Vaalco Energy has completed Phase 3 drilling offshore Gabon, bringing ETSEM-3H onstream at 2,000 bpd gross. Borr Drilling’s Norve has left the field as Baobab Phase 5 drilling begins offshore Côte d’Ivoire.
EXMAR has secured a 10-year FSRU contract in Côte d’Ivoire for a 152,000 m³ unit at the Port of Abidjan, with LNG imports scheduled to start in Q3 2027.
Wison New Energies has started hull construction for the Baleine Phase 3 FPSO, completing the first steel cut on 30 August 2026 for the offshore Côte d’Ivoire development.
Saipem has secured a $260 million contract from Eni Côte d’Ivoire Limited for a long-term drilling campaign using the Santorini drillship from early 2027.
Wison New Energies has signed an EPCIC contract with Eni and Altera Infrastructure for an FPSO serving the Baleine Phase 3 development offshore Côte d’Ivoire.
Wison New Energies has signed an EPCIC contract with Eni and Altera Infrastructure for the Baleine Phase 3 FPSO in Côte d’Ivoire, covering the project from FEED through engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning.
Altera Infrastructure has signed agreements with Eni for a new FPSO serving Baleine Phase 3 offshore Côte d’Ivoire under a fixed 15-year bareboat charter.
Murphy Oil has reported a light oil discovery at the Bubale-1X exploration well in Block CI-709 offshore Côte d’Ivoire, with one evaluation well planned for the second half of 2026.
Eni and its partners have approved Baleine Phase 3 offshore Côte d’Ivoire, increasing oil and gas production while allocating all gas output to the domestic market.
