Victoria Oil & Gas’ (VOG) unit in Cameroon, Gaz du Cameroun (GDC), spud two new development wells  on the Logbaba gas field. The two wells, the La-107 and La-108, are being drilled by Savannah Oil Services Cameroon using the Komako 1 drilling rig. The new wells are required to meet the growing market demand for […]

The Minister of Hydrocarbons for the Republic of Congo, Jean-Marc Thystere-Tchicaya, formally launched the 2016 Deepwater Licensing Round at Africa Oil Week in Cape Town on Tuesday. The Minister summarized the round whose soft launch opened October 28, and elaborated on the new petroleum code and PSC, tender documents, and license round timing. The licensing […]

Hyperdynamics Corp. signed a Letter of Award (LoA) with drilling contractor Pacific Drilling for the use of the Pacific Bora drillship. The drillship will be used for the company’s 2017 drilling campaign offshore Guinea. The LoA also enables Hyperdynamics to extend the contract to include as many as three additional follow-up wells at the same favorable terms […]