Kenya’s senate wants proposed refinery site changed
Kenyan senators have voiced their opposition on the proposed oil refinery site in Isiolo saying it should be located at any county bordering the sea. The former government had come … Read More
Tag: Ethiopia
Tullow Oil denies oil discovery reports in Ethiopia
British explorer that is carrying works in the South Omo zone has denied reports by US based website Energy and Capital that it had discovered oil in the zone. Tullow … Read More
East Africa next investment attraction exploration and production companies
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] 3 East African countries Kenya, Mozambique and Tanzania are set to be the next attraction for the exploration and production companies following recent mineral finds and infrastructure projects. … Read More
‘Humanitarian Crisis’ for Ogaden Living Near Ethiopia’s Oil Fields
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Story by Inter Press Service News Agency New allegations of scorched earth evictions of the Ogaden people have raised concerns that a lack of benefit sharing could escalate … Read More
Tullow Oil to educate 100 Africans on Oil and Gas
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Tullow Oil has announced that it is now receiving scholarship applications from interested students in the oil and gas sectors in seven African countries it operates. Among countries … Read More
Tullow Oil to start mobilization to Ethiopia’s Chew Bahir
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Story by The Reporter The British Oil company that is prospecting for oil in Southern Ethiopia, Tullow Oil, is to start mobilization to Chew Bair basin at the … Read More
East African oil wells among explorations to watch out for in 2014
The fact that a 40% drilling success rate marks out 2013 as one of BP’s best years for exploration in decades reflects the kind of glass-half-full attitude hardy oil investors must … Read More
Challenges Kenya, Uganda face in oil production
The East African region is now focus of the world as it joins the league of oil producing countries with over 1.6 billion barrels discovered in Uganda and Kenya with … Read More
Africa Oil abandons dry wells in Kenya, Ethiopia
Canadian explorer Africa Oil has been forced to abandon drilling at one of its wells in Marsabit County and another in Ethiopia after failing to encounter any traces of oil … Read More
Tullow hits dry well Ethiopia’s Tultule-1
Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announces that the Tultule-1 wildcat well in the South Omo block onshore Ethiopia, has reached a total depth of 2,101 metres and will be plugged and abandoned … Read More
