Kenya will start oil production in March 2017

Following Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta’s directive to expedite exportation of Kenya’s first oil, Tullow Oil Company has confirmed that it will start oil production in March next year. Briefing President … Read More

Tarach-1 well in Kenya’s Block 11A cost CEPSA, ERHC over $25M

The Tarach-1 well which commenced drilling on April 14th 2016 in Block 11A could have cost the two joint venture partners Compania Espanola de Petroleos (CEPSA) operator* and ERHC over … Read More

Rhino Resources Hires Rob Tims as CFO

Rhino Resources has expanded its experienced leadership team with the addition of London-based Chief Financial Officer Rob Tims a 25-year veteran of the oil and gas industry whose experience spans … Read More

Genel Energy Receives 2 year extension at the Odewayne Production Sharing Agreement

Sterling Energy has announced that the Government of the Republic of Somaliland has granted the operator Genel Energy  a further 2 year extension to the current period of the Odewayne … Read More

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