Eni (MI:ENI;NYSE:E) has a new gas discovery offshore Mozambique at the Coral 1 well in Area 4.

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE:APC) has discovered a “major” new natural gas reservoir in Offshore Area 1 of the Rovuma basin, Mozambique.

African Petroleum (NSX:AOQ) has contracted Prospector Pte (BGP Marine) to acquire seismic surveys on two blocks offshore Cote d’Ivoire.

Canadian Natural Resources (CNR) has taken a 36% interest in block 514 off Cote d’Ivoire.

Eni’s (MI:ENI, NYSE:E) deepwater Nunya-1x exploration well off Ghana encountered water-bearing sandstone reservoirs.

Statoil (OSE:STL, NYSE:STO) has farmed into a deepwater license operated by Hess (HES:NYSE) offshore Ghana.

Anadarko’s latest deepwater frontier wells off northwest Africa were both water-wet.

Dolphin Geophysical has signed to acquire, process, and market a 3D multi-client deepwater survey for the Senegalese government.

Apache Kenya has secured the drillship Deepsea Metro 1 to drill the company’s first deepwater well offshore Kenya.