Halliburton will expand its presence in Namibia with new oilfield and support services facilities at four locations, including the country’s main ports, the company announced on Wednesday.
The campaign aims to drill a debut exploration well in the waters of southern Namibia and is expected to last six months. The value of the contract was not disclosed.
Brazil’s Petrobras is expected to seek the entire 40% stake of Namibia’s Mopane oil and gas exploration block put up for sale by Portugal’s Galp, a director at the state-run oil firm said on Monday.
Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd (TSX-V:RECO, OTCQX:RECAF) is positioning itself for a major breakthrough in Namibia’s burgeoning energy sector, led by an oil and gas veteran.
Namibia, once considered a frontier market in the energy sector, is rapidly emerging as a potential oil powerhouse. Recent discoveries in the country’s offshore Orange Basin, particularly the Venus and Graff discoveries, have attracted significant attention from international oil majors, raising hopes of a transformative economic impact. However, several factors, including geopolitical considerations and the financial viability of extraction, will play a crucial role in determining the success of Namibia’s oil ambitions.
Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) has pulled out of the race to buy half of Galp Energia’s (GALP.LS) stake in a large oil discovery in Namibia that has attracted interest from top energy companies, sources with knowledge of the matter said.
Namibia has been advised to use oil revenue to invest in other sectors of the economy to diversify income streams.
Canadian oil and gas company Africa Oil Corp. has set the wheels in motion to expand its ownership interest in Impact Oil & Gas, an Africa-focused exploration player with hydrocarbon exploration and appraisal assets in the Orange Basin off the coast of Namibia.
Namibia has ambitions to become one of the largest oil producers in Africa by 2035, with an average output of half a million barrels daily, displacing Egypt in the top five list, a government official has said.
Global Petroleum, an AIM-listed oil and gas upstream exploration company presently focused on Africa and the Mediterranean, has engaged in discussions to secure a farm-in agreement with an undisclosed potential operating partner for its petroleum exploration license (PEL) 94 in Block 2011A in the Walvis Basin, off the coast of Namibia.