Bidders are awaiting clarification on implementation of a new hydrocarbons code. Gabon has postponed the closing date for its current offshore licensing round twice since its launch, as uncertainty surrounds the introduction of a proposed new hydrocarbons code-and the health of the country’s president, who has been recuperating abroad from a stroke. Advertisements
BW Energy Gabon (‘BWE’), a subsidiary of BW Offshore and the operator of the Dussafu licence, has entered into an agreement with Gabon Oil Company (GOC) for the acquisition of a 10 percent interest in the Dussafu production sharing contract.
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Building on the success of its 25,000 km2 3D BroadSeis(TM) survey, which led to the recent Boudji-1 and Ivela-1 oil discoveries, CGG is extending its Gabon multi-client data footprint with a 9,800-km long-offset 2D seismic survey in an unexplored deepwater area of the South Basin.
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The west African Opec member has moved fast to revise offshore licencing terms as it makes more blocks available.
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The Republic of Gabon has announced that it plans to open its highly-anticipated 12th Shallow and Deep Water Licensing Round of open blocks at the 25th Africa Oil Week, Cape Town in November 2018.
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Vivo Energy is on the lookout for further African acquisitions after adding more than 200 filling stations from Mozambique to Gabon.
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BW Energy has made an oil discovery in the Ruche North East Marin-1 (DRNEM-1) well drilled in the Dussafu Marin PSC, offshore Gabon.
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BW Offshore’s FPSO BW Adolo has arrived offshore Gabon and is preparing for installation and production start-up at the Tortue field in the coming months.
Read More(Reuters) – Gabon oil workers’ union ONEP began a 15-day strike at the facilities of French oil producer Total on Monday after demands for higher pay and other issues were not met, the union said in a statement.
Read MoreGabon’s oil workers’ union ONEP plans to start a 15-day strike at the facilities of French oil firm Total on Sunday if its demands for higher pay and other benefits are not met, it said in a letter to Total Gabon.
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