Insecurity, Political issues continue to haunt exploration in Puntland, Somalia

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Insecurity continues to paralyze oil and exploration in Puntland with many companies holding back activities until a solution is sought. Just recently Horn Petroleum which holds licenses Puntland’s … Read More

Toyota Tshusho named oil pipeline lead consultant

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Toyota Tshusho Engineering Corporation will design and carry out a feasibility study for the construction of a crude pipeline between Hoima to the Kenyan coast after the company … Read More

Badada-1 well likely to delay as court injunction halts operations in Kenya’s Block 2B

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Taipan Resources  has announced that the Company’s wholly-owned Kenya-based subsidiary, Lion Petroleum Inc. has received a formal notice from the High Court of Kenya of a temporary injunction … Read More

Halliburton offers $35 billion for Baker Hughes

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Energy industry products and services provider Halliburton and leading supplier of oilfield services, products, technology and systems Baker Hughes have announced a definitive agreement under which Halliburton will acquire … Read More

Tullow Oil To Start Offering Vocational Training Scholarships Beginning 2015

Tullow Kenya will starting next year expand its annual Tullow Group scholarship scheme (TGSS)to cover vocational training, in a move that will see over a 1000 Kenyans get opportunities to … Read More

Tullow Oil, Africa Oil receive 1 year extension in block 10BB, 13T

The Kenyan government has approved extension of the exploration license in blocks 10BB and 13T by one year following delays in acquisition of 3D seismic. Following the approval exploration periods … Read More