Gambia Seeks Investors, Partners for Exploration and Production Campaigns
By Ndubuisi Micheal Obineme
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Gambia is looking to attract investors and partners to help develop the country’s oil and gas exploration and production efforts as it moves to become a hubspot for oil and gas opportunities in Africa.
The Gambia is geologically located within the Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, and Guinea Conakry MSGBC Basin. The basin has been in the spotlight in recent years due to several World-Class discoveries – Greater Tortue, Marsouin, Teranga, and SNE among others. The discoveries opened new plays in the basin which have vast exploration potential.
Speaking at the SAIPEC 2025 Conference, Cany Jobe, Director of Exploration & Production at the Gambia National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), said Gambia’s location around the MSBC basin positions the country as an emerging hub spot for oil and gas activities.
“Gambia has good prospects for oil and gas exploration and production.
“We have onshore and offshore blocks available as well.
“We have about eight offshore blocks and two onshore blocks. Our data coverage is about 80 percent offshore and 5 percent onshore.
“We are looking for partners and investors to drill our wells so Gambia can as well become the next story in Africa’s oil and gas industry,” she disclosed.
According to her, GNPC has established partnerships with operators such as PetroNor on Block A4 for technical works.
She explained that GNPC is a state-owned company that handles the upstream oil and gas operations in The Gambia on behalf of the government. This includes conducting seismic surveys, exploring hydrocarbon resources, developing discoveries into production, and managing the resulting oil and gas production.
At SAIPEC 2025, Cany Jobe spoke extensively about the Gambia’s oil and gas potential, highlighting the prospects and opportunities for investments.
She reiterated GNPC’s commitment to streamlining the project approval process, and the government’s political will to support industry players.
She added, “We have also put in place decarbonization initiatives for our oil and gas industry.”
