Reconnaissance Energy Africa continues drilling its Kavango West 1X exploration well with plans to enter the Otavi reservoir in October and reach total depth by the end of November.
Stockholm plans to restart uranium extraction by lifting the 2018 ban, aiming to secure strategic supply chains and support domestic nuclear electricity production.
The South African judiciary has revoked TotalEnergies’ authorization to explore a 10,000 km² offshore block, forcing the group into a new procedure that includes a public consultation.
BW Energy and NAMCOR E&P announce the engagement of the Deepsea Mira rig for drilling the Kharas appraisal well on the Kudu field, offshore Namibia, with a campaign scheduled for the second half of 2025.
SEGULA Technologies opens an office in Cape Town, strengthening its presence in the African market and targeting expansion in energy, rail, and automotive sectors, in partnership with South African industrial firm AllWeld.
Sierra Leone relaunches an ambitious offshore exploration campaign, using a 3D seismic survey to evaluate up to 60 potential oil blocks before opening a new licensing round as early as next October.
Namibia begins construction of its largest solar plant, Sores|Gaib, aiming to reduce dependence on energy imports by leveraging its solar potential, considered among the highest globally according to the World Bank.
ExxonMobil has been named the most admired upstream exploration company in Wood Mackenzie’s latest annual survey, recognised for its performance in Guyana and its ability to open new resource frontiers.
The Brazilian oil group secured approval from Abidjan to begin negotiations for exploring nine deepwater blocks as part of its business partnerships strategy in Africa.
Africa Oil completed the integration of Prime, doubling its production and reserves, while declaring a second quarterly dividend of $25mn supported by strong cash generation.
Namibia plans to finalise agreements with TotalEnergies for the Venus oil field and with BWEnergy for the Kudu gas field by the end of 2026, according to the country’s petroleum commissioner.
Eni announced the successful drilling of the Capricornus 1-X well in Namibia's Orange Basin, revealing a significant light oil reservoir after positive production tests.
Galp recorded a net profit of €192mn in the first quarter of 2025, down 41% year-on-year, while ramping up investments in oil exploration and renewable energy projects in Namibia, Brazil and Portugal.
Reconnaissance Energy Africa has signed a memorandum of understanding with ANPG to explore 5.2 mn onshore acres in Angola, expanding its operations into the Damara Fold Belt and Rift Basin.
Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. continues preparations at Prospect I, located in licence PEL73 in Namibia, aiming for 365 million barrels of unrisked oil resources.
Namibia has announced new discoveries at the Mopane oil field offshore. This development could accelerate the country's ambitions to become a crude oil producer by 2029.
The South African government is urging the acceleration of oil exploration in the offshore Orange Basin, shared with Namibia, to reduce the country’s energy dependence.
Three months after expressing its oil ambitions in Namibia, Rhino Resources announced the discovery of reserves on block 2914 in the Orange offshore basin, a strategic development for the company.
The South African government plans to issue a directive on green hydrogen on February 17. This measure aims to streamline project approval processes in a sector undergoing structuring, where investments are still struggling to materialize.
