Gambia Archives - Ibe Kachikwu

16th December 2021

FAR Finds Oil Traces in Bambo-1 Exploratory Well Offshore The Gambia

Following indications of oil traces in rock cuttings and hydrocarbons detected across numerous intervals, FAR, an Australian oil and gas exploration company will expand the extent of its Bambo-1 exploratory...

24th June 2021

FAR Signs Contract with Stena Drillmax Ice for Drilling in Bambo-1 Well Offshore Gambia

FAR Ltd, an Australian oil and gas exploration firm, has signed a contract with Stena Drilling's Stena Drillmax Ice, to begin drilling operations in the Bambo-1 well, offshore Gambia, by...

17th December 2020

The Gambia, Guinea Bissau and Mali have Launched a Joint Call for Tenders for the Installation of Power Lines

The Gambia, Guinea Bissau and Mali have launched a call for tenders for the establishment of rural electrification infrastructure. In all, 4,961 kilometres of medium voltage lines, 3,609 kilometres of...

24th October 2020

Tech World Oil Company Opens a Fuel Station at Fula Bantang, Gambia

Gambian-owned Tech World Oil Company recently inaugurated a fuel station at Fula Bantang in the Central River Region (CRR) worth D2.5 million. The new service station becomes the sixteenth across...

23rd September 2020

PetroNor to Sign 30-year Lease Under New Agreements for A4 License in The Gambia

PetroNor has reached a mutual agreement with the Government of The Gambia to settle its Arbitration related to the A1 and A4 licenses. This has resulted in the reinstatement of...

21st July 2020

The Gambia: Minister Proposes Establishment of an Independent Petroleum Commission

The Energy and Petroleum Minister of The Gambia, Fafa Snayang, said that to endure effective, transparent and good governance, a major step in the country's reform of the energy sector...

27th June 2020

FAR The Gambia Signs new Joint Operation Agreement with PC Gambia

Although the Senegalese subsidiary of FAR Ltd is considering selling some or all of its assets, the Gambian wholly owned subsidiary of FAR has just signed a Joint Operating Agreement...