Sustainable Gas Institute launched

The Sustainable Gas Institute is a collaborative centre of excellence for research, technology and education in gas sustainability and will translate research into practical solutions for the energy industry, the … Read More

Tullow Oil to drill another 35 wells in 24 months in East Africa

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Tullow Oil is set to drill 35 wells by Q3 2016 in East Africa according to the recent overview presentation earlier this month. This is even as the … Read More

Engr. Nwapa key speaker at Oil and Energy Services Convention

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] The acting executive secretary of the Nigerian Content development and Monitoring Board will be the key speaker at the Oil and Energy Services Local Content Convention set for … Read More

Madagascar’s Tsimiroro crude oil sales to commence this quarter

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Madagascar Oil has announced it has been advised, via a “Communique de Presse: Conseil des Ministres” that the decree approving test sales of Tsimiroro crude oil in the local market … Read More

Tullow Oil unsuccessful in Ethiopia’s South Omo Block

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Tullow Oil plc has announced that the Shimela-1 well encountered water bearing reservoirs. Shimela-1 in the South Omo Block, onshore Ethiopia, was drilled to test a prospect in … Read More

Statoil , ExxonMobil CNOOC fight for Tanzania’s Block 4/3A

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC)  Statoil  and ExxonMobil will have to wait and see who gets the offshore block 4/3A after the three companies submitted bids for … Read More

Vivo Energy Kenya Launches Mobile Fuel Testing Laboratory

Vivo Energy Kenya, Shell’s distributor for fuels and lubricants, has  launched a mobile fuel testing laboratory a first of its kind by an Oil Marketing Company (OMC) in Kenya. This initiative … Read More