Uganda to name refinery operator in 3 months
Uganda will in July name the lead investor and operator for its planned refinery expected to have a maximum output of 40,000 barrels a day. According to Reuters the announcement … Read More
Why lobby group wants National Oil Chairman, MD fired
Kenya’s biggest consumer lobby group the Consumer Federation of Kenya (COFEK) is drumming support from members of the public asking them to sign a petition to the president to dismiss … Read More
East African lawyers attend training in negotiation and transaction agreements in Oil & Gas sector
Experts have warned that the lack of skills when negotiating transactions and drafting agreements with international oil companies in relation to the extractive industry could cost east African countries leaving … Read More
East Africa: the newest LNG frontier
Story by LNG With extraordinary discoveries of natural gas in the Rovuma Basin, East Africa is emerging as a new LNG frontier. The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that Africa … Read More
Uganda refutes delaying oil production
Uganda has said it is only taking the necessary precautionary measures to get out the best from the Uganda’s oil industry but not intentionally delaying production as alleged by Tullow … Read More
Nestlé expects ‘major growth’ in Kenya when oil starts flowing
Story by HowWeMadeitinAfrica Swiss food and beverage multinational Nestlé is expecting “major growth” in the Kenyan market in five years when recent discoveries of oil begin to flow. Nestlé Kenya … Read More
Tanzania Oil and Gas Markets Outlook
Tanzania Oil and Gas Markets Outlook to 2025 provides comprehensive analysis and forecasts of the Tanzania oil and gas market between 2000 and 2025. Covering the entire value chain of … Read More
Swala Energy farms out block 12B, secures funding for multi-well drilling program
Australian oil and gas company Swala Energy Limited has announced the signing of a binding farm-out agreement for a 25% working interest in Block 12B (Kenya) with an international integrated oil and … Read More
Somaliland government and Oil companies discuss ways to accelerate oil exploration
Story by Somaliland press Somaliland government officials led by the Minister of Energy and Minerals Hon. Hussein Abdi Dualeh and the representatives of four international oil companies namely Genel ,DNO,RAK … Read More
Will oil bring promise or peril to the communities of Turkana, Kenya?
Story by Oxfam America Oil companies and Kenyan civil society groups debate the future of the region. How does an oil company engage with communities effectively when these communities have … Read More
