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December 04, 2025
Congo is accelerating its upstream expansion, ramping LNG output and boosting oil production toward 500,000 bpd. New projects, fast-paced LNG development and pro-investment reforms are positioning the country as a rising hub in Central Africa’s energy future.
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December 03, 2025
Op-Ed: Africa’s emerging gas hubs could reshape the continent’s energy and economic future. NJ Ayuk outlines how upstream growth, infrastructure expansion and balanced fiscal policies can unlock transformational benefits—if nations navigate key risks.
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December 03, 2025
ReconAfrica has encountered 64 m of hydrocarbon pay at its Kavango West 1X well in Namibia’s onshore PEL 73. The company will conduct a production test in early 2026 to evaluate flow potential and advance the emerging Damara Fold Belt play.
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December 02, 2025
Africa’s upstream sector is gaining investor momentum, with regulatory reforms, new licensing rounds, and gas-focused policies improving above-ground attractiveness across key markets from Angola to Namibia and Nigeria.
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December 02, 2025
TotalEnergies has pulled ahead as the top bidder for Galp’s 40% stake in the giant Mopane oil discovery offshore Namibia. The acquisition would strengthen TotalEnergies’ position in the Orange basin, as Galp seeks a partner to advance one of the decade’s largest finds.
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December 01, 2025
Perenco has completed a 12-well drilling campaign at Chad’s Badila field, adding horizontal, appraisal and water-disposal wells and boosting combined Badila–Mangara production to over 18,000 bopd. The rig has now moved to the Doba Basin for the next phase of development.
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December 01, 2025
TotalEnergies has expanded its global exploration partnership with Chevron through a farmout agreement transferring a 40% stake in Nigeria’s offshore PPL 2000 and 2001 licenses. The joint venture strengthens both companies’ positions in the West Delta basin as regulatory approvals progress.
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December 01, 2025
Kenya has cleared a major hurdle for long-delayed oil development in the South Lokichar basin, granting Gulf Energy broad tax exemptions and higher cost-recovery terms after acquiring Tullow’s former assets.
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November 28, 2025
Komo Ressources Group has achieved first oil at the Autour field, becoming the first privately held Gabonese operator to bring a new field onstream. The project, located onshore Gabon, reached initial production on Nov. 27, 2025.
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November 27, 2025
Petralon Energy is accelerating drilling at Nigeria’s Dawes Island field, bringing DI-2 online and spudding DI-3 under the PIA’s “Drill or Drop” mandate. Backed by strong government endorsement, the project highlights the growing role of indigenous operators in boosting national production and advancing Nigeria’s upstream goals.
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November 27, 2025
Angola has officially launched a $4 billion gas processing plant at Soyo—its first designed to handle standalone gas fields—marking a major shift in the country’s upstream strategy.
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November 25, 2025
TotalEnergies has finalized the sale of its 12.5% non-operated interest in Nigeria’s deepwater Bonga field (OML 118 PSC) to Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company and Nigerian Agip Exploration for a combined $510 million, marking a major portfolio shift in one of its key hydrocarbon regions.
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November 24, 2025
bp’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) Phase 1 LNG development offshore Mauritania and Senegal has been awarded both the Engineering, Construction & Infrastructure Project of the Year and Overall Project of the Year at the 2025 APM Project Management Awards.
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November 24, 2025
African leaders are calling on the G20 to prioritize investment in the continent’s oil and gas resources, arguing that expanded upstream development is essential for industrial growth, energy security and lifting millions out of energy poverty.
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November 21, 2025
South Africa is accelerating domestic gas development and LNG import capacity as declining supplies from Mozambique loom. Minister Gwede Mantashe outlined fast-track plans for the Matola and Richards Bay LNG projects and regulatory reforms to unlock offshore exploration.
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November 21, 2025
Tullow Oil shares collapsed to a record low after the company signaled it may pursue alternative refinancing measures to address upcoming debt maturities. With net debt now expected to reach $1.2 billion, analysts warn that a debt-for-equity swap could severely dilute existing shareholders.
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November 20, 2025
ExxonMobil has lifted force majeure on its Rovuma LNG project in Mozambique, clearing the way for work to resume and bringing the long-delayed development closer to FID as regional security improves.
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November 20, 2025
TotalEnergies has formally rejected allegations linking its Mozambique LNG project to violence reported in 2021, citing early site evacuation and ongoing official investigations into the claims.
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November 20, 2025
Altera Infrastructure says Aberdeen’s deep offshore expertise is driving rapid progress at Ivory Coast’s Baleine field, where the Petrojarl Kong FPSO reached first oil in just 24 months and now supports growing local content and lower-emission operations.
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November 19, 2025
BW Energy’s Kharas-1 appraisal well has confirmed the first liquid hydrocarbons in Namibia’s offshore Kudu block, delivering key subsurface data and shaping the operator’s next appraisal steps.
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November 18, 2025
At the Wider African Energy Summit in Aberdeen, operators and industry groups highlighted how UK offshore engineering and project-delivery expertise could help African nations accelerate upstream growth, strengthen gas monetization and improve emissions performance.
