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Sub-Saharan Africa upstream in brief

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The Sub-Saharan Africa upstream in brief provides Wood Mackenzie's expert opinion and analysis of the key events impacting the upstream industry in the region. We draw upon our upstream database and data tools to help deepen our clients' understanding of the region. The report primarily focuses on exploration and appraisal drilling, project developments, production, licensing, fiscal and regulatory changes, geopolitics, and corporate and M&A activity.

Table of contents

  • Transforming exploration: West Africa's Cretaceous plays
  • First well spudded in Benin following decades of inactivity
  • Cameroon hopes to encourage exploration with new licensing round
  • First oil at Angola's Agogo Integrated West Hub
  • TotalEnergies brings 60,000 bpd online with Angola tie-back projects
  • FIRST E&P screens Tanzanian exploration block
  • Nigeria exceeds OPEC quota
  • Nigeria's upstream incentives show promise but face structural constraints
  • Azule Energy gas discovery opens Lower Congo basin potential in Angola
  • Coral Norte FLNG one step closer with major contract award in Mozambique
  • Eni declares commerciality for Eban and Akoma discoveries in Ghana
  • TotalEnergies secures Congo deepwater permit after years on offer
  • 308 more item(s)...

Tables and charts

This report includes the following images and tables:

  • Sèmè field location
  • Offered blocks in 2025-2026 licensing round
  • Cameroon blocks on offer
  • TotalEnergies net oil production in Angola
  • Capex per boe of recently sanctioned projects in Angola
  • Mnazi Bay North block
  • Onshore and shallow water liquids production between June 2024 and June 2025
  • Onshore and shallow water liquids production between June 2024 and June 2025
  • Onshore and shallow water liquids production between June 2024 and June 2025
  • Deepwater liquids production between June 2024 and June 2025
  • New Nzombo permit area
  • PPLs and their expiry dates
  • 289 more item(s)...

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