SBC presents proposal for new airport near Uganda Oilfields

SBC – a joint venture between UK company Colas and local company SBI Uganda – has formally presented its proposal for the Kabaale International Airport project to the Ministry of … Read More

OpEd: Early Oil Pilot scheme (EOPS)an enabler, not a replacement for the Full Field Development

by Andrew Kamau, PS Department of Petroleum; Ministry of Energy & Petroleum The last four years have been the most remarkable period in Kenya’s Oil and Gas industry since exploration … Read More

Lobbyists want Kenya’s Early Oil Project Scrutinized

The Kenya Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas (KCSPOG) has questioned the overwhelming government backing of the early oil pilot scheme (EOPS) project a no profit making venture that … Read More

LAPSSET CEO to deliver update on East Africa’s largest infrastructure project at EAOGS 2016

In the upcoming East Africa Oil & Gas Summit (EAOGS), the region’s largest oil and gas conference and exhibition, Mr. Silvester Kasuku, Director General and CEO of Lapsset Corridor Development … Read More

Uganda’s Petrochemical Industrial Park Master Plan to be complete by February 2017

A master plan for the development of the petrochemical industrial park in Hoima, Uganda is expected to be completed by February 2017 according to the country’s Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana … Read More

Kenya will start oil production in March 2017

Following Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta’s directive to expedite exportation of Kenya’s first oil, Tullow Oil Company has confirmed that it will start oil production in March next year. Briefing President … Read More

Uganda’s President visits Chad’s Oil Refinery

President Yoweri Museveni who arrived in the Chadian capital N’Djamena on a two-day official visit during which he will also attend the swearing-in ceremony of President Idriss Deby to his … Read More