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🇳🇪 NigerBusiness20 Oct 2026

Sonatrach submits report after Goumeri W-8 well eruption

Sonatrach experts have completed their support mission in Niger following the oil and gas eruption at the Goumeri W-8 well in the Agadem block. The Algerian delegation submitted its report to Niger’s ministries of petroleum and the environment after assessing the damage, environmental risks and safety measures, according to Tamtaminfo.

Source: Tamtaminfo

Timeline

1. Tuesday, 20 October 2026

   • Sonatrach submits report after Goumeri W-8 well eruption

     Sonatrach experts have completed their support mission in Niger following the oil and gas eruption at the Goumeri W-8 well in the Agadem block. The Algerian delegation submitted its report to Niger’s ministries of petroleum and the environment after assessing the damage, environmental risks and safety measures, according to Tamtaminfo.

     🇳🇪 Niger · 18:16

   • Relief well planned to stop Goumeri W8 blowout in Niger

     Niger is preparing to drill a relief well to regain control of Goumeri W8 after a loss of containment and crude oil blowout on 14 October. The ministries of Petroleum and the Environment are co-ordinating the operation with CNPC and Algerian experts, according to Journalduniger.

     🇳🇪 Niger · 12:15

2. Wednesday, 14 October 2026

   • Nigerien ministers visit erupting Agadem well

     Nearly three weeks after the Goumeri W-8 oil well erupted, Niger’s ministers for petroleum and the environment visited the Agadem block in the Diffa region on 14 October 2026. The government aims to strengthen its presence at the site, the Journal du Niger reports.

     🇳🇪 Niger · 12:35

3. Tuesday, 13 October 2026

   • Goumeri W-8 well eruption remains partly contained in Niger

     Niger’s Minister of Petroleum, Hamadou Tini, met colleagues and Algerian experts to examine the eruption at the Goumeri W-8 well in the Agadem oil block. It occurred on 25 September, damaged the platform and was only partially contained as of 12 October, according to Niger’s Ministry of Petroleum.

     🇳🇪 Niger · 17:24

   • Oil eruption causes serious incident in Niger

     An eruption projected large quantities of crude oil and gas more than ten metres into the air in eastern Niger’s desert, causing an environmental incident deemed exceptionally serious by the authorities. Beginning on 25 September, the event is still under investigation, according to authorities cited by Le Monde.

     🇳🇪 Niger · 03:45