Africa Oil Relinquishes Ethiopia’s South Omo Block
Africa Oil has reported that during the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company elected to relinquish its 15% working interest in the South Omo Block (Ethiopia) at the end of … Read More
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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
Africa Oil Completes farm-out of Kenya, Ethiopia Licenses with Maersk Oil
Africa Oil Corp. has announced that it has entered into a definitive farmout agreement with a Danish oil and gas company Maersk Oil & Gas A/S, owned by the Maersk Group (“Maersk”) whereby Maersk … Read More
Africa Oil withdraws from Ethiopia’s block 7 and 8
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Africa Oil has announced it will be withdrawing from blocks 7 and 8 in the Somali region where it has 30 percent interest together with New age which … Read More
2D seismic in Ethiopia’s Rift basin Area set for Q4
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Africa Oil is set to commence with a 2D seismic program in the Rift Basin Area, located north of the South Omo block in Ethiopia, next quarter. This … Read More
Exploration activity not fuelling conflict in Ethiopia’s Ogaden region – Africa Oil
Africa Oil Statement on Ethiopia Following recent media focus on Africa Oil’s presence in Ethiopia, the company would like to make the following statement to clarify the actual situation on … Read More
Tullow Oil unsuccessful in Ethiopia’s South Omo Block
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Tullow Oil plc has announced that the Shimela-1 well encountered water bearing reservoirs. Shimela-1 in the South Omo Block, onshore Ethiopia, was drilled to test a prospect in … 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