Afren completes drilling and coring of wells completion on Madagascar’s Block 1101

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Operator of Block 1101 onshore Madagascar Afren plc  has announce the completion of its drilling and coring operations and the discovery of oil in two boreholes drilled on … Read More

CAMAC Energy to Acquire 3D Seismic Offshore Gambia

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] CAMAC Energy has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, CAMAC Energy Gambia Ltd has awarded a contract for the acquisition of a 3D seismic survey to Polarcus Limited covering approximately … Read More

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