Uganda Readies Three New Basins For Oil and Gas Exploration

The Government of the Republic of Uganda through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development is in the process of getting a consultant to help conduct an impact assessment in … Read More

Swala Energy Raises Up To $120 Million To Fund Burundi Block Acquisition

Swala Oil & Gas (Tanzania) plc has announced it engaged Exotix Partners LLP (Exotix) to place corporate bonds of up to a value of $120 million in order to finance … Read More

Total E&P completes 2D seismic acquisition in DRC’s Block III

Total E&P RDC, operator of DRC’s Block III, has finalized the acquisition of the 2D seismic survey over the northern part of the Block III area according to JV partner SacOil. … Read More

Uganda’s second annual oil & gas convention set for next week

The second annual oil and gas convention organized by the Uganda Chamber of Mines and Petroleum (UCMP) is set to begin next week from April 27-28, 2016 at the Kampala … Read More

Tanzania President meets Total VP Javier Rielo over Crude Oil Pipeline

Total VP Javier Rielo has assured Tanzania’s president Dr. John Maghufuli that the construction of the Uganda to Tanga pipeline will commence soon. Rielo who held talks with the Dr. … Read More

Tanzania Pipeline Route Not A Done Deal – Kenya

Days after Tanzania and Uganda are said to have agreed on a more southern route that would avoid Kenya’s oil rich Lokichar basin the latter’s finance and energy cabinet secretaries … Read More

Nigerian, Australian Companies Dominate Uganda Bids Round

Three of seven firms that have submitted bids for the next round of licensing in Uganda’s licensing round are from Nigeria according to the ministry of energy. Among the companies … Read More

Total Commences 2D Seismic Data Acquisition, Block III, Albertine Graben, DRC

Democratic Republic of Congo Block III operator Total E&P has announced he has commenced with the acquisition of a 2D seismic survey following the granting of a two-year extension to … Read More