In Libya the commander of the Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) of Dignity Operation in the eastern region, Muftah Magerief, announced a heightened degree of alert by his forces at the oil fields in the region. According to a report from the Libya Observer, the PFG’s heightened alert is in anticipation of any attack from the […]

African Petroleum’s wholly owned subsidiaries, African Petroleum Gambia Ltd, and APCL Gambia BV have lodged requests for Arbitration (RFA) documents with the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in order to protect its interests in Gambia. The documents are specifically related to the company’s interests in Gambian blocks A1 and A4. The […]

A rig has been contracted to drill offshore Namibia on PEL 37 in Namibia, according to Pancontinental Oil & Gas. The company said the JV partners have contracted the Ocean Rig Poseidon to drill the Cormorant-1 exploration well. In order to drill the well the JV was required to apply to the Ministry of Mines […]