Africa Energy Corp. and the JV partners on Block 11B/12B offshore South Africa have contracted a rig for an exploration program on the block. The partnership contracted the Deepsea Stavanger semi-submersible rig from Odfjell Drilling for their multi-well drilling program. Garrett Soden, Africa Energy’s President and CEO, commented, “We are very pleased that Total was […]

Indonesia’s PT Pertamina is looking at an ambitious drilling program in Algeria. As it looks to boost production, the company unveiled a plan for growth in the North African country, which forecasts a 10% increase in oil and gas production before the end of 2020. The current production of oil is 20,000 bpd and is […]

Welltec® saw its first deployment of a truly cementless completion in the Republic of Congo (ROC) during Q2. Total E&P Congo pushed the boundaries of Metal Expandable Annular Sealing technology by deploying the world’s first cementless completion using the Welltec® Annular Isolation (WAITM) in an open hole on its Moho North Albian field. This builds on […]