A Landscape Evaluation of Oil Governance in Uganda and Kenya (Synopsis)

Background For nearly a decade, East Africa’s Rift system has been one of the most prospected oil and natural gas regions in the world, with exploration activity stretching from the … Read More

Erin Energy obtains 18-month extension in Kenya’s Blocks L27 and L28

Erin Energy Corporation has announced it has obtained an eighteen-month extension of the Initial Exploration Period (IEP) of its offshore Kenya blocks, L27 and L28. The IEP on blocks L27 and L28 which … Read More

Uganda’s President Keynote Speaker at Oil & Gas Summit in Kampala

Reflecting the importance of the oil & gas industry and its potential for Uganda and investors, His Excellency Yoweri Museveni is expected to lead a senior delegation at the Uganda … Read More

Spectrum Secures Contract for 2D Seismic Offshore Somalia

Spectrum ASA has announced it has entered into a Multi-client master co-operation agreement with the federal government of Somalia to acquire approximately 28,000 km of long offset 2D seismic data … Read More

Schlumberger, IBM Introduce New Service to Optimize Integrated Upstream Production Operations

Schlumberger and IBM have announced that they have teamed up to provide integrated services to upstream oil and gas customers that will improve the business impact of production operations projects. … Read More

ION Geophysical lands multiple Seismic Deals in Tanzania and Puntland

ION Geophysical has announced that it has been awarded contracts to acquire 4,058 km of 2D seismic, gravity and magnetic data over offshore Blocks 4/1B and 4/1C in the Rovuma Delta region in … Read More

Swala Energy Obtains One Year Licence Extension To Each of its Tanzania Licences

Australian explorer focusing on the East African Rift System Swala Energy has announced that the Tanzanian Ministry of Energy and Mining (MEM) has agreed to extend the period within which … Read More

Simba Energy Gets Kenya Government Greenlight for Block 2A Farm-in to Essel Group

Simba Energy has announced it has received formal approval from the Government of Kenya for its farm-in agreement with Essel Group. Under the terms of the farm-in agreement, Essel Group … Read More