Erin Energy CEO Resigns
Erin Energy Corporation has announced that Segun Omidele has resigned as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board, effective February 22, 2017. Mr. Omidele’s resignation was accepted by the Board … Read More
Swala Oil & Gas Hints 12 month License Extension in Tanzania’s Kilosa Kilombero
Swala Oil & Gas (Tanzania) plc has announced that it has received a 12 month extension from the Ministry of Energy and Mines at the Kilosa Kilombero license although with … Read More
Soma Oil and Gas Director Appointed Somalia Prime Minister
Somalia’s new president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has appointed Executive Director for Africa at Soma Oil and Gas Hassan Khaire as the country’s new prime minister. The British explorer in an … 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
Shell To Commence Frontier Seeps Survey in Blocks L10A, L10B Offshore Kenya
Shell/BG Kenya have awarded Fugro a contract for the execution of a seabed survey to detect natural leakages of hydrocarbons in their operated blocks in Kenya namely block L10A and L10B. The … Read More
Oil and Gas to employ 160,000 Ugandans during peak construction phase
The oil and gas industry will indirectly employ up to 160,000 Ugandans during the development phase peak including 13000 direct jobs according to the petroleum directorate. Speaking during the Stanbic Uganda … Read More
Key energy leaders to explore investment as the key to unlocking Africa’s untapped potential
Leading figures within the African energy scene will convene at the 9th Annual Africa Energy Indaba, the World Energy Council’s annual African regional meeting, to discuss how best to unlock … Read More
Bowmans grows African Oil & Gas offering with key partner appointment
Leading pan-African law firm, Bowmans, has appointed London-based lawyer, Nicolas Bonnefoy, as a partner in its Oil & Gas Sector Group. Bonnefoy is an oil & gas and mining project lawyer with an exclusive … Read More
Solo Oil raises £2M to fund Tanzania’s Ntorya 2 well testing
Solo Oil has announced that the company has raised £2,000,000 (before expenses) through a Company sponsored placing. The net proceeds from the Placing will be used to fund the Company’s share of … 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
