Simba Energy to drill well in Kenya’s Block 2A in Q4 2016
Canadian oil and gas explorer Simba Energy has said it expects to commence drilling operations in Kenya’s Block 2A (Wajir County) situated in the Anza and Mandera basin in the … Read More
New U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Rules To Improve Transparency, Accountability – KCSPOG
The Kenya Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas (KCSPOG) has welcomed the adoption of the new rules for resource extraction companies by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) … Read More
Edgo Opens Services Center, to open office in Mozambique
Edgo has announced that it has further bolstered its presence in sub-Saharan Africa with the expansion of the Group’s operations into Mozambique. Edgo Services Center targets over 75 trillion cubic … Read More
Morendat Centre Of Excellence To Provide Oil & Gas Courses To Meet Region’s Skills Shortage
The Kenya Pipeline Company’s (KPC) Morendat Centre of Excellence is set to provide technical courses in oil and gas as the country grapples with skills shortage ahead of the development … Read More
Zarara Oil and Gas to spud in Block L4 by June 2017
Zarara Oil and Gas which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Midway Resources International (MRI) will be spudding in Block L4 by end of the first half n 2017 having postponed … Read More
2nd Bidding Round For Geologic And Geophyisical Data Acquisition In Mozambique Extended
The National Petroleum Institute (INP), an institution under guardianship of the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy has announced the extension of the 2nd Tender for acquisition of Geological and … Read More
Aquion Energy & SolarAfrica Deliver Sustainable Off-Grid Solar Power System at Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya
Aquion Energy manufacturer of Aqueous Hybrid Ion batteries and energy storage systems, and SolarAfrica, a leading African Solar Energy Services Company has announced a newly installed off-grid microgrid at the Loisaba … Read More
Maryjane Mwangi Takes Over At NOCK As Sumayya Signs Out
Maryjane Mwangi is the acting Chief Executive Officer of National Oil Corporation of Kenya Limited after Sumayya Hassan-Athmani proceeded on terminal leave ahead of her contract expiry in March 2017 OilNews … Read More
Fact or fiction: harmonizing and unifying legal principles of local content requirements
Source: Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law Volume 34, Issue 3, 2016 pages 337-360 By Berryl Claire Asiago Abstract The ambition to develop oil and gas activities continues to determine … Read More