Overview of Uganda’s 60,000 Barrel Refinery Project
The refinery project is the child of the National Oil and Gas Policy (2008) for Uganda (objective 4) which seeks to promote valuable utilisation of the country’s oil and gas … Read More
China Offers Tanzanians Post-Graduate Scholarships in Oil & Gas
China has announced it will offer twenty two students post graduate scholarships in the fields of oil and gas in the one of China’s best Oil and Gas Universities – … Read More
Genel Energy to Acquire 2D seismic in Somaliland’s Odewayne, SL- 10B/13 licences
Odewayne and SL-10B/13 block operator Genel energy has said the acquisition of 2D seismic data onshore Somaliland is proposed for 2016. The acquisition according to Genel has resulted from a … Read More
‘The Connect’ Networking Event Set For 10th March in Nairobi
Players in the energy and related sectors will Thursday meet in Nairobi for a discussion and networking forum in a meeting that is expected to bring ideas and potential uses of energy in … Read More
Schlumberger Introduces AxeBlade Ridged Diamond Element Bit
Smith Bits, a Schlumberger company, has announced the release of the AxeBlade* ridged diamond element bit, which incorporates new-geometry Axe* ridged diamond elements across the bit face. AxeBlade bits improve … Read More
Nigerian, Australian Companies Dominate Uganda Bids Round
Three of seven firms that have submitted bids for the next round of licensing in Uganda’s licensing round are from Nigeria according to the ministry of energy. Among the companies … Read More
South Sudan admitted into East Africa Community
Africa’s newest nation has now become the sixth country member after Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda of the East Africa community (EAC) a regional intergovernmental organization which provides for a … Read More
First Turbine Shipment for Lake Turkana Wind Power project arrives in Mombasa Port
The first shipment of Vestas turbines for the 310 megawatt (MW) Lake Turkana Wind Power project has arrived in the Port of Mombasa. The turbines are the first of 365 … Read More
Confusion in East Africa Over Export Oil Pipeline Route
Months after the Kenyan and Ugandan president reached a deal to have the pipeline go through northern Kenya to the Kenyan coast the pronouncement has been thrown into a spin … Read More
JOGMEC Signs Extension of Joint Survey Agreement Offshore Seychelles
Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC: Minato-ku, Tokyo) through its President: Mr. Keisuke Kuroki has signed an extension to the Joint Survey Agreement for the evaluation of the … Read More
