Government to push for a consolidated local content legislation

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] The government has announced that it will be shelving proposals to have local content inclusions into the energy and mining bill which are set to be debated in … Read More

Rift Energy Corp. completes 2D Seismic on Kenya’s Block L19

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Rift Energy has announced the completion of its 2D Seismic Program covering 724 line kilometers on Block L19 in Kenya . Preliminary results of the 2D Seismic Program according … Read More

National Oil Corporation to back in Blocks 10BB and 13T

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] The National oil corporation of Kenya will exercise its right to back in 2 blocks in North Western Kenya that have already yielded successful results namely Block 10BB … Read More

Kenya to have the first regional seismic processing center in Nairobi

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] The national oil corporation has announced that it is in the process of setting up the first seismic processing and data visualization center within East and Central Africa. … Read More

First local content convection kicks off in Nairobi

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] The first local content convection began with uniform calls for support for local business players involvement into the oil and gas sector so that they can also benefit … Read More

East African countries advertise bid for lead consultant for crude oil pipeline

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Kenya and Uganda have advertised for a lead consultant that will oversee the feasibility study and initial design for the construction of a 1300 kilometer pipeline from Uganda … Read More

Dolphin Geophysical awarded Seychelles 3D Seismic Survey Contract

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Australian energy company WHL Energy Limited has announced that Ophir Energy plc operator of the jointly held Seychelles exploration blocks, has contracted Dolphin Geophysical to undertake the 1500 … Read More

Kenya’s encounters more oil in Block 10BB

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Ngamia-2 appraisal well in Block 10BB has encountered up to 39 metres of net oil pay and 11 metres of net gas pay according to newest operational update … Read More