Spectrum ASA completes the acquisition of 2D seismic data offshore Somalia

Spectrum ASA has successfully completed the acquisition of 2D seismic data offshore south Somalia that commenced  5 th September, 2015 when Spectrum ASA and the Federal Government of Somalia entered … Read More

CGG GeoSoftware Releases PowerLog 9.5 Petrophysical Software

CGG GeoSoftware has launched PowerLog 9.5, the new version of its flagship well log petrophysical analysis software designed for efficient multi-user environments and drives collaboration among petrophysicists, geophysicists, geologists and … Read More

Kenya’s National Assembly Adopts The Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Bill

The Kenyan national assembly has adopted the much awaited Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 44 of 2015) paving way for the country to move closer to … Read More

Detailed Studies of Kenya’s Oil Pipeline Route To start in a few weeks

The process to build a 891 kilometer 28 inch pipeline from Northern Kenya and Kenya’s Lamu port is set to begin with detailed studies expected to commence in the next … Read More

Mount Kenya University, China University of Petroleum Partner on Research, Staff Development

Mount Kenya University will develop joint scientific and technological research projects with China University of Petroleum (East China) following a memorandum of understanding signed between the two institutions. The MoU … Read More

GDC trains 113 staff with the JICA $20.5M capacity building grant Baringo-Silali Project

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has trained 113 young engineers, scientists and planners in the first phase of the $20.5M  geothermal capacity building grant extended to GDC in 2013. … Read More

Baringo Land deal paves way for commencement of the KfW 80 Million Euro Baringo-Silali Project

GDC has signed a land agreement pact with affected communities in the Baringo area thus paving way for the commencement of Phase one of the Baringo-Silali project. A meeting this … Read More

Kenya’s Crude Oil Recoverable Resources Up to 750 million barrels in New Assessment

Tullow Oil has said its initial assessment estimate Kenya crude oil recoverable resources have jumped 25 percent to 750 million barrels following the recently concluded exploration and appraisal drilling. This … Read More