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bp confirms success at Volans-1X exploration well in Namibia’s Orange Basin

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Isaac Silvestre, Energy Analytics Institute, 20.Oct.2025, Words: 231) — bp confirmed preliminary results from the Volans-1X exploration well in Namibia’s Orange Basin, […]

McDermott and PETROFUND team up to advance Namibia’s energy talent pipeline

HOUSTON, TEXAS and WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA (By McDermott, Oct. 8, 2025, Words: 283) — McDermott and Namibia’s Petroleum Training and Education Fund (PETROFUND) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate […]

Eni confirms oil find at Capricornus 1-X well offshore Namibia

HOUSTON, TEXAS (Ian Silverman, Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Apr.2025) — Eni confirmed preliminary results at the Capricornus 1-X well in the petroleum exploration license 85 (PEL85), […]

Eco Atlantic prepares for Guyana well, other work in Namibia and South Africa

HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Feb.2025, Words: 290) — Eco Atlantic is preparing to drill an exploration well offshore Guyana in the Orinduik […]

Namibia Energy Ministry: Shell to Write-Down $400mn in PEL 39 [PDF Download]

(Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Jan.2025) — Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy issued an official statement saying that Shell will write down $400mn on […]

High-impact Exploration Could Cut Scope 1 and 2 Emissions by 6% in 2030

(WoodMac, 21.Nov.2024) — Investment in oil and gas exploration has plummeted two-thirds in the last decade, but the industry still has a critical role to […]

EAI’s ‘Africa NRG Insights’ investor report (FREE PDF download-prologue)

HOUSTON, TEXAS (Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Jun.2024, Words: 136) — Energy Analytics Institute‘s recently released ‘Africa NRG Insights’: Africa’s ‘Just’ Energy Transition: An Investor’s Perspective on […]

ExxonMobil, Shell Considering Bids for Stake in Namibia Oilfield

(Offshore Technology, 22.May.2024) — ExxonMobil and Shell are among the energy giants evaluating bids for a stake in Galp Energia’s oilfield offshore Namibia, reported Bloomberg, citing sources. TotalEnergies and Equinor are also […]

TotalEnergies and Vantage enter 75/25 JV Owning Tungsten Explorer Drillship

(TotalEnergies, 26.Feb.2024) — TotalEnergies and Vantage Drilling International signed a binding agreement to create a new joint venture (JV) that will acquire from Vantage the […]

African Leaders Slam Western Energy ‘Hypocrisy’ but Financing Woes Remain

(S&P Global, 17.Oct.2023) — In a rousing performance to open African Energy Week in Cape Town, the cry went out from a young troupe of […]

TotalEnergies Named Most-admired Explorer in WoodMac Survey

(WoodMac, 27.Jun.2023) — French major TotalEnergies has been named the upstream industry’s most-admired explorer and received the Discovery of the Year award in Wood Mackenzie’s […]

Sintana Retains Carried Indirect Interest in Namibia

(Sintana Energy, 21.Apr.2023) — Sintana Energy Inc. (TSX-V: SEI, OTCQB: SEUSF) confirmed that over fifty per cent of the 6,872 square kilometers of 3D seismic […]

New Global Finds Drive Exploration to Value Creation

(WoodMac, 30.Jan.2023) — The global oil and gas exploration sector had its strongest year in 2022 in more than a decade. In its work to […]

EAI NRGBriefs Aug. 2022: Datanalisis, Petrobras Sempra Foundation, Diamond Offshore

HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Aug.2022, Words: 1,699) — Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and politics during August 2022 […]

Eco (Atlantic) Updates on Guyana and Namibia

(Eco Atlantic, 25.Aug.2022) — Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. (AIM: ECO, TSX ‐ V: EOG) announced its results for the three months ended 30 June 2022. In addition, […]

NRGBriefs: The Vennie-Trini Gas Dilemma; TotalEnergies’ 1Q:22 Results

(Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Apr.2022) — Energy briefs including Venezuela’s inability to develop its gas sector presenting a massive opportunity for neighboring Trinidad and Tobago with […]

Eco Atlantic Updates Resource Report on Assets in Guyana, Namibia and S. Africa

(Eco (Atlantic), 21.Mar.2022) — Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. (AIM:ECO, TSX ‐ V:EOG) announced publication of an updated NI 51-101 compliant Competent Person’s Report […]

TotalEnergies Makes a Significant Find in Namibia Offshore Block 2913B

(TotalEnergies, 24.Feb.2022) — TotalEnergies made a significant discovery of light oil with associated gas on the Venus prospect, located in block 2913B in the Orange […]

Eco Atlantic Provides Operational Update

(Eco Atlantic, 31.Aug.2021) — Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. (AIM: ECO, TSX‐V: EOG) announced its results for the three months ended 30 June 2021, […]

Eco Atlantic Reveals Investment In Guyana

(Eco Atlantic, 28.Jun.2021) — Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. (AIM: ECO, TSX‐V: EOG) closed a transaction with JHI Associates Inc., a private company incorporated […]

Qatar Petroleum Enters Two Namibian Offshore Exploration Blocks

(Qatar Petroleum, 6.Apr.2021) – Qatar Petroleum entered into an agreement with Shell to become a partner in two exploration blocks offshore the Republic of Namibia. […]

Kosmos To Farm Down Exploration Assets To Shell

(Kosmos, 9.Sep.2020) — Kosmos Energy has entered into an agreement with B.V. Dordtsche Petroleum Maatschappij (Shell), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell PLC, to […]

Supermajors Are Flocking To This Booming Oil Frontier

(Oilprice.com, 30.Jun.2020) — Exxon is moving to rapidly expand its exploration footprint in this little-known venue, French Total SA is spudding its first well here, […]