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[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Australian energy company WHL Energy Limited has announced that Ophir Energy plc operator of the jointly held Seychelles exploration blocks, has contracted Dolphin Geophysical to undertake the 1500 … Read More
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Ngamia-2 appraisal well in Block 10BB has encountered up to 39 metres of net oil pay and 11 metres of net gas pay according to newest operational update … Read More
Africa Oil has announced it has made a gas discovery in Block 9 onshore Kenya. The Sala-1 drilled a large 80 square kilometer anticlinal feature along the northern basin bounding fault … Read More
Swala has completed a farm out agreement for a 25% working interest in Block 12B in Kenya with Spanish integrated oil and gas company, CEPSA. With all Kenyan government approvals … Read More
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Wentworth Resources has announced that drilling operations have commenced on the Tembo-1 well in the Rovuma Onshore Concession in northern Mozambique. Wentworth has an 11.59 percent net interest in this … Read More
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] The energy and transportation committee has backed the decision to terminate the oil exploration license of Vanoil Energy in January this year. In a report tabled in parliament … Read More
Swala Energy Limited has requested that a trading halt be implemented in respect of all Swala securities quoted on the Australian bourse (ASX) pending an announcement from the Company in relation … Read More
By Charles Wanguhu A key challenge in development is the implementation of an inclusive agenda. Development experts have come to refer to this as “growth coupled with equal opportunities”. The … Read More
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] The discovery in the Piri prospect is Statoil and co-venturer ExxonMobil’s sixth discovery and the fifth high-impact discovery in Block 2 offshore Tanzania. The discovery of an additional … Read More
Kenya’s move to replace withholding tax with income tax on assignment of rights targeting the extractive industry has received praise from tax experts who say this move will encourage farm-outs … Read More
