Press releases

Libreville, Gabon, 12 April 2026 – Assala Gabon today announced the start of production from the Grand N'Gongui (GNG) field. This milestone was marked by an inauguration ceremony presided over by the President of the Gabonese Republic, accompanied by senior government officials, local authorities and shareholders.

London, United Kingdom, 11th March 2026 - Assala Energy today announces that the Magoga-1 exploration well, located in the Mutamba Iroru II Licence in Gabon, and subsequent sidetrack into the Atora II Licence, has encountered hydrocarbons in the targeted reservoir interval.

Libreville, Gabon - Global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) today announced that it has agreed to sell Assala Energy (“Assala”), an upstream oil exploration and production company operating in Gabon, to Etablissements Maurel & Prom SA (“M&P”), an oil and gas exploration and production company listed on Euronext.

In June 2023, Assala Energy Holdings Ltd., the parent company for Assala Energy UK Limited and Assala Gabon S.A. (collectively Assala), was assessed by Morningstar Sustainalytics to be at Medium risk of experiencing material financial impacts from ESG factors.

Assala Energy announced today a 25-year renewal of four of its onshore production licences, as well as the acquisition of three new onshore exploration licences.

Assala Energy today announced a three-year program with Space for Giants, an international conservation organisation that protects the habitat of Africa’s elephant populations. Assala Energy, an oil and gas exploration and production company backed by The Carlyle Group, plans to support an extensive project to build a series of fences around community farm-land in Gabon, which will protect elephants and foster economic growth.