Pacific Drilling S.A. has announced that its ultra-deepwater drillship the Pacific Scirocco (UDW drillship) commenced operations in Nigeria on December 31, 2011

San Leon Energy has completed the acquisition of more than 2,280 km of 2D seismic across its Tarfaya and Zag Licenses onshore Morocco

Gulf Keystone has provided an update on its ongoing exploration and appraisal programme in the Kurdistan region of Iraq

CAMAC Energy Inc. has entered into an agreement with the Gambian Ministry of Petroleum regarding the provisional award of two offshore exploration blocks