Scores were feared killed and no fewer than 50 houses razed, after a tanker conveying petroleum products exploded at Oshigbudu in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. The tanker Continue Reading
Russia’s Lukoil said July 27 that it has reached an agreement with Cairn Energy to take a 40% stake in the Rufisque, Sangomar and Sangomar Deep (RSSD) project offshore Senegal Continue Reading
Senegal’s government has given the go-ahead to the development at its first oil project, the Sangomar offshore field, operated by Australia’s Woodside Petroleum. The start of production from the $4.2-billion Continue Reading
Senegal, a West African country which has seen several major oil and gas discoveries in recent years, is launching a new licensing round to award three offshore blocks as it Continue Reading
One of Africa’s brightest LNG prospects, Tortue FLNG is edging increasingly closer to its estimated commissioning date, 2022. It is one of the largest deepwater gas find of recent years Continue Reading
BP has made a final investment decision to move ahead with the first phase of the project to develop the Greater Tortue Ahmeyin gas field located in ultradeep waters shared Continue Reading
Disputes with Senegal’s government over oil and gas exploration rights offshore may head to an international panel for arbitration, African Petroleum said. The company, which has headquarters in London and Continue Reading
There is a strategic interest emerging in oil from offshore Senegal, where a project can break even at $35 per barrel, the chairman of developer FAR Ltd. said. FAR is Continue Reading
After making an upward revision to the reserve estimate offshore Senegal, Australia’s FAR Ltd. said a final investment decision is expected next year. FAR Ltd. and its joint venture partners Continue Reading
Most of next year’s budget for Australian energy company FAR Ltd. will focus on Senegal, where Cairn Energy serves as the operator. The majority of the budget for 2018 will Continue Reading
More oil discovered in the deep waters off the coast of Senegal, which the companies involved say confirms its potential. Photo courtesy of Cairn Energy July 11 (UPI) — Oil Continue Reading
Russia has an opportunity to foster a better trade relationship with Senegal, an emerging West African oil producer, the Russian foreign minister said. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hosted his Continue Reading
West African explorer FAR Ltd. said it raised substantial capital to fund its development programs in the emerging oil basin offshore Senegal. FAR placed 1 billion shares to institutional and Continue Reading
Prospects for expanding the footprint in emerging oil basins off the Senegalese and Gambian coasts has increased through a Chinese partnership, FAR Ltd. said. FAR Ltd., an Australian company with Continue Reading
After going eight-for-eight in oil discoveries off the coast of Senegal, Australian energy company FAR Ltd. said it expects a revision to reserve estimates. FAR Ltd. said it confirmed an Continue Reading
A Scottish energy company focused on reserves offshore Africa said it’s assessing data from a reservoir estimated to hold more than 2 billion barrels of oil. Cairn Energy, which has Continue Reading
Drilling of a fifth appraisal well into what may become one of the more promising basins off the West African coast is completed, FAR Ltd. announced. FAR is said its Continue Reading
Africa-focused energy company FAR Ltd. said a review of its oil prospects off the coast of Senegal was more promising than initially thought. FAR has nearly 3,000 square miles off Continue Reading
Australian oil and gas explorer FAR Ltd., which has a strong African footprint, said new drilling started in a survey of a bright spot off the coast of Senegal. FAR Continue Reading
The deal also makes BP the operator of the project, giving the British oil giant… BP PLC will invest nearly $1 billion in a vast natural gas field off the Continue Reading
Companies working to exploit frontier oil reserves are working to submit field development plans as quickly as possible, a top executive said. Africa-focused FAR Ltd. said the SNE field off Continue Reading
Senegal may be situated in the hot spot for oil and gas discoveries offshore, an Australian energy company said. Photo by project1photography/UPI/Shutterstock PERTH, Australia, Sept. 14 (UPI) — Emerging oil Continue Reading
Australian energy company FAR Ltd. said it bet heavily on offshore Senegal, though revenue year-on-year was lower by more than 50 percent. FAR is focusing the bulk of its spending Continue Reading
Australian energy company FAR Ltd. says its reserve estimate for an oil field offshore Senegal keeps increasing. File Photo by A.J. Sisco/UPI MELBOURNE, Aug. 23 (UPI) — Further analysis of Continue Reading
A Panama-registered oil tanker that disappeared from radar three weeks ago en route to Senegal has now reportedly washed up in Liberia without its crew, sparking fears of a pirate Continue Reading
An oil field offshore Senegal may be viewed as a world-class reservoir following an update to the reserve estimate, Australia-based explorer FAR Ltd. said. FAR said an independent assessment of Continue Reading
Scottish company Cairn Energy said it was maintaining a string of success with the latest discovery of natural gas at an evaluation program offshore Senegal. The Scottish company and its Continue Reading
