Tanzania’s Kiliwani North Gas Agreement to be Signed in Q3 2015

Production from the Kiliwani North Field could start in 2015 with the Tanzanian authorities having advised that production should start within Q3 2015 now that the main pipeline has been … Read More

Soma Oil & Gas protest investigations leakage in a letter to the United Nations

The UK-registered oil and gas exploration company focused on Somalia Soma Oil & Gas has written a letter to Rafael Dario Ramirez Carreno, Chair of the United Nations Security Council … Read More

Africa Oil gets $50 million financing to advance the appraisal and development in Kenya

Africa Oil Corp has announced that it has entered into an equity subscription agreement with International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, to sell, on a non-brokered … Read More

Zarara Oil and Gas to drill well in Kenya’s Block L4 in Q2 2016

Zarara Oil and Gas plans to drill a well in Block L4 in 2016 after postponing its earlier planned date in 2015 according to a company representative who spoke to … Read More

Africa Oil exploration expenditures in Kenya drop to $146.2 million in 2015

Canadian exploration company Africa Oil says it incurred $146.2 million of intangible exploration expenditures in Kenya for the six months ended June 30, 2015 a drop from $169.5 million in … Read More

Wentworth Resources reports $4.5 million loss as Mnazi Bay Development Continues

Wentworth Resources has reported a $4.5 million loss for the six months ended in June 30th 2015 as second quarter exploration dropped and development capital expenditures increased significantly to $2.31 … Read More

Global Witness cautions on four shortlisted firms in Uganda’s first licensing round

Transparency body Global Witness while lauding the first licensing round as an step forward for transparency in the country has cautioned on four shortlisted companies which it says have a … Read More

Uganda Government Shortlists 16 firms in First Petroleum Licensing Round

The government of Uganda has announced that it has concluded the evaluation of Applications for Qualification from the 17 firms that submitted the Applications following a successful First Licensing Round … Read More