Uganda Allocates Funds For National Petroleum Authority & National Oil Company

The ministry of finance in Uganda has allocated $56.2 million towards Oil, Gas and Mineral Development and institutional and skills development including operationalizing the National Petroleum Authority and establishment of … Read More

TPDC, Minjingu Mines & Fertilizer Company Sign Mou To Assess Songo Songo West License

The Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) and the Minjingu Mines & Fertilizer Company Ltd of Arusha have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in conducting detailed assessments in … Read More

Tanzania’s Kiliwani North Well Commissioned

The Kiliwani North production license operator Ndovu Resources Limited (a subsidiary of Aminex plc) has announced that initial production that started in April and the first Kiliwani North-1 (KN-1) gas was … Read More

Simba Energy to Commence 2D seismic in Kenya’s Block 2A in a fortnight

Kenya’s Block 2A operator Simba Energy has said it will commence the shooting of lines of 2D seismic in the next 7-12 days having already completed the necessary preparations. According … Read More

Adamantine Energy Kenya’s Block 11B License Expires

A PSC between Block 11B operator Adamantine Energy and the Republic of Kenya signed in June 2012 has expired with no word of any license extensions or renewal although a … Read More

Public hearings on Somalia Kenya Maritime Delimitation Case Set for September

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will in mid-September commence public hearings in the case concerning Maritime Delimitation in the Indian Ocean (Somalia v. Kenya) with the focus solely on … Read More

Russia Offers Affordable Alternative to Obtain Oil and Gas Training for Students from developing countries

Following the numerous hydrocarbon discoveries in East Africa stakeholders in the industry have had to seek training and capacity building in traditional training hubs for oil and gas mostly in … Read More

Sasol Commences Drilling at Mozambique PSA Licence

Sasol’s field development plan (FDP) for the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) licence in Inhambane province, Mozambique has reached an important milestone with the commencement of the drilling of the first … Read More

South Lokichar’s Final Investment Decision to be out by August – Tullow Oil

The final investment decision for the early oil pilot scheme in Kenya’s oil rich South Lokichar basin is expected to be out either between the months of June and July … Read More