Halliburton said it will open new facilities in Namibia, the growing oil frontier in southern Africa. The company said its in-country operations will be supported by facilities at Windhoek, Walvis Bay, Swakopmund, and Lüderitz—a combined footprint of 20,000 m².
The Windhoek office will handle support services, while the Walvis Bay facility will focus on Cementing & Drilling Fluids services and warehousing. Swakopmund will house Sperry Drilling, Well Completions, Testing & Subsea, and Wireline & Perforating services. Lüderitz will support Cementing and Wireline operations. Through these locations, Halliburton said it will deliver advanced technologies that include oilfield automation and remote operations, geosteering, measurement while drilling, and well testing to Namibia’s energy sector.
“These new facilities allow us to operate close to our customers, collaborate in real time, and deliver the advanced technologies and services that maximize asset value… We are proud to support Namibia’s oil and gas industry, contribute to the economic success of the country, and create opportunities for local people,” said Antoine Berel, Vice President, Halliburton Sub-Saharan Africa (South).
Halliburton said it remains focused on job creation and compliance with Namibian sourcing guidelines. The new facilities are expected to employ up to 200 Namibians. The company expects this to foster local expertise in oil and gas technologies and contribute to the country’s economy. Halliburton said its long-term strategy aims to support Namibia’s economic development and its emerging energy sector with innovative solutions for exploration and production.
In April 2024, Halliburton was awarded a deepwater integrated multi-well construction contract by Rhino Resources Ltd, the operator of Block S2914A (PEL 85) in the Namibia section of the Orange Basin.
Substantial discoveries offshore Namibia in 2022 prompted comparisons to Guyana, where ExxonMobil has discovered 11 billion oil-equivalent barrels. The first Namibia finds were made 20 days apart in February 2022—Graff-1 by Shell and Venus-1X by TotalEnergies. According to Westwood Global Energy Group, they share similarities with the Guyana-Suriname Basin play. It said a Guyana-Suriname scale oil province is “certainly possible.”
Chairman of the African Energy Chamber, NJ Ayuk, has urged Namibia to look to the management of Guyana’s oil and gas sector as a model, particularly its fostering of an attractive business climate and respect for contracts.
