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ReconAfrica to accelerate drilling plan for Namibia exploration well

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Drilling at the Prospect I location has been significantly derisked by the results of our first Damara Fold Belt well, Naingopo, which encountered reservoir in the Otavi carbonates, hydrocarbon shows and oil to surface.

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APA Corp., partners complete successful flow test for North Slope exploration well

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(World Oil) – APA Corporation and its partners Lagniappe Alaska, LLC, an Armstrong company, and Oil Search (Alaska), LLC, a subsidiary of Santos Limited, have completed successful flow testing of the Sockeye-2 exploratory well in Alaska’s North Slope.

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bp discovers oil at Far South prospect, deepwater U.S. Gulf

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bp drilled the exploration well in Green Canyon Block 584, located in western Green Canyon approximately 120 miles off the coast of Louisiana in 4,092 feet of water. The well was drilled to a total depth of 23,830 feet. Sign located on the corner of Wynn Drive and University Drive and image taken at sunset.

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Libya launches first oil exploration bid round in 17 years

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Meanwhile, Enis offshore drilling campaign in Libyas Sirte Basin is set to be one of the most closely watched exploration programs in 2025, with four exploration wells in the pipeline. This increase in production from existing fields underscores the countrys commitment to stabilizing and expanding its energy supply.

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African national oil companies (NOCs) partnering with independents to drive E&P

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In collaboration with the NOC, TotalEnergies has achieved a 20% increase in production at the Waha field; Repsol plans to drill nine new prospects in 2025; while Eni is planning four exploration wells in 2025. Algerias Sonatrach will increase hydrocarbon production by 2.5%

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ReconAfrica announces agreement for joint exploration project in Angola adding 5.2 million acres and significant resource potential along the Damara Fold belt and Rift Basin plays

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million acres in Namibia in the highly prospective Damara Fold Belt and Rift Basin exploration plays. It complements ReconAfricas activities in Namibia and highlights the potential of the Damara Fold Belt and Rift Basin by adding 5.2 million acres in Angola to the existing 6.3

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