The 10-streamer seismic vessel Polarcus Nadia was in Namibian waters last week, ready to start an extensive 3D survey for Serica Energy in the Luderitz basin.

Total Exploration& Production Angola and Sonangol have awarded CGGVeritas (NYSE:CGV) a five-year contract for 4D seismic processing and imaging of annual and biennial surveys planned for offshore Angola.

Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas has signed a farm-out agreement with Bermuda-based Azimuth for three licenses offshore Namibia.

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.

Kosmos Energy has signed three production sharing contracts (PSCs) with Mauritania’s government for contiguous offshore blocks C8, C12, and C13.

Dolphin Geophysical of the Dolphin Group ASA (OSE: DOLP), has agreed with the government of Mauritania to acquire additional 2D multi-client seismic data in offshore deepwater.

Longreach Oil & Gas (TSX-V:LOI) has issued resource estimates for the Foum Draa and Sidi Moussa licenses offshore Morocco.

Bowleven says it has completed processing of data from 3D/4C OBC seismic acquired over parts of its Etinde permit offshore Cameroon.