renewal of the ...

South Africa’s energy ministry signaled it may grant fewer oil exploration permits to Shell Plc over the company’s plans to exit the nation’s fuel-supply business. The oil major is selling its ...

VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, Democratic Republic of Congo — The trouble started when a British company suddenly appeared in this iconic and spectacularly beautiful national park, prospecting for oil.