Government suspends all land deals in Kenya’s oil rich region

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] All land transactions in the Kerio Valley region where oil exploration is ongoing in Kenya have been suspended till the country’s land commission comes into office. According to … Read More

Uganda parliament clears Tullow Oil of corruption allegations

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Uganda’s parliamentary ad hoc committee investigating allegations of bribery and corruption by Tullow Oil Plc in the country has said it did not find any credible evidence to … Read More

Civicon Kenya secures Tullow Oil contract for roads and airstrips in Turkana

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’]Story by Kenya Broadcasting Corporation – Civicon Engineering Company (part of TransCentury group) has signed a two year deal with British Oil Company Tullow Oil mandated to explore oil … Read More

Swala Energy reports optimism in its Tanzania exploration

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Australian owned Swala Energy Limited has announced that RISC Operations Pty Ltd an independent petroleum advisory firm, have completed their review of the resource potential of the Kito … Read More