Ernest Rubondo Appointed Executive Director of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda

Uganda’s ministry of energy and minerals development has announced the appointment of Ernest Rubondo as the first Executive Director of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU followings a recommendation by … Read More

Aminex receives first payment for gas produced from Tanzania’s Kiliwani North-1 Well

Kiliwani North license operator Aminex has announced that it has received first payment in relation to gas produced from the Kiliwani North-1 well in Tanzania and supplied to the Tanzania … Read More

Africa Oil Has Spent Kshs.2.25 Billion in Exploration, Development Expenses in Kenya in 2016

The Company incurred (Kshs2.25 billion) $22.5 million  of intangible exploration expenditures in Kenya for the six months ended June 30, 2016 according to the latest half year results by the … Read More

Erin Energy To Acquire Additional Seismic in Kenya’s Blocks L1B & L16

Block L1B and L16 operator Erin Energy has said it plans to design and acquire additional seismic data in 2017 on the two blocks located in the coastal Lamu basin. … Read More

Uganda to host the East Africa International Arbitration Conference in September 2016

Now in its 4th Edition, East Africa International Arbitration Conference (EAIAC) has grown to become an authoritative platform in East Africa promoting the region’s legal capacity, and highlighting Arbitration as an … Read More

World Bank Raises 2016 Oil Price Forecast

The World Bank is raising its 2016 forecast for crude oil prices to $43 per barrel from $41 per barrel due to supply outages and robust demand in the second … Read More

Flexible software licensing model offers new opportunities for smaller engineering companies

As the industry comes to terms with the “lower for longer” oil price situation, a number of smaller Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractors are emerging with specialism-focused offerings, or … Read More

Uganda’s President visits Chad’s Oil Refinery

President Yoweri Museveni who arrived in the Chadian capital N’Djamena on a two-day official visit during which he will also attend the swearing-in ceremony of President Idriss Deby to his … Read More