Shell Unlucky in Tanzania’s Blocks 1 and 4 Offshore Drilling
Block 1 and 4 operator shell failed to encounter any hydrocarbons at the Kitatange-1 well in Block 1 and Bunju-1 well in Block 4 both in Tanzania. According to Shell, … Read More
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Shell, JV Partners gear up to commence drilling programme in Tanzania
Shell and its joint venture partners, Pavilion Energy and Ophir Energy have announced the start of its drilling programme covering two wells in Block 1 and 4, located in the … Read More
Shell to Commence Exploration Drilling In Tanzania’s Blocks 1 and 4
Shell will in the coming weeks re-commence exploration drilling in Blocks 1 and 4 and a 2 well programme has already been agreed on at a cost of $20M according … Read More
ONGC Videsh Sponsors Mozambique, South Sudan students to Study in India
A delegation of five students from Mozambique arrived recently in Delhi under the CSR initiative of ONGC Videsh to pursue a 5 year B. E. program in Petroleum Engineering at … Read More
BG Group opens 2016 Post-Graduate Scholarships for Tanzania
The annual BG Group scholarship that offers 10 scholarships each year to Tanzanian graduates to study for Masters of Science degrees for Geoscience and Engineering in UK universities has opened … Read More
Rhino Resources Acquires two offshore blocks in East Africa
Rhino Resources has announced it has expanded its African footprint with the recent acquisition of two offshore blocks in East Africa in the Comoros territorial waters. The two offshore blocks … Read More
Tanzania to spend $6 million to acquire Lindi’s LNG terminal land
The Tanzanian government has said it plans to spend $6 million in the fiscal year 2015/16 of acquire land for the construction of a liquefied natural gas terminal raising hopes … Read More
Shell set to make a major comeback in East Africa with acquisition of BG Group
The announced offer of acquisition of the BG Group by Royal Dutch Shell in a deal expected to be in excess of $70 billion could several blocks offshore East Africa … Read More
Sudan to drill 253 wells in 2015 to boost ailing economy
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Sudan’s Minister for Oil Makawi Mohamed Awad has said his ministry plans to drill 253 wells next year as the country boosts its oil and gas reserves and … Read More
Ophir Energy discovers 1.03TCF of gas in Tanzania’s Kamba and Fulusi prospects
Ophir Energy has announced Kamba-1 well in Block 4 has resulted in gas discoveries of 1.03TCF in the Kamba and Fulusi prospects. The well was drilled by the Deepsea Metro … Read More