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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

  • Nigeria’s crude production holding steady
  • TotalEnergies signs PSCs for deepwater blocks PPLs 2000 and 2001
  • NLNG signs 1.29 bcfd gas supply agreements
  • South Africa: progress and challenges in exploration drilling
  • 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
  • 312 more item(s)...

Tables and charts

This report includes the following images and tables:

  • Nigeria's total liquids production between July 2024 and July 2025
  • Onshore and shallow water liquids production between July 2024 and July 2025
  • Deepwater liquids production between July 2024 and July 2025
  • Map of PPLs 2000 and 2001
  • Table: South Africa Orange Basin blocks where EIA is ongoing or has received approval
  • Map: South Africa Orange Basin licensed blocks
  • 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
  • 295 more item(s)...

What's included

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    Sub-Saharan Africa upstream in brief

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