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    COMPANY OVERVIEW

    About Africa Oil Corp.

    Africa Oil Corp.is a Canadian oil and gas exploration company with producing and development assets in deepwater offshore Nigeria.

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    Courtesy TotalEnergies
    Orange basin offshore South Africa
    Africa

    Africa Oil completes farm down agreement in Orange basin block 3B/4B

    Aug. 29, 2024
    Under the agreement, Africa Oil transfers operatorship of block to TotalEnergies.
    Courtesy Africa Oil
    Block 3B/4B, 3314 & 3315 South Africa
    Africa

    Africa Oil issues updates on its E&P activities offshore Africa

    Aug. 15, 2024
    Partner TotalEnergies is assessing high-impact drilling opportunities south of the Venus oil giant offshore Namibia.
    Courtesy Prime Atlantic via primeatlanticgroup.com
    Company News

    Africa Oil, BTG agree to Nigerian deepwater merger

    June 25, 2024
    Africa Oil and BTG Oil & Gas have agreed to combine their joint interests in Nigerian deepwater E&P company Prime.
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    Drilling & Completion

    More exploration drilling possible around Venus area offshore Namibia

    May 16, 2024
    Africa Oil has issued updates on its E&P activities offshore southern and western Africa in its latest results statement.
    Courtesy Africa Oil's "Impact Farmout Transaction | Management Presentation, January 2024"
    Drilling & Completion

    Mangetti well offshore Namibia finds hydrocarbons

    Feb. 8, 2024
    Africa Oil says the latest exploration well on Block 2913B offshore Namibia, Mangetti-1X, has intersected hydrocarbon-bearing intervals in the Mangetti fan prospect.
    Courtesy "Prospective Resources report of independent qualified evaluator for Block 3B/4B, South Africa" report on behalf of Africa Oil Corp., March 2023
    Africa Oil map
    Africa

    Africa Oil builds operating position in offshore South Africa block

    Jan. 22, 2024
    Africa Oil has secured approval from South Africa’s government to complete acquisition of an additional 6.25% interest in offshore Block 3B/4B in the Orange Basin from Azinam ...
    Courtesy TotalEnergies
    Drilling & Completion

    Infill drilling progressing at Akpo, Egina fields offshore Ghana

    Nov. 16, 2023
    Africa Oil has issued an update on drilling activities in the OML 130 lease offshore Nigeria.
    Courtesy Vantage Drilling LinkedIn
    During the second quarter, the Tungsten Explorer drillship drilled and completed the Venus-1A appraisal well in Block 2913B, 13 km north of last year’s ultradeepwater Venus-1X discovery well.
    Drilling & Completion

    Africa Oil details drilling progress offshore Nigeria, Namibia

    Aug. 15, 2023
    Africa Oil has issued an update on its drilling programs offshore West Africa.
    Courtesy Africa Oil
    Location map for Block 3B/4B and Africa Oil's assets
    Africa

    Africa Oil raising stake in prospective Orange Basin block

    July 12, 2023
    Africa Oil has agreed to acquire an additional interest in exploration Block 3B/4B in the Orange Basin offshore South Africa.
    Courtesy Oil and Gas Council
    Keith Hill
    People on the move

    Africa Oil CEO steps down

    June 26, 2023
    Africa Oil Corp. names new successor to take over president and CEO role.

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    Africa Map
    Africa

    Review confirms prospectivity of offshore South Africa blocks

    March 9, 2023
    Africa Oil has issued the findings of a review by RISC Advisory (UK) of a concession in the Orange Basin offshore South Africa.
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    Africa
    Drilling & Completion

    Offshore Namibia partners set to resume drilling on Venus oil discovery

    Nov. 15, 2022
    Africa Oil expects the TotalEnergies-led partnership in Block 2913B offshore Namibia to start appraisal drilling early next year on the deepwater Venus light oil and associated...
    Craig Knight
    Company News

    Africa Oil promotes Craig Knight to COO

    Oct. 12, 2022
    Former VP of production Craig Knight has been appointed COO of Africa Oil Corp., replacing retiree Timothy Thomas.
    (Map courtesy Africa Oil Corp.)
    Africaoil27
    Regional Reports

    Africa Oil takes charge of deepwater block off South Africa

    Feb. 7, 2020
    The government of South Africa has approved Africa Oil SA Corp.’s acquisition of a 20% participating interest and operatorship of block 3B/4B from Azinam Ltd.