Tullow Oil sets eyes on Western Kenya’s Nyakach district
British explorer Tullow Oil has said it is to start 2D seismic surveys in Nyanza province’s Kisumu County where it believes has potential for oil. The survey is part of … Read More
Author: Samuel Kamau Mbote
Apache departs from PSC with Pancontinental in Kenya’s Block L8
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Apache has opted out from the production sharing agreement (PSC) with Pancontinental Oil and Gas of Kenya’s offshore Block L8 saying it will not participate in any further … Read More
KK Oil and Gas to train more Kenyans in sector
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] KK Oil and Gas will train oil workers in Kenya following a deal with Canadian firm LearnCorp enabling employees to oil firms get the International Association of Drilling … Read More
Kenya Plans To Invest In Uganda Oil Refinery
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Story by Red Pepper Though most Ugandans are uncertain on how their government plans to handle the oil business. The Kenyan government has revealed its yearning to invest … Read More
South Sudan rebels say seize oil-producing Upper Nile state capital
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] (Reuters) – South Sudanese rebels said they had taken control of the capital of oil-producing Upper Nile state on Tuesday, in the first fighting in a major town … Read More
International companies operating in Kenya and the oil blocks awarded
Source:Ministry of Energy and Petroleum Operator/Contractor Block No. Basin Name Afren/Lion 1 Mandera Afren/EAX L17/L18 Lamu Offshore Simba Petroleum 2A Mandera Lion Petroleum 2B Mandera Vanoil Resources 3A/3B Anza Africa … Read More
Progress claimed in bid to stop Congo oil drilling in Virunga National Park by SOCO International
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] GENEVA (AP) — An environmental organization said Friday it is making progress in its bid to block a proposal to dig for oil in a national park in Africa … Read More
Expert Want Oil Expectations in Kenya Managed
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Story by Kenya News Agency A Senior scholar on oil matters has underscored the need to manage community expectations as exploration of oil continues. Geologist, Oil and Gas … Read More
Taipan Targeting 1.6 Billion Barrels of Oil in Kenya
Taipan Resources has announced that an updated independent assessment of the Company’s prospective resources on Block 2B has been completed by Sproule International Limited (“Sproule”). The independent assessment was carried … Read More
Tanzania LNG plant site may be announced next week -minister
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Story by Reuters Oil and gas firms working on a project to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant in Tanzania have picked a location, and the government has … Read More