Tanzania’s Kiliwani North Gas Agreement to be Signed in Q3 2015

Production from the Kiliwani North Field could start in 2015 with the Tanzanian authorities having advised that production should start within Q3 2015 now that the main pipeline has been … Read More

Wentworth Resources reports $4.5 million loss as Mnazi Bay Development Continues

Wentworth Resources has reported a $4.5 million loss for the six months ended in June 30th 2015 as second quarter exploration dropped and development capital expenditures increased significantly to $2.31 … Read More

CGG wins Airborne Gravity Gradiometer Survey over Two Areas Onshore Tanzania

Integrated Geoscience Company CGG has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Tanzanian Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) to acquire high-resolution gravity gradiometry and aeromagnetic data over two onshore … Read More

New petroleum producers survey policy options in wake of oil price slump

Countries seeking to develop newly-discovered petroleum resources are facing a fall in global oil prices, with competition from the ‘shale gas revolution’ in the United States, as well as renewable energy … Read More

Wentworth Resources Estimates $3.5m in Tanzania Monthly Gas Sales

Wentworth Resources says it estimates that monthly gas sales in Tanzania into new government owned pipeline Q3 2015 could reach an estimated $3.5m monthly. Initially Mnazi Bay will be the … Read More

Mtwara to Dar es Salaam pipeline now complete, first gas delivery expected in July 2015

East Africa-focused oil & gas company has announced that the construction of the Government owned and operated Mtwara to Dar es Salaam pipeline is now 100% complete and the two … Read More

Statoil makes eighth natural gas discovery in Block 2 offshore Tanzania

Statoil has announced that the Mdalasini-1 exploration well has resulted in a new natural gas discovery offshore Tanzania encountering an additional 1.0-1.8 trillion cubic feet (tcf*) of natural gas in … Read More

Solo acquires Kiliwani North Development Licence in Tanzania

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Solo has announced it has now signed the Asset Purchase Agreement with Aminex plc for the first 6.5% interest in the Kiliwani North Development Licence (KNDL) at a … Read More

Mtwara to Dar Es Salaam Gas Pipeline Project update

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Source: Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation a) Completion and the commissioning of treatment plants natural gas – February 2015; b) Construction of Valve Stations 16 required for the entire pipeline … Read More