Oil search gets boost with new drilling in Northern Kenya
By Business Daily – Canadian oil and gas explorer Africa Oil Corp awarded Weatherford International Ltd a contract for a drilling rig for an exploration well it plans to sink … Read More
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Oil opportunities in Africa
Oil opportunities in Africa By KPMG Africa Africa is presently enjoying an upward growth curve, and part of the reason for this is its large new oil discoveries. The oil industry is a … Read More
Oryx Petroleum not fruitful in Congo Brazzaville
The Jasper Explorer Drillship spudded the H-1 well targeting the Horse prospect (formerly Ma) in early September and reached a total depth of 5,522 metres in late November. The well … Read More
Statoil makes another high-impact natural gas discovery offshore Tanzania
Statoil and co-venturer ExxonMobil has today announced its fifth discovery in Block 2 offshore Tanzania. The discovery of an additional 2-3 trillion cubic feet (Tcf)* of natural gas in place … Read More
Bowleven’s oil exploration survey in Kenya’s Block 11B encouraging
Bowleven plc an independent exploration and development company with interest in Kenya and Cameroon has announced that it a survey carried over block 11B shows positive signs. A communication from … Read More
Bowleven gets Zambia exploration blocks
Following participation in the recent Zambian license round Bowleven has been notified by the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Water Development that bids for exploration blocks 25, 28 and 29 … Read More
Uganda to receive $100 Billion From Oil
Story by: East Africa Business Week Uganda will earn close to $100 billion as its potential share of oil resources, a Tullow Uganda Country Report released last week shows.The Country … Read More
Shell floats hull for world’s largest floating facility
The 488-metre-long hull of Shell’s Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility has been floated out of the dry dock at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) yard in Geoje, South … Read More
Mozambique to start commercial oil production in 2014
Story by OilreviewAfrica Sasol Petroleum International has announced that Mozambique’s first commercial production and sale of crude oil will commence in 2014 from an inland oilfield at Inhassoro The African … Read More
Kenya asked not to brush aside oil marketers’ storage claims
Story courtesy of The Standard The debate pitting marketers against the ministry of Energy and Petroleum and Kenya Pipeline Company is not healthy. Worse, the country risks paying a heavy … Read More