Tag: Kenya
Tullow Oil, Kenya Government Committed to First Oil By 2017
The Kenya government and oil explorer Tullow Oil have reaffirmed plans to start product in the Lokichar basin by mid-2017 as planned in a meeting with the CEO and other … Read More
Uganda Allocates Funds For National Petroleum Authority & National Oil Company
The ministry of finance in Uganda has allocated $56.2 million towards Oil, Gas and Mineral Development and institutional and skills development including operationalizing the National Petroleum Authority and establishment of … Read More
Simba Energy to Commence 2D seismic in Kenya’s Block 2A in a fortnight
Kenya’s Block 2A operator Simba Energy has said it will commence the shooting of lines of 2D seismic in the next 7-12 days having already completed the necessary preparations. According … Read More
Public hearings on Somalia Kenya Maritime Delimitation Case Set for September
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will in mid-September commence public hearings in the case concerning Maritime Delimitation in the Indian Ocean (Somalia v. Kenya) with the focus solely on … Read More
Russia Offers Affordable Alternative to Obtain Oil and Gas Training for Students from developing countries
Following the numerous hydrocarbon discoveries in East Africa stakeholders in the industry have had to seek training and capacity building in traditional training hubs for oil and gas mostly in … Read More
Tullow Oil, JV Partners To Drill More Basin Openers, Appraisal Wells in Kenya in Late 2016
Africa Oil has reiterated that the South Lokichar basin could see 2-4 Potential basin-openers in late 2016 and beyond as well as 4-8 Appraisal and exploration drilling targets raising hopes … Read More
Embrace green energy for development, President Kenyatta urges African countries
President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged African countries to embrace low cost green energy for the continent to realize its development goals. Sharing Kenya’s experience and his agenda to light up … Read More
FEATURE: Remote Medical International, Kenya’s Remote Medical Provider for the Oil and Gas Industry
History While oil and gas exploration in Kenya has been ongoing since BP/Shell drilled the first well, Walu-1, in the Lamu Basin six decades ago, various requisite industries have slowed … Read More
Kenya to auction 17 new Oil Exploration Blocks in 2017
The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum has in a gazette notice said it has created an additional 17 new exploration blocks to the existing 46 blocks that had earlier been … Read More