The Namibia Oil and Gas Podcast

Welcome to Episode 7 of the Namibia Oil and Gas podcast. It's the end of January and NAMPOA welcomes it's new board, while ReconAfrica again makes news, Petrofund launches fully funded TVET scholarships for the 2025 academic year, and South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean emerges as possible FPSO partner. Global Petroleum stays in the headlines, along with BW and Namcor. Love our episodes? Pop us a...

In Episode 6, Global Petroleum again makes headlines, Galp continue making significant strides with the Saipem Santorini drillship, we explore Chevron’s announcement that its Kapana 1X well in the Orange Basin did not yield commercial hydrocarbon reserves, while Shell disclosed a $400 million write-down after deeming an offshore discovery commercially unviable. With all the ups and downs, Namibia’...

The end of 2024 sees Episode 5 of the Namibia Oil and Gas Podcast where we look at the headlines that made the week that was, including Rhino Resources who spud the Sagittarius 1-X Well in the Orange Basin, the country of Namibia securing a stake in Hyphen Hydrogen Energy. Azule Energy makes news again as does TotalEnergies who extended their drilling campaign in Namibia. A little extra comes in t...

Episode 4 of the Namibia Oil and Gas Podcast focuses on the continued progress made in Namibia's Orange Basin through Sintana Energy and their partners' second exploration campaign, Azule Energy securing a larger stake in PEL 85, as well as Galp Energy's drilling activities alongside Namcor and Custos Energy. Through an agreement with Harmattan Energy QuatarEnergy further unlocks Na...

With the third episode of the Namibia Oil and Gas Podcast, we share the progress 88 Energy has made in their exploration work on PEL 93 in the Owambo Basin, Eco Atlantic indicates that they are in discussion with potential partners in their exploration programmes, while Namibia’s President-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says that foreign investment in the country’s oil and gas sectors will be welcom...

In the second episode of our Namibia Oil and Gas Podcast we look at the week's headlines, and while the media cycle was mostly dealing with Namibia's General Election, we touch on Namibia's National Upstream Local Content Policy that was approved by Cabinet, a monumental development for the industry and players. Africa Oil welcomes the Noble Venturer Drillship to Walvis Bay. Hallibu...

In this first episode of our Namibia Oil and Gas Podcast we look at the weeks' headlines including the news that Galp, working with its partners NAMCOR and Custos, has uncovered light oil and gas-condensate in Namibia’s Orange Basin. Africa Oil's stake in Impact Oil and Gas solidifies the company’s position in Namibia’s upstream sector and opens doors for further exploration while Qatar...