Tullow Oil, Swala Energy select drill target in Kenya’s Block 12B
Swala Energy (Kenya) Limited and Tullow Kenya B.V. have announced they have identified a prospect to be drilled in the second half of 2015 in block 12B. This follows the … Read More
Author: Samuel Kamau Mbote
7th East African Petroleum Conference Exhibition 2015 set for Kigali
The seventh East African Petroleum Conference & Exhibition 2015 will be held 4 to 6 March 2015 at the Kigali Serena Hotel in Rwanda. Rwanda’s President His Excellency Paul Kagame … Read More
Mozambique to open 5th licensing round for fifteen blocks
The Institute of National Petroleum (INP) on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Mozambique has announced that a competitive bidding round to explore for hydrocarbons in the offshore … Read More
Wentworth Resources to earn $140 million in Tanzania’s LNG project by 2019
Wentworth Resources projects it will make $20 million for first full year and $140 million over first 5 years of production net of operating and on-going development costs according to … Read More
Tower Resources more hopeful of oil find rather than gas in Kenya’s Block 2B
Tower Resources is more hopeful of an oil find unlike a gas find in Kenya;s block 2B Badada-1 well exploration well according to a recent report by the company. In … Read More
Cairn Energy, FAR announce oil discovery Senegal
Cairn together with its joint venture partners FAR ConocoPhillips 35% and Petrosen have announced that the FAN-1 exploration well, offshore Senegal, has discovered oil. The well, located in 1,427 metres water depth and approximately 100 kilometres offshore in the Sangomar Deep block reached a Target … Read More
Afren corruption investigation report expected in mid-October
Afren an independent oil & gas company listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, with a diversified portfolio of production, development and exploration assets in 10 African … Read More
FAR Ltd announces trading halt ahead of major announcement
The securities of FAR Limited will be placed in Trading Halt Session State from the commencement of trading starting today at the request of the Company, pending the release of … Read More
Vanoil seeks $150 million in suit against the Government of Kenya
Vanoil Energy Ltd. has commenced an international arbitration against the Government of Kenya after the minister for Energy Davis Chirchir declined to renew the company’s exploration licenses citing speculation. In the suit … Read More
Swala Completes Seismic Acquisition Survey in Tanzania’s Moshi Basin
Swala Energy Limited has announced the successful completion of the 200 km 2D seismic acquisition programme carried out by its subsidiary company, Swala Oil and Gas (Tanzania) Plc over the … Read More