KENYA: Offshore Drilling to Resume After 7 Year Drought With Eni’s Mlima 1
More than seven years since the announcement of the first oil discovery offshore at the Sunbird-1 well by BG Group in Block L10A another well is set to spud in … Read More
Category: Eastern Africa
East Africa or Eastern Africa is the eastern region of the African continent, variably defined by geography. The countries include: Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
TANZANIA: ARA Commences 1st Phase of the Ruvuma PSA 3D seismic project
ARA Petroleum Tanzania Limited (APT) has confirmed that the seismic contractor commenced preparatory works as planned on 15 November 2021, has now established the GPS control points and survey equipment … Read More
DJIBOUTI: KenGen Commences Multi-well Drilling Campaign
Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) PLC has commenced drilling of the first of three geothermal wells in Djibouti setting in motion a Ksh.0.7 billion contract signed in February this year. … Read More
UGANDA/TANZANIA: EACOP to be Constructed at Rate of 100km Monthly Consuming 5.6M Manhours
The 1443km East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) will be constructed at a rate of 100 kilometers monthly for a period of 16 months according to EACOP General manager Martin … Read More
South Sudan Independent Power Plant Celebrates its Second Anniversary
The Ezra Power plant celebrates its second anniversary on 21 November. The power plant, located in Kondokoro Mangalla County, produces the bulk energy supplied to the Juba Electricity Distribution Company … Read More
GECF Meeting Emphasises the Importance of Joint Efforts in the Field of Natural Gas Development
The 23rd Ministerial Meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) was held on 16 November 2021, under the Chairmanship of HE Franklin Molina Ortiz, Minister of Hydrocarbons and Energies … Read More
More than US$25 Billion Worth of Deals Kicked off at African Energy Week in Cape Town
As the continent’s premier energy event, as well as the biggest event to take place in Africa in 2021, African Energy Week (AEW) 2021 did not only comprise the best … Read More
KENYA: Tullow Increases Expenditure to $59M in 2021
Tullow Oil has said it has increased its capital expenditure by $5 million to take account of revised Kenya expenditure according to its latest trading update. In its earlier report … Read More
SUDAN: Lundin Carried out Fully Legitimate and Responsible Business Operations, Faults Ruling
Following a comprehensive review of all the pre-investigation materials, and an initial assessment of the details of the indictment decision itself, Lundin Energy and its defence counsel say it is … Read More
