Wells in the Africa region
AbanaAbana lies on Block OML 114, at the mouth of the Calabar River in Nigeria, in water 4.8m deep (7.6m deep at high tide). It was discovered by two exploration wells, drilled as part of a four-well progr
Agbami FieldAgbami Field is an oil field in Nigeria. Discovered in late 1998, it was the second major deepwater oil field discovered off the Niger Delta, the first being Bonga Field by Shell. The field is locate
Akepo FieldThe Akepo field lies at a depth of 27ft in Oil Mining License (OML) 90 off the south-east coast of Nigeria. Sogenal is operator of the field and holds 30% interest. Exile Resources holds 40% while Oan
AkpoAkpo is a deepwater oil and gas field located on OML 130 discovered off the coast of Port Harcourt, Nigeria in 2000.
Amenam-Kpono Oil and Gas FieldThe Amenam-Kpono field sits astride offshore blocks OML 99 and OML 70, about 30km off the eastern part of the Niger Delta. Discovered in 1990, it is one of the largest conventional offshore developmen
Aseng FieldAseng Field (previously known as Benita) is an oil and gas field offshore Equatorial Guinea, West Africa. The field lies at a water depth of about 3,100ft (945m).
Avouma FieldAvouma oil field is located 17km south-east of the Etame field offshore Gabon in West Africa. It is part of the Etame Marin block, which covers an exploration area of 307,360ha off the coast of Gabon,
BBLT, Block 14The Benguela, Belize, Lobito, and Tomboco fields form the BBLT development. It lies in deepwater block 14 off Angola, in the lower Congo basin.
Bonga Deepwater ProjectBonga is the first deepwater project for the Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCO) and for Nigeria. The discovery well is located in oil prospecting license (OPL) 212, which was aw
Bonga FieldThe Bonga Field is an oilfield in Nigeria. It was located in License block OPL 212 off the Nigerian coast, which was renamed OML 118 in February 2000. The field covers approximately 60 km2 in an avera
Chinguetti Oil FieldThe Chinguetti field lies off the coast of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, North West Africa, in Block 4, PSC (Production Sharing Contract) area B, about 80km west of the Mauritanian coastline and
Dalia FieldDalia was discovered in 1997, 135km offshore in water depths of between 1,200m and 1,500m. The launch of Dalia, which came onstream in late 2006, was a significant step in the development of block 17,
Dalia Oil FieldThe Dalia oil field is an oil field in deepwater block 17, 135 kilometres (84 mi) off the coast of Cabinda, Angola. The field lies in water depths varying between 1,200 and 1,500 metres (3,900 and 4,9
Didon FieldThe Didon crude oilfield is situated 75km offshore Tunisia in the Gulf of Gabes of the Mediterranean Sea. It lies in a water depth of 246ft and covers an area of 1,000km² in the Zarat Permit. The fiel
Ebok Oil FieldThe Ebok oil field is located in OML 67. The field was discovered in 1968 by an ExxonMobil / NNPC joint venture (JV). Oriental Energy Resources (Oriental Energy) assumed ownership of the field in May
Ebouri Fieldbouri oil field is part of the Etame Marin concession located offshore Gabon in West Africa. The field lies at a depth of around 452ft and covers an area of 15km². It came on stream in January 2009.
Egina Oil FieldThe Egina oil field is located 150km off the coast of Nigeria. The field is being developed by Total Upstream Nigeria (24%) in partnership with NNPC (10%), CNOOC (45%), Sapetro (5%) and Petrobras (16%