TransGlobe Energy said that the first exploration well on the North West Gharib (NWG) concession (NWG-1) discovered approximately 33 ft of net oil pay in the Lower Nukhul. The well was cased for completion as a future oil producer. Following NWG 1 the rig is scheduled to move to NWG 2 followed by NWG 3. […]

Vanoil Energy Ltd. has been in discussions with the Kenyan government regarding license renewals for blocks 3A and 3B since before February, and now the firm will seek a formal demand for arbitration. The original PSCs for the blocks were signed in 2007, located adjacent to large concessions held by Marathon Oil and Africa Oil. […]

RWE Dea completed three appraisal wells in Egypt between March and May. The wells were drilled to derisk reserves and reduce the uncertainties of the late Miocene Abu Madi reservoirs prior to production. The wells were drilled on the Sidi Salem SE-1 and Sidi Salem SE-2 gas fields, approximately 20 km south west from the […]