Dodsal strikes gas in Tanzania’s Ruvu Basin

Tanzanian newspapers are reporting that United Arab Emirates based exploration firm Dodsal Resources has discovered natural gas in the Ruvu basin estimated to be 2.17 trillion cubic feet. The firm … Read More

Emesek-1 exploration well in Kenya’s North Turkana basin Disappoints

The Emesek-1 exploration well also known as the Tausi prospect located in the North Turkana basin in Block 13T failed to encounter any oil and will be plugged and abandoned. The … Read More

Tullow Oil, Africa Oil strike more oil in Kenya’s Blocks 10BB and 13T

The Ngamia field continued to register positive results with the Ngamia 7 appraisal well which was drilled to test the Ngamia oil field’s eastern flank encountering up to 130 metres … Read More

Statoil makes eighth natural gas discovery in Block 2 offshore Tanzania

Statoil has announced that the Mdalasini-1 exploration well has resulted in a new natural gas discovery offshore Tanzania encountering an additional 1.0-1.8 trillion cubic feet (tcf*) of natural gas in … Read More

Tullow, Africa Oil see positive appraisal activity in North Western Kenya

Block 10BB Tullow Oil operator and joint venture partner Africa Oil have reported that the Ngamia 7 well located approximately 1.2 kilometres east of Ngamia-3 and was drilled to test … Read More

Tullow, Africa Oil discover more oil in Northern Kenya

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Tullow Oil and Africa oil have announced that they have struck more oil in North Western Kenya at the Amosing 3, Ngamia 5 and Ngamia 6 appraisal wells. … Read More

Tembo 1 well plugged and abandoned after minimal success

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] After a number of delays Wentworth Resources has announced that drilling operations of the Tembo-1 well have now completed and with the well having reached to a total … Read More

Mixed luck for Tullow Oil, Africa Oil in Northern Kenya

Tullow Oil has reported more oil finds as well as a number of disappointments in its latest Kenya exploration and appraisal update that included the first wildcat exploration well in … Read More

Statoil, Exxon Mobil discover an additional 1.2TCF in Giligiliani-1 well offshore Tanzania

Statoil and co-venturer Exxon Mobil have announced that the Giligiliani-1 exploration well has resulted in a new natural gas discovery offshore Tanzania. The discovery of an additional 1.2 trillion cubic … Read More

Cairn Energy, FAR announce oil discovery Senegal

Cairn together with its joint venture partners FAR ConocoPhillips 35% and Petrosen have announced that the FAN-1 exploration well, offshore Senegal, has discovered oil. The well, located in 1,427 metres water depth and approximately 100 kilometres offshore in the Sangomar Deep block reached a Target … Read More