Horn Petroleum rebrands to Africa Energy, hires additional management

Horn Petroleum Corporation has announced that it has invoked a new corporate strategy to take advantage of the current downturn in oil prices and intends to aggressively pursue onshore and shallow-water … Read More

Security in Africa: Structural challenges are reaching crisis point

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] The latest report from Think Security assesses changes in Africa’s security situation between 2013 and 2014 in three main categories: (1) Challenges impacting the national chain of command, … Read More

CAMAC Energy terminates contract for drillship Energy Searcher

CAMAC Energy has announced it has terminated its contract with Northern Offshore International Drilling Company Ltd. for the drillship Energy Searcher. CAMAC says it notified Northern on January 7, 2015 that … Read More

CAMAC Energy Announces Additional Drilling Rig for Offshore Nigeria

CAMAC Energy has reported that it has signed a contract with a subsidiary of Transocean Ltd. for the provision of the semi-submersible drilling unit Sedco Express for drilling and completion activities offshore … Read More

Afren corruption investigation report expected in mid-October

Afren an independent oil & gas company listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, with a diversified portfolio of production, development and exploration assets in 10 African … Read More

CAMAC Energy Closes $100 Million Credit Facility from Zenith bank

CAMAC Energy has announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, CAMAC Petroleum Limited, has entered into a credit facility with Zenith Bank Plc for a five-year senior secured term loan providing … Read More

Tullow Oil awards a third of its global scholarships to Kenya

Tullow Oil has awarded 30 Kenyan post graduate students scholarships to various universities in the United Kingdom and Europe. The scholarships are part of the Tullow Group Scholarship Scheme that … Read More

Simba Energy raises funds for exploration in Kenya and Guinea

Simba Energy has announced the closure of second and final tranche of the Private Placement which is expected to raise USD $2.97 million. This is the second private placement after the … Read More