XCMG Opens Africa’s First Direct Spare Parts Center in Nairobi

China’s multinational heavy machinery manufacturing company XCMG has opened its first direct regional spare parts center in Nairobi, Kenya to serve business in East Africa. The Center is a collaboration with TISCO Construction … Read More

African Oil and Gas and the Quest for Prosperity – A review of the book “BIG BARRELS”

Book Review by Funke Michaels, Curator, ReadAFRICA.global BIG BARRELS has arrived very late. For many like myself, who struggled with the scarcity of positive Africa-specific case studies at business school; … Read More

Need to Insure Upstream Sector Against Terrorism, Political Violence in East Africa – AON Kenya

Trends over the past years show that oil and gas infrastructure has been one of the most targeted businesses sectors globally thus a more urgent need for regional players to … Read More

Prestigious Upstream Oil And Gas Awards Launched

Leading figures in the upstream oil and gas value chain are giving their full support to The Upstream Oil and Gas Awards, a prestigious new national celebration of achievement and … Read More

OGMA Exhibition & Conference to Highlight Growth Opportunities in East Africa

While opportunities are emerging in East Africa as a result of the region’s strong economic performance and billions of dollars in investment into its oil and gas, petrochemicals, and mining … Read More

Cargolux eyes Uganda and Mozambique Markets

Luxembourg based Cargo Haulier Cargolux Airlines has indicated it might be looking into tapping from the increased activity in the oil and gas sector in East Africa with focus on … Read More

MFRI forms a Consortium with Logstor to bid the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Project

Global leader in pre-insulated piping and leak detection systems for oil and gas MFRI, has announced that its Perma-Pipe subsidiary has formed a consortium with Danish company Logstor to bid the … Read More

Cargostore to open DNV offshore operations in Africa

Global shipping container provider, Cargostore Worldwide Trading Ltd is to develop its DNV offshore operations on the African continent with Kenya a likely base for operations. Although no location has been decided … Read More