NAMIBIA’S oil and gas sector took centre stage as the 4th edition of the Namibia Oil and Gas Conference (NOGC) 2026 brought together government leaders, international and local energy companies, investors, financial institutions, service providers, entrepreneurs, academics, students and civil society to discuss the country’s emerging petroleum sector and its contribution to long-term national development. […]
Cabinet has approved Namibia’s National Upstream Petroleum Local Content Policy, paving the way for increased Namibian participation in the country’s emerging oil and gas industry. Special advisor and head of the Upstream Petroleum Unit in the office of the President, Kornelia Shilunga, announced the approval on Wednesday at the Namibia Oil and Gas Conference 2026 […]
ReconAfrica has flowed natural gas and potential liquids to surface from the Huttenberg formation at its Kavango West 1X (KW1X) discovery well in Namibia, marking the second tested zone at the well to produce hydrocarbons to surface. The result completes the vertical production testing phase at KW1X and clears the way for an open-hole horizontal test targeting up […]
Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas said it made significant progress across its Atlantic Margin exploration portfolio during its fiscal year ended March 31, highlighting strategic partnerships with bp and Navitas Petroleum that advance exploration activities in Namibia, Guyana and South Africa.
Namibia has emerged as one of the world’s most promising frontier oil and gas markets, with multi-billion-barrel discoveries positioning the country for first production by 2030. Yet moving from discovery to commercial production requires more than resource potential. It requires an investment framework that provides fiscal certainty, reduces execution risk and enables long-term capital deployment […]
Namibia has approved Eco Atlantic’s sale of an 85% stake in offshore exploration license PEL 98 to locally owned Lambda Energy. The transaction is part of Eco Atlantic’s strategy to focus on deeper-water assets with greater exploration potential. The approval reflects faster regulatory processing as Namibia seeks to support investment in its fast-growing offshore oil […]
Rhino Resources has confirmed a connected oil-bearing reservoir at the Capricornus discovery offshore Namibia, advancing the appraisal of the field and providing further evidence of reservoir continuity across the accumulation, the company said on Tuesday. The Capricornus-1A appraisal well was drilled on Block 2914 in the Orange Basin and intersected a gross reservoir interval of […]
Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas has received ministerial approval from Namibia’s Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy for the farm-out of its 85% participating interest in offshore Petroleum Exploration Licence (PEL) 98 to Namibian-owned Lamda Energy, clearing the final government approval required for the transaction. The approval satisfies Section 11 requirements under Namibia’s Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act. […]
London-based Tower Resources has received final approval from the Namibia Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy to complete the farm-out of the PEL96 offshore licence to Prime Global Energies, Tower Resources announced on Thursday.
ReconAfrica and its partners, NAMCOR and BW Energy, have begun production testing operations at the Kavango West 1X (KW1X) discovery in Namibia, marking a key step toward evaluating the commercial potential of the Damara Fold Belt play.