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Deepwater Oil Drilling: Africa

Afren plans more development in Ebok area offshore Nigeria

Afren has started front-end engineering design and fabrication planning for a new wellhead platform and production unit for the Okoro field extension offshore Nigeria.

Foum Draa well to target deepwater Cretaceous plays offshore Morocco

Cairn Energy says preparations are under way for the planned first well on the Foum Draa permit offshore Morocco.

Total steps up deepwater E&P drilling offshore Gabon

Total says the Ocean Rig Olympia is drilling the Diaman-1 exploration well on the Diaba license offshore Gabon in 1,700 m (5,577 ft) water depth.

Tullow prepares for busy drilling schedule offshore West Africa

Tullow Oil plans to step up exploration drilling offshore West Africa over the coming months.

BP orders deepwater sampling kit for offshore Angola fields

BP has contracted Proserv to design and manufacture a subsea sampling system for the PSVM multi-field deepwater development offshore Angola.

Deep Sea Metro I extends drilling tour offshore East Africa

Ophir Energy and BG Group have agreed to a rig share assignment for continuation of their 2013-2014 East African offshore drilling program.

Nexans heated cables to protect Lianzi subsea pipeline

Subsea 7 has awarded Nexans a $33-million contract for Chevron’s Lianzi oil field development.

CHC Super Pumas to assist Shell deepwater drillship

CHC Helicopter has won a five-year contract to support Shell‘s deepwater exploration activities offshore Sub-Saharan Africa.

New research identifies prolific deepwater plays

Offshore operators are increasingly seeking new sources of sustainable production from deepwater areas.

Genel signs up Noble deepwater semisubmersible for North Africa wells

Genel Energy has contracted the deepwater semisubmersible Noble Paul Romano for a drilling campaign offshore North Africa.

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