Vallourec Opens New Sales Office in Kenya

French equipment manufacturer Vallourec has strengthened its proximity with Oil and Gas customers in East Africa by opening a new sales office in Nairobi, Kenya. According to Vallourec East Africa … Read More

Tanzania Pipeline Route Not A Done Deal – Kenya

Days after Tanzania and Uganda are said to have agreed on a more southern route that would avoid Kenya’s oil rich Lokichar basin the latter’s finance and energy cabinet secretaries … Read More

Overview of Uganda’s 60,000 Barrel Refinery Project

The refinery project is the child of the National Oil and Gas Policy (2008) for Uganda (objective 4) which seeks to promote valuable utilisation of the country’s oil and gas … Read More

China Offers Tanzanians Post-Graduate Scholarships in Oil & Gas

China has announced it will offer twenty two students post graduate scholarships in the fields of oil and gas in the one of China’s best Oil and Gas Universities – … Read More

Genel Energy to Acquire 2D seismic in Somaliland’s Odewayne, SL- 10B/13 licences

Odewayne and SL-10B/13 block operator Genel energy has said the acquisition of 2D seismic data onshore Somaliland is proposed for 2016. The acquisition according to Genel has resulted from a … Read More

Nigerian, Australian Companies Dominate Uganda Bids Round

Three of seven firms that have submitted bids for the next round of licensing in Uganda’s licensing round are from Nigeria according to the ministry of energy. Among the companies … Read More

First Turbine Shipment for Lake Turkana Wind Power project arrives in Mombasa Port

The first shipment of Vestas turbines for the 310 megawatt (MW) Lake Turkana Wind Power project has arrived in the Port of Mombasa. The turbines are the first of 365 … Read More