Work starts on Kinangop Wind Farm in Kenya
By Zak Mwangi Aurecon has been appointed as owner’s engineer by the project company, Kinangop Wind Park Ltd (KWP), for the construction phase of the 60.8 megawatt wind farm in … Read More
Tullow Oil loses Uganda’s Ngassa oil field
The Ugandan government has repossessed the Ngassa oilfield from British explorer Tullow Oil after the company failed to keep up with the appraisal schedule and the East African country failed … Read More
Kenya to host its first local content conference in the oil and gas industry
Nairobi will next month host the first conference and exhibition that seeks to stir debate on local content in the upstream oil and gas industry in the Eastern Africa region. … Read More
Kenyan Insurers reap from oil and gas boom
Kenyan underwriters are already gaining from the increased exploration of oil and gas onshore and offshore although there is no single statistic in the industry to indicate just how much … Read More
Sterling Energy announces completion of farm-in to Odewayne Block
Sterling Energy has announced that completion has now occurred under the Farmout Agreement with Jacka Resources Somaliland for the acquisition of an additional 15% interest in the Production Sharing Contract … Read More
Mining Bill 2014 violates human rights, encourages corruption – Lobby Groups
Civil society groups in Kenya have raised a red flag on the proposed Mining Bill 2014 which they say will lead to compulsory acquisitions of land from communities in mining … Read More
Uganda to borrow $145mn for infrastructure upgrade ahead of oil production
The Uganda government has said it will borrow $145 million for revamping infrastructure in the Albertine region part of $320 million to be sought from World Bank’s arm the International … Read More
Madagascar Oil Declares Block 3104 Tsimiroro commercially viable
Madagascar Oil has announced it has determined that the Block 3104 Tsimiroro discovery is a ‘Commercial Discovery’, under the terms of the Production Sharing Contract between OMNIS and Madagascar Oil S.A. (‘PSC’). Declaration of … Read More
Eaton sees $4 billion opportunity in Tanzania’s and Mozambique’s LNG facilities
Power management company Eaton has said there is a opportunity for companies offering electrical solutions for oil and gas to make over $4 billion in the next decade from the … Read More
Hashi Energy converts Petrol car to run on LPG
Hashi Energy limited has announced the introduction of their latest Kenyan assembled innovation car Autogas a petrol driven car that has been converted to run on liquefied petroleum gas. Hashi … Read More