Namibia

Saipem has launched offshore operations in Suriname, while Repsol is expanding exploration efforts in Venezuela and partnering with MOL Group and TPAO in the Mediterranean. Petronas, Shell, and Murphy Oil reported new discoveries in Suriname, Namibia, and Côte d’Ivoire, respectively, as Occidental acquired a stake offshore Trinidad and Tobago and BP began gas producti…

Formerly titled E&P Notes, this monthly snapshot of global E&P activity highlights ongoing developments worldwide.

The Orange Basin and Gulf of Guinea will see most of the high-impact drilling activity planned this year in Africa.

Updates about global exploration and production activities and developments.

Only about one-third of Africa’s discovered hydrocarbon resources have reached commercialization.

Updates about global exploration and production activities and developments.

Updates about global exploration and production activities and developments.

BP’s most recent discovery in Namibia is the eleventh globally in 2025 since the UK major refocused its investments strategy back to its core oil and gas businesses.

The number of high-impact wells drilled across the globe this year are expected to be on trend with the most recent 5-year average.

The latest deepwater exploration well offshore Namibia has found 38 m of net pay and flowed more than 11,000 BOPD of 37 °API oil during testing.