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Three New Blocks Signed Under Equatorial Guinea’s EGRonda 2026 Licensing Round
Licensing momentum is real, but an outstanding IMF transparency benchmark calls for careful diligence.
Equatorial Guinea in Talks with TotalEnergies, ConocoPhillips and QatarEnergy on New Gas Projects
Malabo is pursuing multi-party negotiation alongside FIDs and unitisation to reverse falling gas output.
Gabon’s GOC Takeover of Assala Energy Delivers Early Results, with Production Up ~27%
Output has risen from about 45,000 to 57,000 bpd, and attention now turns to governance and financing.
Equatorial Guinea Proposes Cutting Employer Social Security Contributions for New Hires
A proposed reduction from 22.5% to 16% would lower the cost of expanding local headcount, but it is not yet law.
TotalEnergies Completes Operatorship Transaction on Namibia’s Mopane Discovery
The PEL 83 deal closed on 4 September, consolidating TotalEnergies' position across both flagship Orange Basin discoveries.
Mozambique Overhauls Business Licensing: Decrees 40/2026 and 41/2026
Two new decrees speed up business start-up through digital filing, with licences in as little as two hours or one business day.