Conference On The Role Of Academia In East Africa’s Extractive Sector Kicks off at Strathmore University

Strathmore University will host academia, government, civil society and players in the private sector nationally and regionally today  to discuss explore how the oil and gas industry can form partnerships … Read More

Lobby Groups in Uganda Push For More Transparency in Oil Sector

Three lobbying groups namely Global Rights Alert, ActionAid Uganda and Transparency International have kick started an online petition to push for transparency from the Uganda government and international oil companies. … Read More

United States Eyes Kenya’s Energy Deals Worth $14 – $18 Billion

The United States is hoping to invest in the nascent oil and gas sector in Kenya including an export pipeline expected to transport crude oil from the Lokichar basin to … Read More

Tullow Oil To Keep-off 3 World Heritage Sites in its Northern Kenya Acreage

Tullow Oil has said it will not drill in three world heritage sites in Northern Kenya that form potential areas of operation as part of the Group’s ongoing commitment to … Read More

Norway and Kenya to cooperate in Oil for Development Programme

The Norwegian Government has approved an agreement with Kenya on cooperation within the Oil for Development programme with the aim of building capacity and resource management skills in the public sector … Read More

Fiscal revisions may unlock Sub-Sahara Africa’s 48 billion barrels of discovered oil

Wood Mackenzie asserts that the oil price crash has accelerated the need for fiscal adjustments, as Sub Sahara African governments prepare to weather significant reductions in vital tax revenue. With … Read More

Development Stage A Massive Logistics Exercise – Summaya Athmani

National Oil Corporation Managing Director Sumayya Athmani is asking local companies in the logistics field to prepare for the development stage so that they should not lose out from the … Read More

Underwriting Africa launches in Nairobi with products targeting upstream sector

East Africa has its first boutique Insurance Intermediary Company set up to provide niche and specialist insurance solutions to oil and gas exploration firms and their contractors. Underwriting Africa whose … Read More