Ophir Energy Exits Seychelles Acreage
Australian Energy Company WHL Energy a joint venture partner in Blocks 5B/1, 5B/2 and 5B/3 in Seychelles has announced that its farm-in partner and operator Ophir Energy has elected to exercise its … Read More
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US Government Will Not Help Finance Kenya Pipeline Project
The United States Ambassador to Kenya has clarified that his government will not help finance the construction of an oil pipeline in Kenya terming media reports to suggest the same … Read More
Mnazi Bay Production Volume To Reach 70 MMscf/day in Q1 2016
Gas deliveries to the new transnational pipeline and directly to a power plant in Mtwara averaged 55 MMscf/d production during the month of December 2015 up from 46 MMscf/d in … Read More
Aminex signs Gas Sales Agreement with Tanzania Government
Aminex is set to start first production in Africa following reports that it has executed a fully-termed Gas Sales Agreement (GSA) with the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) for its … Read More
Tullow Oil Slashes East Africa Exploration Budget Focuses on Pre-Development Stage
Tullow Oil has slashed its exploration and appraisal budget by 50 percent compared to 2015 to just $100 million as the company allocated $150 million to pre-development expenditure. The reduction … Read More
US Funding For Kenyan Pipeline Viewed Suspiciously Back Home
Days after the US ambassador to Kenya expressed the desire to help Kenya source funding for a pipeline from the Lokichar basin critics at h0me are questioning Obama’s allegiance to … Read More
Africa Oil Receives Kenyan Government Approval of Maersk Oil Farm In
Africa Oil Corp. has reported that the previously announced farm-out with Maersk Oli and Gas has received approval from the Government of Kenya. This gives a green light for completion of the … Read More
Zarara Oil and Gas Receives 18 month Extension in Kenya’s Blocks L4 & L13
Kenya’s Block L4 & L13 operator Zarara Oil and Gas has said it has been granted an 18 month licence extension through to June 2017, to the First Additional Exploration Period on both … Read More
BG Group opens 2016 Post-Graduate Scholarships for Tanzania
The annual BG Group scholarship that offers 10 scholarships each year to Tanzanian graduates to study for Masters of Science degrees for Geoscience and Engineering in UK universities has opened … Read More