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South Africa and Namibia held talks aimed at resolving a long-running disagreement over rights to the Orange River, a key water source that demarcates the border between the two nations ...
Shell’s high-profile oil and gas discoveries in Namibia’s Orange basin are not commercial, spurring the supermajor to write-off the cost of exploration wells in its deepwater licence.
Eni has confirmed an oil discovery at the Capricornus 1-X well in the Orange basin offshore Namibia. The drilling took place in Petroleum Exploration Licence 85 (PEL85), operated by Rhino ...
Namibia's state-owned oil company NAMCOR has made a third oil discovery with partners Shell (SHEL.L), opens new tab and QatarEnergy in the Jonker-1X deepwater exploration well, in the Orange Basin ...
18th Century - Oorlam people from Cape Colony cross the Orange River and move into southern Namibia. 1878 - The British colony of the Cape of Good Hope annexes the port of Walvis Bay and the ...
The license lies within the Orange River basin, shared between both Namibia and South Africa. Block 2913B covers about 8,215 sq km. Block 2912 is an ultra-deep-water block spanning about 7,933 sq ...
Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy is ... which has an exclusive prospecting license through its joint venture with Orange River Exploration and Mining CC, of exceeding the scope of its ...