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Halliburton Lands Nine Contracts for Offshore Project in West Africa

Halliburton Lands Nine Contracts for Offshore Project in West Africa

From The Houston Chronicle


Houston oilfield service company Halliburton has landed nine contracts to drill and complete a series of wells off the coast in West Africa.

Australian exploration and production company Woodside Energy awarded the contracts to Halliburton as …

VAALCO Energy, Inc. (EGY) Q3 Financial Results

VAALCO Energy, Inc. (EGY) Q3 Financial Results

Q3 highlights

  • Reported loss from continuing operations of $0.1 million or $0.00 loss per diluted share
  • Generated operating income of $3.7 million
  • Produced an average of 3,707 barrels of oil per day (BOPD)
  • Production from the South Tchibala 1-HB was
VAALCO Energy Beats Production Guidance, Set to Wind Down Capex

VAALCO Energy Beats Production Guidance, Set to Wind Down Capex

Raises Production Guidance for 2015

VAALCO Energy (ticker: EGY) reported average production volumes of 4,800 BOEPD in its Q3’15 results on November 9, 2015, marking a sequential increase of 6% from the prior quarter. The volumes surpassed the high end …

VAALCO Energy Gears Up for Second Well Offshore Gabon

VAALCO Energy Gears Up for Second Well Offshore Gabon

First Well Continues to Produce 3,000 BOEPD

VAALCO Energy (ticker: EGY), a Houston-based exploration and production company with operations focused in West Africa, has commenced drilling the second well in its North Tchibala field project. The first well, the North …

VAALCO Energy Reports First Production from SEENT Platform Offshore Gabon

VAALCO Energy Reports First Production from SEENT Platform Offshore Gabon

VAALCO Energy (ticker: EGY), a Houston-based exploration and production company with operations in West Africa, has commenced production from its Southeast Etame/North Tchibala (SEENT) platform offshore Gabon. The Southeast Etame 2-H well returned 3,400 BOPD and is not producing any …

Steve Guidry, CEO of VAALCO Energy, Talks Strategy and Opportunity with OAG360

Steve Guidry, CEO of VAALCO Energy, Talks Strategy and Opportunity with OAG360

VAALCO Energy, Inc. is a Houston based independent energy company principally engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of crude oil.  VAALCO places high emphasis on international opportunities and holds acreage in Gabon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea in West …

Kosmos Energy Bucks the Capex Cut Trend

Kosmos Energy Bucks the Capex Cut Trend

Kosmos Energy (ticker: KOS), an oil and gas E&P company headquartered in Bermuda, announced a 2015 capital budget of $800 million in its Q4’14 results on February 23, 2015. The planned expenditures represents an increase of 52% compared to its …

VAALCO Energy: First Production from New Offshore Pads Expected by Year-End 2014

VAALCO Energy: First Production from New Offshore Pads Expected by Year-End 2014

VAALCO Energy, Inc. (ticker: EGY) reported net income of $3.1 million ($0.05 per diluted share) in its Q3’14 earnings release, but the company is already anticipating results for the fourth quarter. The independent energy company based in Houston, Texas, is …

VAALCO Energy: An Introduction to this West Africa Oil Producer

VAALCO Energy: An Introduction to this West Africa Oil Producer

VAALCO Energy, Inc. is a Houston based independent energy company principally engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of crude oil.  VAALCO places high emphasis on international opportunities and holds acreage in Gabon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea in West …

ERHC Energy Exploring in the Right Neighborhood; Adjacent to Recent Ekales-1 Well Discovery

ERHC Energy Exploring in the Right Neighborhood; Adjacent to Recent Ekales-1 Well Discovery

ERHC Energy Inc. (ticker: ERHE) is a publicly traded American company with oil and gas assets in Sub-Saharan Africa. Over the last two years, ERHC has acquired exploration blocks in Chad and Kenya to complement its existing offshore blocks in …

Afren Makes Discovery Offshore Nigeria – Prospective Resources Exceed Expectations

Afren Makes Discovery Offshore Nigeria – Prospective Resources Exceed Expectations

Afren Plc (ticker: AFR) and Lekoil (ticker: LEK) jointly announced a major discovery of significant light oil accumulation at the Ogo-1 well located on the OPL 310 license offshore Nigeria. Today’s discovery confirms the extension of the same Cretaceous sandstones …

A View on Offshore Namibia Exploration

Paul Welch, Chief Executive Officer – Chariot Oil & Gas (OIGLF)



Paul has extensive oil and gas industry experience having worked for Shell International for 12 years, followed by a further eleven years with independent companies, most recently with Hunt …

September 14, 2012 - 3:40 pm Offshore, Oil and Gas 360 Articles

ERHC Building Capital Foundation for Future Exploration Potential

In an effort to increase capital availability and financial flexibility, ERHC Energy (OTCBB: ERHE) announced its Board of Directors approved resolutions amending the company’s Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares and to create or issue …

August 23, 2012 - 3:12 pm Finance, Oil and Gas 360 Articles, OPEC
ERHC Energy Reports Fiscal Q1'12 Results; Why You Should Look at Sub-Saharan Africa

ERHC Energy Reports Fiscal Q1'12 Results; Why You Should Look at Sub-Saharan Africa

ERHC Energy Inc. (OTCBB: ERHE) is a publicly traded American company with oil and gas assets in Sub-Saharan Africa. The company reported fiscal Q1’12 results for the quarter ended December 31, 2012 on February 9, 2012.

ERHC had cash and …

February 13, 2012 - 10:12 pm Oil and Gas 360 Articles, OPEC

ERHC Energy Diversifies and Expands during 2011; Company Reports Fiscal 2011 Results

ERHC Energy (OTCBB: ERHE) announced its year-end results for fiscal 2011, which ended September 30, 2011. At year-end 2011, ERHC had cash, cash equivalents, and treasury bills totaling approximately $12,144,597, and virtually no debt. During the 2011 fiscal year, ERHC’s …

December 16, 2011 - 10:17 pm Oil and Gas 360 Articles

ERHC Energy Makes Leap Onshore Africa; Announcement Closely Follows Official Extension of Phase 1 Exploration in the Joint Development Zone

ERHC Energy Inc. (OTCBB: ERHE) announced the company was awarded three oil blocks for exploration and development from the Republic of Chad. A production sharing contact (PSC) is expected as early as next week.

The specific blocks in the award …

July 1, 2011 - 10:24 pm International, Oil and Gas 360 Articles, OPEC