Drilling News in South Africa
| 11/6/2024 - Kinetiko Energy Ltd (Kinetiko or the Company) released announcements titled: • ‘Kinetiko Completes First Of Five Wells, Focus Shifts To Second Test’, dated 23 October 2024 (“Announcement 1”); an... |
| 10/29/2024 - HIGHLIGHTS • Drilling commenced at well 271-KV06PT, the second well in the five production well test program • Initial gas flow results from 271-06PT are expected in November 2024, providin... |
| 10/31/2023 - HIGHLIGHTS • Sites approved for drilling five appraisal wells in southern ER271 • Appraisal wells to prove viability of multiple large-scale gas field developments • Extended flow test... |
| 10/2/2023 - South Africa's environment ministry has given the go-ahead for TotalEnergies to drill offshore for gas and oil, after rejecting an appeal from more than a dozen individuals and lobby groups who intend... |
| 7/18/2023 - HIGHLIGHTS • Two new core wells spudded in ER272 near significant energy infrastructure • Accelerated exploration set to continue with IDC JV appraisal set to commence in ER 271 as the ini... |
| 3/29/2023 - HIGHLIGHTS • Core well 270-05C intersects significant gassy zones in targeted deeper carbonaceous geology • The core well is approximately 10kms from South Africa’s largest gas pipeline |
| 3/27/2023 - HIGHLIGHTS • Core well 270-05C has been spudded • Second drill rig in final preparations for being mobilised to site in late April • Tenders have been delivered for the provision of la... |
| 11/18/2022 - Eco Atlantic, the oil and gas exploration company focused on the offshore Atlantic Margins, announces that the Gazania-1 well on Block 2B, offshore South Africa, which spudded on October 10, 2022, rea... |
| 10/4/2022 - Eco Atlantic, the oil and gas exploration company focused on the offshore Atlantic Margins, is pleased to announce the arrival of the Island Innovator Semi-Submersible Drilling Rig on Block 2B and the... |
| 6/22/2022 - An update on the activities for its planned Gazania-1 Well, offshore South Africa, is provided by Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd., an oil and gas exploration firm concentrating on the offshore Atlantic ... |
| 12/7/2021 - Highlights • Three wells of Korhaan Project successfully spudded. • Each well has been drilled into the dolerite sills and Korhaan-4 has been cased to 150m and cementation operations are u... |
| 11/25/2021 - HIGHLIGHTS • Third of three new Korhaan Project wells spudded at Korhaan-3. • Air/ percussion drilling has commenced to an estimated depth of 150m to case and cement the dolerite formation... |
| 9/8/2021 - HIGHLIGHTS • Drilling contractor selection process near complete and well casing sourced. • Preparations at the three well pad’s underway with drilling estimated to commence in early Q4 2021... |
| 3/24/2021 - Africa Energy Corp., an oil and gas company with exploration assets offshore South Africa and Namibia, announces financial and operating results for the year ended December 31, 2020. Garre... |
| 8/28/2020 - Africa Energy Corp., an oil and gas company with exploration assets offshore South Africa and Namibia, is pleased to announce spud of the Luiperd-1X well, the second exploration well on Block 11B/12B ... |
| 8/13/2020 - Africa Energy Corp., an oil and gas company with exploration assets offshore South Africa and Namibia, announces financial and operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020. <... |
| 12/27/2018 - Africa Energy Corp, an oil and gas company with exploration assets offshore South Africa and Namibia, is pleased to announce spud of the Brulpadda-1AX re-entry well on Block 11B/12B offshore South Afr... |
| 2/15/2017 - South African petrochemical group Sasol Ltd has temporarily suspended drilling activity in Mozambique due to tropical storm Dineo, its spokesman said. Dineo is expected to develop into a category 1 cy... |
| 11/4/2014 - Total has halted oil exploration off the southern coast of Africa due to mechanical problems with a rig, meaning it will not be able to resume searching in the area before 2016, a company official sai... |
| 11/27/2013 - France's Total will drill an exploration well off the coast of South Africa in 2014 in a new phase of exploration also targeting Kenya and the Ivory Coast, a senior company official said. ... |
