Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation to Invest in $1.9 Billion Fertilizer Plant

The Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation has announced that it will invest in a fertilizer plant to be set Kilwa division Lindi district German investors Ferostaal Industrial Project GmbH at a … Read More

Solo Oil Invests Additional Equity in Kiliwani North, Tanzania

Solo Oil has announced that it has acquired a further interest in the Kiliwani North Development Licence from concession operator Aminex to reach 10% from the current 6.175% interest in … Read More

Tullow Oil To Focus on Seismic Surveys in 2017 As Exploration Expenditure Drop

Following the earlier announced cut in exploration costs by Tullow oil the explorer has said it will focus on seismic surveying, processing and interpretation, high-grading and progressing leads to drill … Read More

Lobby Groups in Uganda Push For More Transparency in Oil Sector

Three lobbying groups namely Global Rights Alert, ActionAid Uganda and Transparency International have kick started an online petition to push for transparency from the Uganda government and international oil companies. … Read More

MaryJane Mwangi Takes Over At Kenya’s National Oil Corporation as CEO is Suspended

The board of the National Oil Corporation of Kenya (NOCK) has appointed in acting capacity MaryJane Mwangi  General Manager, Downstream Operations as the new CEO after Sumayya Athmani was sent … Read More

Sasol obtains approval for Mozambique Field Development Plan

Sasol has obtained approval from the Mozambique Council of Ministers for its field development plan (FDP) that will see further hydrocarbon resources developed to support Southern Africa growth. To be … Read More

Kiliwani North 1 Well Set for production starting mid-February

Aminex has informed its shareholders the Tanzanian Petroleum Development Corporation has advised Kiliwani North-1 well could start production in mid February and is currently undergoing final well integrity testing prior … Read More