by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 11, 2026 | Economic, Mauritania
Mauritania: Murphy Oil and Chariot Energy Apply for Offshore Exploration Acreage Summary: On 10 July 2026, Upstream reported that US independent Murphy Oil Corporation and London-listed junior Chariot Energy Group have separately applied for exploration acreage...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 9, 2026 | Economic, Libya, Political
Libya: Qatar’s UCC Holding Acquires Ghadames Basin Block as Gulf Investment Accelerates Summary: On 8 July 2026, Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) and the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) signed an exploration and production-sharing agreement (EPSA)...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 15, 2026 | Algeria, Economic
Algeria: BP Granted Prospecting Rights Amid Efforts to Attract Foreign Investment Summary: On 14 April 2026, Algeria’s National Agency for the Valorization of Hydrocarbon Resources (ALNAFT) granted BP an authorization to conduct hydrocarbon prospecting in the eastern...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 15, 2026 | Diplomacy, Economic, Mauritania
Mauritania: Canadian Miner Montage Gold Secures Five Gold Exploration Permits Summary: On 14 April 2026, Canadian company Montage Gold secured five gold exploration permits covering 2,103 km² in northern Mauritania, expanding its footprint in the African mining...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 13, 2025 | Algeria, Diplomacy, Economic, Libya
Libya: New Oil Discovery Under Partnership with Algeria’s Sonatrach Summary: On 12 August 2025, Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced a commercial oil discovery in the Ghadames Basin with an estimated production capacity of 4,200 barrels per day (bpd). The...
