Tullow Oil says the $3.1 billion Jubilee Phase 1 development offshore Ghana remains on track for first oil late this year.

All planned development wells have been drilled on the Jubilee field offshore Ghana, according to Tullow Oil.

Tullow Oil has awarded Exceed a performance improvement contract to support offshore drilling operations on the Jubilee project, offshore Ghana.

Tullow Ghana has awarded Technip two lumpsum contracts for the Jubilee field, offshore Ghana.

Ghana National Petroleum Corp. (GNPC) has selected Oando as a strategic partner to develop gas from the Jubilee field, offshore Ghana.

Esso Exploration Angola (Block 15) has awarded GE Oil & Gas a contract for subsea production equipment for Kizomba Satellites, a new deepwater oil production project off the coast of West Africa.

Noble has signed a letter of agreement with SBM Offshore for the provision, lease, and operation of an FPSO for the Aseng field offshore Equatorial Guinea.

Gas has started flowing through the new Hasdrubal facilities offshore Tunisia, according to operator BG Group.

The joint venture for the Nyuni block off Tanzania is progressing plans to develop the Kiliwani North 1 gas discovery.

The partners in block I and the Ministry of Mines, Industry, and Energy of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea have sanctioned the development plan for the Aseng oil field.