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

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

Oil and Gas sector to focus at Dubai: Somalia Investment Summit

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] The growing confidence in Somalia’s economic recovery process has seen institutions like the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank, commonly known as the PTA Bank, lift sanctions … Read More

Tullow Oil loss of Kenya’s Block 10A adds to Kshs. 38.4 billion group profit dip

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] British explorer Tullow Oil which held the license to exploration Block 10 in Northern Kenya’s Marsabit county has booked a 6.8 billion shilling loss after losing the expired … Read More