UGANDA: Kingfisher Project Drilling Launched
The Kingfisher oil field is about 15kms long and 3kms wide and is about 2kms below Lake Albert. It is estimated to have a total of 560M barrels of crude … Read More
Category: Eastern Africa
East Africa or Eastern Africa is the eastern region of the African continent, variably defined by geography. The countries include: Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
UGANDA: UNOC Signs Production Sharing Agreement, Awarded Exploration License
Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) has acquired a petroleum exploration license for Kasuruban, an oil and gas block in Western Uganda. The Company has also signed a Production Sharing Agreement … Read More
TANZANIA: Orca Energy Provides Operational Update
OPERATIONAL Production Demand Growth Seismic Program Jay Lyons, Chief Executive Officer, commented: “I am pleased to report that Orca continued to deliver operationally at the end of 2022 and into … Read More
Uganda Approves EACOP Construction License
Construction of the world’s longest crude oil heat traced pipeline is finally set to kick off after the Ugandan cabinet gave a go-ahead for its construction six months after the … Read More
ETHIOPIA: Abay Basin Holds Potential for more than 2 Billion Barrels
Ethiopia’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum has confirmed that studies carried out in Warra Illu within the Abau Basin shows the area could hold more than two billion barrels of … Read More
OPINION:New Wave European Climate Litigation Aimed at Stopping African Energy Projects
By African Energy Chamber More than 600 million Africans lacked access to electricity before the pandemic, and it appears that this figure is growing. According to the International Energy Agency, … Read More
EACOP, Institution of Surveyors of Uganda Sign MOU to Enhance Competencies & Provide Training Opportunities
The East African Crude Oil pipeline Company (EACOP) Ltd and the Institution of Surveyors of Uganda (ISU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance competencies through training of EACOP staff and … Read More
SOMALILAND: Genel Energy Targets Toosan-1 Drilling in 2024
Genel Energy has in its latestet operations and trading update said that it continues target a spud date in the next 12-18 months for the Toosan 1 well on the … Read More
UGANDA: UNOC, DGR Energy Granted Exploration License for Kasuruban, Turaco Blocks
Uganda’s Cabinet in its sitting of 9th January 2023 has approved the signing of Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs) and issuance of an Exploration license to UNOC for the Kasuruban block … Read More
Somaliland Oil Discovery, A Welcome Gift to the Horn of Africa
Despite over a decade of oil exploration in the horn of Africa, a working petroleum system, easy access to the market and over 60 wells, the dream of a commercial … Read More