Kenya looking for $500m to construct new Pipeline
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Kenya is looking for a financier of a $500 million loan to put up a new fuel pipeline from Mombasa to Nairobi to replace the current 14 inch … Read More
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Simba Energy announces further 2D seismic work in Kenya
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Simba Energy has granted permission to Taipan Resources Inc. (“Taipan”) operator of Block 2B in Kenya, to carry out 2-D seismic in an area located in the southwest … Read More
Swala Energy commits to Tanzania Exploration
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Swala Energy, through its 65% owned subsidiary Swala Oil & Gas (Tanzania) says it has informed the Tanzanian Petroleum Development Corporation (“TPDC’) that it has committed to entering the second 2-Year exploration phase of … Read More
Tullow Oil sets eyes on Western Kenya’s Nyakach district
British explorer Tullow Oil has said it is to start 2D seismic surveys in Nyanza province’s Kisumu County where it believes has potential for oil. The survey is part of … Read More
Apache departs from PSC with Pancontinental in Kenya’s Block L8
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Apache has opted out from the production sharing agreement (PSC) with Pancontinental Oil and Gas of Kenya’s offshore Block L8 saying it will not participate in any further … Read More
KK Oil and Gas to train more Kenyans in sector
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] KK Oil and Gas will train oil workers in Kenya following a deal with Canadian firm LearnCorp enabling employees to oil firms get the International Association of Drilling … Read More
Expert Want Oil Expectations in Kenya Managed
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Story by Kenya News Agency A Senior scholar on oil matters has underscored the need to manage community expectations as exploration of oil continues. Geologist, Oil and Gas … Read More
Kenya to exploit oil before Uganda
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Kenya will start oil production before its neighbour Uganda according to Tullow Oil discovered having announced its first oil discovery six years after its western neighbour. Tullow Oil … Read More
Oil and Gas sector to focus at Dubai: Somalia Investment Summit
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] The growing confidence in Somalia’s economic recovery process has seen institutions like the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank, commonly known as the PTA Bank, lift sanctions … Read More
Tullow Oil loss of Kenya’s Block 10A adds to Kshs. 38.4 billion group profit dip
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] British explorer Tullow Oil which held the license to exploration Block 10 in Northern Kenya’s Marsabit county has booked a 6.8 billion shilling loss after losing the expired … Read More