East Africa next investment attraction exploration and production companies

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] 3 East African countries Kenya, Mozambique and Tanzania are set to be the next attraction for the exploration and production companies following recent mineral finds and infrastructure projects. … Read More

Nock, Shell among Oil marketers’ guilty of mixing products

Major oil companies including government owned National Oil Corporation (Nock) are among 16 rogue marketers penalized by the energy regulatory commission. The other major oil companies include multinational oil giant … Read More

Scottish firms eye East African Oil and Gas sector

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] 15 firms have visited Kenya on a fact finding mission oh how the region is prepared for the oil and gas boom and to discover opportunities in the … Read More

Infrastructure projects Uganda must undertake for quick oil production

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Amid accusations from British explorer firm Tullow Oil that Uganda was dragging its feet in relation to becoming an oil producer the government is said to be pulling … Read More

CEPSA and Milio international receive exploration licenses in Kenya

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] The ministry of energy and petroleum has licensed Compania Espanola de Petroleos (CEPSA) and Milio international of Dubai to explore for crude oil and gas in north western … Read More

Simba Energy announces further 2D seismic work in Kenya

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Simba Energy has granted permission to Taipan Resources Inc. (“Taipan”) operator of Block 2B in Kenya, to carry out 2-D seismic in an area located in the southwest … Read More

Swala Energy commits to Tanzania Exploration

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Swala Energy, through its 65% owned subsidiary Swala Oil & Gas (Tanzania) says it has informed the Tanzanian Petroleum Development Corporation (“TPDC’) that it has committed to entering the second 2-Year exploration phase of … Read More

‘Humanitarian Crisis’ for Ogaden Living Near Ethiopia’s Oil Fields

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Story by Inter Press Service News Agency New allegations of scorched earth evictions of the Ogaden people have raised concerns that a lack of benefit sharing could escalate … Read More