The country’s push to revive its dwindling oil fortunes is taking centre stage again as the state prepares to drill its first onshore exploration well in the Voltaian Basin during October 2026
Industry leaders highlighted how expertise developed in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) can be leveraged to support Africa’s energy growth, extending beyond traditional oil and gas projects to include sustainability and technological innovation at the Wider African Energy Summit this week. Speaking during the summit, Thomas Sommerstad, Sales Specialist Global at ABB, emphasized the importance […]
[SINGAPORE] Going global early has paid off for home-grown liftboat operator Jub Pacific, which has benefited from the post-pandemic rebound in global offshore oil and gas activity. Founded in 2018, the group provides specialised offshore marine services and manages a fleet of marine assets to support the oil and gas as well as renewable energy […]
bp’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) Phase 1 LNG project offshore Mauritania and Senegal has secured two major honors at the 2025 Association for Project Management (APM) Awards, including Overall Project of the Year and the Engineering, Construction & Infrastructure Project of the Year. The long-running deepwater development—one of West Africa’s most complex LNG projects—features subsea infrastructure in […]
Beacon Offshore Energy LLC, an oil explorer backed by Blackstone Inc., is betting on a drilling renaissance in the U.S. Gulf of America/Gulf of Mexico as it starts up some of the most productive wells in the US using new technology to pump once-impossible-to-reach crude.
The Africa Sustainable Energy Centre (ASEC) has warned that Ghana’s rapidly declining crude oil production poses an immediate fiscal and economic threat, calling for urgent and strategic interventions to safeguard the country’s petroleum revenues and national energy security.
As G20 leaders gather in Johannesburg, the African Energy Chamber (AEC) is urging global policymakers to place Africa’s oil and gas sector at the center of the continent’s economic strategy. With demand rising, energy poverty persisting, and industrial growth constrained by limited power access, African officials argue that hydrocarbons remain essential to unlocking long-term development.
Tullow Oil plc is working to recover more than $200 million in outstanding payments from the Government of Ghana, a situation placing significant pressure on the London-listed company’s cash flow as it races to refinance its debt structure ahead of a May 2026 bond maturity. The receivables, which include approximately $100 million in gas payments, TEN development debt, and overdue cash calls, stood at over $200 million net to Tullow as of the end of October, according to the company’s November trading update.
The company is addressing outstanding issues including securing payment mechanisms for gas sales and an updated plan of development for the Jubilee oilfield.
The Government’s decision to lead discussions that could result in the acquisition of Springfield Exploration and Production Limited’s (SEP) interest in the West Cape Three Points Block 2 (WCTP 2) has generated widespread debate across the energy sector and the broader public space.