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

Ophir Energy discovers 1.03TCF of gas in Tanzania’s Kamba and Fulusi prospects

Ophir Energy has  announced Kamba-1 well in Block 4 has resulted in gas discoveries of 1.03TCF in the Kamba and Fulusi prospects. The well was drilled by the Deepsea Metro … Read More