{"id":5128,"date":"2016-09-06T10:34:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T10:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/?p=5128"},"modified":"2017-01-24T19:14:44","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T19:14:44","slug":"east-africa-nations-race-to-become-regions-first-oil-exporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/east-africa-nations-race-to-become-regions-first-oil-exporter\/","title":{"rendered":"East Africa nations race to become region\u2019s first oil exporter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Significant onshore oil discoveries in Uganda and Kenya and offshore gas discoveries in Tanzania and Mozambique have made East Africa a subject of intense interest among the global energy industry.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The speed at which governments in East Africa are developing hydrocarbon reserves is a clear indication of their will to cement the region\u2019s reputation as the new hotspot in hydrocarbon exploration and production.<\/p>\n

Just last week, Tanzanian President John Magufuli ordered that exploitation of natural gas begin as a matter of urgency, whilst Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta announced that the government has brought forward the country\u2019s oil production deadline by two years and \u2018set a path\u2019 that will enable the country to become a major producer and exporter by 2019.<\/p>\n

Tullow Oil will now send the country’s first barrels of oil to the market in March 2017, with exports expected soon after.<\/p>\n

Hon. Charles Keter, Cabinet Secretary of Kenya\u2019s Ministry of Energy and Petroleum is expected to expand on Kenya\u2019s extraction and transportation plans during his keynote speech at the East Africa Oil & Gas Summit & Exhibition (EAOGS) in Nairobi on 16 November<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Hosted for the fourth time by the Kenyan Ministry of Energy & Petroleum, EAOGS is where government delegations, international oil companies, suppliers to the industry and investors from across the world come together to examine the hugely significant opportunities in the region.<\/p>\n

Key topics being tackled in 2016 include: progress being made in the Rift Valley, Uganda and Indian Ocean; real world innovations in offshore production technology and supply chain management; legal, institutional and regulatory challenges facing the industry; and environmental and safety concerns.<\/p>\n

Other experts confirmed to speak alongside Keter include: Hajatiana Rasolomanana, Director General of Hydrocarbons, Ministry of Energy & Hydrocarbons, Madagascar; Keith Hill, CEO, Africa Oil Corp.; Ebbie Haan, Oil Chief Growth Officer, Maersk; Toks Azeez, Business Development Director, Baker Hughes; and Richard Kiplagat, COO, Africa Practice.<\/p>\n

Participants will enjoy free entry into the international exhibition where the likes of Bell Geospace, Blackwood Hodge, Palisade Europe and Vasler Oil & Gas will be showcasing the latest innovative products and services available to the industry.<\/p>\n

EAOGS 2016 will be hosted at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre from 15-17 November 2016<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Significant onshore oil discoveries in Uganda and Kenya and offshore gas discoveries in Tanzania and Mozambique have made East Africa a subject of intense interest among the global energy industry.\u00a0 … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":2262,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[12,11],"tags":[74,5118,217,227,5119,671,5110,4099,4722,4609,5111,5114,5109,1249,1252,5113,1470,1476,4610,1589,1696,1806,5120,2082,5115,5117,2218,5112,2466,2499,5116,2615,5121],"class_list":["post-5128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-top-news","tag-africa-oil-corp","tag-africa-practice","tag-baker-hughes","tag-bell-geospace","tag-blackwood-hodge","tag-east-africa","tag-east-africa-oil-gas-summit-exhibition","tag-ebbie-haan","tag-environmental","tag-hajatiana-rasolomanana","tag-innovations","tag-institutional","tag-john-magufuli","tag-keith-hill","tag-kenya","tag-legal","tag-madagascar","tag-maersk","tag-ministry-of-energy-hydrocarbons","tag-ministry-of-energy-and-petroleum","tag-natural-gas","tag-offshore","tag-palisade-europe","tag-production","tag-regulatory-challenges","tag-richard-kiplagat","tag-safety","tag-supply-chain-management","tag-tanzania","tag-technology","tag-toks-azeez","tag-uhuru-kenyatta","tag-vasler-oil-gas","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/land-drill-rig.jpg?fit=1200%2C798&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5JWkQ-1kI","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4791,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/kenyas-energy-petroleum-cs-key-speaker-at-east-africa-oil-gas-summit\/","url_meta":{"origin":5128,"position":0},"title":"Kenya\u2019s Energy & Petroleum CS Key Speaker at 4th East Africa Oil & Gas Summit","author":"","date":"June 29, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Register\u00a0using the Code \"EAOGS400\" to save $400 Hon Charles Keter, Cabinet Secretary of the Ministry of Energy & Petroleum in Kenya is set to present a keynote address at the opening ceremony of the East Africa Oil & Gas Summit (EAOGS), the largest exhibition and conference dedicated to expanding the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Events"","block_context":{"text":"Events","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/events\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3rd-EAOGS.jpg?fit=599%2C400&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3rd-EAOGS.jpg?fit=599%2C400&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3rd-EAOGS.jpg?fit=599%2C400&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1980,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/kenya-could-beat-mozambique-tanzania-for-upstream-investment-in-east-africa-globaldata-analyst\/","url_meta":{"origin":5128,"position":1},"title":"Kenya could beat Mozambique, Tanzania for Upstream Investment in East Africa – GlobalData Analyst","author":"Samuel Kamau Mbote","date":"October 30, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Kenya will need to focus on providing a competitive and stable fiscal environment if it is to fully exploit its offshore gas industry and attract investors ahead of Mozambique and Tanzania, says an analyst with research and consulting firm GlobalData. 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