• Courtesy "Independent Reserves Estimate H6 Reservoir Sèmè Field, Block 1 Republic of Benin Summary Report," published Aug. 21, 2024
    Sèmè Field
    April 30, 2025
    Rex International Holding’s indirect subsidiary Akrake Petroleum Benin has signed contracts for the planned Sèmè Field development offshore Benin.
    Courtesy Eni
    Baleine
    March 20, 2025
    Vitol has agreed to extend its partnership with Eni in West Africa to Côte d’Ivoire and the Republic of Congo.
    Courtesy Pancontinental
    Orange Basin PEL87 map
    March 19, 2025
    Woodside Energy has decided not to take up an option to farm into petroleum exploration license 87 (PEL 87) in the Orange Basin offshore Namibia.
    Courtesy FIRST E&P
    Songhai well offshore Nigeria discovers multiple oil and gas reservoirs
    March 12, 2025
    NNPC and partner FIRST E&P have made a potentially large shallow-water oil discovery.
    Courtesy VAALCO Energy Inc.
    offshore Côte D’Ivoire CI-705 Block
    March 11, 2025
    VAALCO Energy has agreed to terms for a farm-in to Block CI-705 in the Tano Basin offshore Côte d’Ivoire.
    Courtesy BW Energy
    Dussafu map
    March 7, 2025
    BW Energy has made what appears to be the largest oil discovery to date on the Dussafu license offshore Gabon.