ABA 2015 Africa Forum Opens in Nairobi
The 2015 Africa Forum has opened in Nairobi with focus on legal policy and frameworks surrounding the energy and extractive industries in Africa with a focus on East Africa. According … Read More
Tag: South Sudan
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
Sudan to drill 253 wells in 2015 to boost ailing economy
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Sudan’s Minister for Oil Makawi Mohamed Awad has said his ministry plans to drill 253 wells next year as the country boosts its oil and gas reserves and … Read More
Drilling in Kenya’s Block 11A to begin within 12-16 months
Block 11A partner Houston based ERHC has announced that together with the block operator CEPSA Kenya Limited (a wholly owned affiliate of Compañía Española de Petróleos, S.A.U. (CEPSA) it plans … Read More
Toyota Tshusho named oil pipeline lead consultant
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Toyota Tshusho Engineering Corporation will design and carry out a feasibility study for the construction of a crude pipeline between Hoima to the Kenyan coast after the company … Read More
ERHC Energy Confirms Leads in Kenya Block 11A
ERHC has announced that ongoing interpretation of 2D seismic data on Kenya Block 11A reveals the presence of several viable leads, some with closures of up to 20 square kilometers. … Read More
3rd East Africa Oil & Gas Summit & Exhibition set to kick off in Nairobi next week
The 3rd East Africa Oil & Gas Summit & Exhibition to be held next week is set to welcome 3000 international delegates, exhibitors and trade visitors to Nairobi this October … Read More
African oil & energy sector fuelling global investor growth – DHL
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] While Oil and Gas activity in West Africa is nothing new, it is the activity in East Africa which is creating a stir amongst exploration companies and of … Read More
Three years in, is South Sudan’s oil driving its crisis?
Original story globalwitness.org On the third anniversary of its independence, South Sudan looks like it is sliding into a dangerous cycle of oil-backed debt. The new budget, announced last week, signaled … Read More
East African crude oil pipeline project attracts five designs
The East African crude oil pipeline project has received five bids from a consortium of six companies for the project that is being undertaken by Kenya, Uganda and Southern Sudan. … Read More