Detailed Studies of Kenya’s Oil Pipeline Route To start in a few weeks

The process to build a 891 kilometer 28 inch pipeline from Northern Kenya and Kenya’s Lamu port is set to begin with detailed studies expected to commence in the next … Read More

Mount Kenya University, China University of Petroleum Partner on Research, Staff Development

Mount Kenya University will develop joint scientific and technological research projects with China University of Petroleum (East China) following a memorandum of understanding signed between the two institutions. The MoU … Read More

Ntorya Appraisal drilling in Tanzania’s Ruvuma to commence in Q3

Appraisal drilling in the Ruvuma PSA following the Ntorya 1 discovery is expected to commence this summer according to Block operator Aminex. Two wells will be drilled in the Block … Read More

Tanzania’s Madimba, Songo Songo to Dar es Salaam Gas Pipeline Cost $1.3 Billion

The Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation has released a statement on costs involved in the Madimba, Songo Songo to Dar es Salaam gas pipeline since construction commenced in 2013 to completion … Read More

Uganda’s First Licensing Round down to seven bidders

Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has received seven bidders for the blocks in Albertine Graben which were put up for licensing with the deadline … Read More

Hoima-Tanga Route A Done Deal for East Africa Oil Export Pipeline – Source

Technical teams examining the most cost effective route for an export pipeline for Uganda’s 6 billion barrels of oil are said to have settled on the most southern route through Tanzania’s … Read More

Uganda’s second annual oil & gas convention set for next week

The second annual oil and gas convention organized by the Uganda Chamber of Mines and Petroleum (UCMP) is set to begin next week from April 27-28, 2016 at the Kampala … Read More