Tullow Oil Hits Dry Well in Cheptuket Well in Block 12A – Source
Three months after the drilling of the wildcat well in block 12A commenced OilNews Kenya has learnt from a source who chose to be anonymous that the well has since … Read More
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Vallourec Opens New Sales Office in Kenya
French equipment manufacturer Vallourec has strengthened its proximity with Oil and Gas customers in East Africa by opening a new sales office in Nairobi, Kenya. According to Vallourec East Africa … Read More
Overview of Uganda’s 60,000 Barrel Refinery Project
The refinery project is the child of the National Oil and Gas Policy (2008) for Uganda (objective 4) which seeks to promote valuable utilisation of the country’s oil and gas … Read More
Genel Energy to Acquire 2D seismic in Somaliland’s Odewayne, SL- 10B/13 licences
Odewayne and SL-10B/13 block operator Genel energy has said the acquisition of 2D seismic data onshore Somaliland is proposed for 2016. The acquisition according to Genel has resulted from a … Read More
Nigerian, Australian Companies Dominate Uganda Bids Round
Three of seven firms that have submitted bids for the next round of licensing in Uganda’s licensing round are from Nigeria according to the ministry of energy. Among the companies … Read More
South Sudan admitted into East Africa Community
Africa’s newest nation has now become the sixth country member after Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda of the East Africa community (EAC) a regional intergovernmental organization which provides for a … Read More
Confusion in East Africa Over Export Oil Pipeline Route
Months after the Kenyan and Ugandan president reached a deal to have the pipeline go through northern Kenya to the Kenyan coast the pronouncement has been thrown into a spin … Read More
JOGMEC Signs Extension of Joint Survey Agreement Offshore Seychelles
Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC: Minato-ku, Tokyo) through its President: Mr. Keisuke Kuroki has signed an extension to the Joint Survey Agreement for the evaluation of the … Read More
Minimal Funding For Anadarko’s Mozambique LNG project in 2016
Mozambique offshore Area 1 operator Anadarko has said it will allocate just minimal expenditure even as it works towards a final investment decision for its LNG project in 2016 despite … Read More
ENH, SacOil, CPP Conclude $6Bn Mozambique Gas Pipeline Cooperation Agreement
A Cooperation Agreement that will result in the construction of the estimated US$6 billion 2 600km, large-diametre pipeline to transport natural gas from Mozambique’s Rovuma Basin to Gauteng in South … Read More
