Madagascar Oil requests 2 year extension for Madagascar Exploration Blocks

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Madagascar Oil has announced that following discussions held at the Executive Committee meeting regarding Blocks 3105, 3106 and 3107 on 9 December 2014, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, … Read More

Total appoints new Africa division head as it restructures Exploration & Production Branch

French multinational integrated oil and gas company Total has announced that starting January 1st 2015, the Exploration and Production Branch of Total will be restructured with five geographical divisions, an … Read More

Taipan Resources awards drilling contracts for Badada-1 well in Kenya’s Block 2B

Block operator in Block 2B Taipan Resources has announced that together with other joint-venture partners, have executed a contract with Greatwall for the GW-190 land rig and have also contracted … Read More

DFID-Kenya to support engagement of communities, oil companies and NGOs in Turkana, Kenya

The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID-Kenya) has said it is committed to Turkana County Government that it will support engagement of communities, with oil companies and NGOs, for local … Read More

India and Mozambique Government MoU to Enhance Cooperation in Oil and Gas field

Indian minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan and Mozambique Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Mr. Oldemiro Julio Marques Baloi recently signed a memorandum on cooperation … Read More

South Africa, Mozambique Governments Sign Agreement to Evaluate Viability of a Gas pipeline

South Africa’s Public Investment Corporation SOC Limited (SacOil) and the Instituto de Gestão das Participações do Estado (“IGEPE”) in Mozambique (have signed a Joint Development Agreement to evaluate the technical … Read More

ERHC retains Deloitte as strategic advisor on its assets in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa oil and gas explorer ERHC Energy   has announced it has retained the services of Deloitte Corporate Finance LLC (DCF) to advise on the Company’s oil assets in the … Read More

Dolphin announces new 3D streamer acquisition technology purchase from WesternGeco

Dolphin has purchased the proven WesternGeco Q-Marine* point-receiver marine seismic system for the Polar Empress following the previous announcement that a selection of next generation streamer technology would be made … Read More

ExxonMobil’s outlook for energy sees global demand fuelled by increase in consumption by developing nations

Significant growth in the global middle class, expansion of emerging economies and an additional 2 billion people in the world will contribute to a 35 percent increase in energy demand … Read More