Category: Top News
Oil, Gas and Mines Africa Exhibition and Conference set for Nairobi in May
Oil, Gas and Mines Africa Exhibition and Conference targets to leverage the interest in the growing oil, gas and mining sectors in East Africa and bridges the gap for the … Read More
Appraisal Drilling Commences at Amosing-6 well in Kenya’s Block 10BB
Block 10BB operator Tullow Oil has reported that appraisal drilling has commenced at the Amosing 6 well to appraise undrilled volumes located in the Amosing updip. The continued appraisal follows … Read More
Aminex Discovers Gas In Tanzania’s Ntorya-2 Well
Aminex has announced that the Ntorya-2 appraisal well located at the Ruvuma Production Sharing Agreement has been successfully drilled to a depth of approximately 2,750 metres and encountered a gross … Read More
ENH Emphasizes need to Reach FID on LNG Projects in 2017
The President of the Board of Directors of Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH), Omar Mithá, believes that the implementation of LNG projects will have a major impact on poverty alleviation … Read More
GLA Energy to develop 250MW gas powered plant in Mozambique
GL Africa Energy UK has been awarded a tender to build and operate a 250 MW gas-powered plant by the Government of Mozambique. The power plant at Nakala District will … Read More
Zarara’s Pate 2 well on schedule to spud in April 2017
Plans to drill the Pate 2 well in Kenya’s Lamu basin’s block L4 are on course with well designing by Norwell Engineering currently ongoing according to Zarara Oil and Gas … Read More
Ophir Energy Relinquishes Kenya’s Block L9
Kenya’s Block L9 operator has relinquished its interest in the Lamu basin license according to its JV partner Australia’s FAR Ltd. “During the quarter, Ophir Energy, the Operator of the … Read More
Report Evaluates Challenges in Kenya’s Nascent Upstream Sector
A recently released strategic environmental and social assessment initial report for the petroleum sector in Kenya shows a multitude of issues the country needs to solve to ensure a smooth … Read More
Tanzania Received Gas Proceeds Worth $54.9 million in 2014/15
The latest annual report from the auditor general on the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation shows that the state agency received or was owed natural gas worth $54.9 million (Tsh132.6 billion) … Read More
