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West Africa

    INPEX to participate in the Nganzi Block, onshore Western DR Congo

    INPEX CORPORATION has been granted approval by the authority of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) to acquire a 20% participating interest of the Nganzi Block ...
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    Published: 8/25/2010   Posted in: Digest, Field Development, West Africa
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    Boskalis returns to Angola

    Angola LNG awarded Royal Boskalis Westminster a contract to dredge the Soyo LNG port in Angola, the company said 17 August 2010 ...
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    Published: 8/17/2010   Posted in: Features, Liquefied Natural Gas/Gas to Liquids, West Africa
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    SeaBird to conduct Nigerian survey

    SeaBird Exploration and partner Sonar Limited signed an interim agreement to provide Shell Nigeria with an ocean bottom node seismic survey in Nigeria, SeaBird said 17 August 2010 ...
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    Published: 8/17/2010   Posted in: Geological & Geophysical, Features, West Africa
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    Angola's CLOV project approved

    The partners in Total's Block 17 CLOV project offshore Angola have approved the development and awarded principal contracts, Total said 11 August 2010 ...
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    Published: 8/11/2010   Posted in: Features, Field Development, West Africa
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    Kirk Petrophysics awarded major BP Angola contract

    Kirk Petrophysics has secured a major storage contract with BP Angola to support the drilling campaign in Block 31, Angola ...
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    Published: 8/6/2010   Posted in: Geological & Geophysical, Financial News, West Africa
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    Polarcus to survey Nigeria's OPL 279

    Polarcus Limited announced 4 August 2010 a letter of intent from ONGC Mittal Energy Limited (OMEL) for a 530km2 3D seismic acquisition project at block OPL 279 offshore Nigeria ...
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    Published: 8/4/2010   Posted in: Geological & Geophysical, Features, West Africa
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    Vaalco provides Gabon drill update

    The second sidetrack of the ESTEM-1 exploration well offshore Gabon is complete, with preliminary analysis indicating the presence of a 27m oil column, Vaalco Energy said 4 August 2010 ...
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    Published: 8/4/2010   Posted in: Production, Features, West Africa
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    Drilling Activity Update: Castanha-2 Appraisal Well

    Lacula Oil Company Ltd advises that the Castanha-2 appraisal well started drilling at 2100 hours (Angola time) on 28 July ...
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    Published: 8/2/2010   Posted in: Drilling & Completions, Digest, West Africa
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    Tullow posts new Ghana find

    Tullow Oil's Owo-1 exploration well offshore Ghana encountered a gross vertical reservoir interval of 154m containing 53m of net oil pay in two zones of high quality stacked reservoir sandstones, the company said 26 July 2010 ...
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    Published: 7/29/2010   Posted in: Production, Features, West Africa
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    Acergy wins $1.3B job off W. Africa

    Acergy won a $1.3 billion contract for the engineering, procurement, fabrication, and installation of a deepwater development offshore West Africa, the company said 29 July 2010 ...
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    Published: 7/29/2010   Posted in: Features, Construction & Installation, West Africa
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    Egina FEED wrapping up

    JP Kenny and MCS Kenny, part of Wood Group, are completing the first comprehensive, local FEED for Total's Egina field development offshore Nigeria, Wood Group said 20 July 2010 ...
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    Published: 7/20/2010   Posted in: Engineering, Features, West Africa
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    CGGVeritas opens Luanda Geology & Geophysics Center

    Expanding on the capabilities provided by our Processing & Imaging Center that has been operating in Luanda, Angola for over 10 years, CGGVeritas has opened a new Geology & Geophysics (G&G) Center ...
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    Published: 7/20/2010   Posted in: Firms & Faces, West Africa
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    Total gains Block 1 Interest

    Total has obtained Chevron’s 45.9% interest in Block 1 in the Joint Development Zone (JDZ) in the Gulf of Guinea ...
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    Published: 7/15/2010   Posted in: Features, Field Development, West Africa
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    TGS charters additional vessel capacity for West Africa opportunities

    TGS has chartered additional vessel capacity to address its multi-client opportunities in West Africa. TGS has chartered Fugro's Geo-Caribbean for approximately seven (7) months ...
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    Published: 7/13/2010   Posted in: Geological & Geophysical, Lead Item, West Africa
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    Eni finds oil at Cabaca SE

    Eni reported making a discovery at Block 15/06 offshore Angola in 470m of water with the Cabaca Southeast-1 well, the Italian company said on 12 July 2010 ...
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    Published: 7/12/2010   Posted in: Features, Field Development, West Africa
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