Aminex receives deferral of a two well drilling commitment on the Nyuni Area PSA in Tanzania

Aminex  has notified shareholders that the Tanzanian authorities have agreed to the deferral of a two well drilling commitment on the Nyuni Area PSA, which was due to be completed … Read More

7th East African Petroleum Conference and Exhibition kicks off in Rwanda

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Rwanda, Rt. Hon. Anastase Murekezi officiated the 7th East African Petroleum Conference and Exhibition (EAPCE’15) that opened its doors on 4th March 2015 … Read More

Wentworth Resources gets $5.6m credit facility to finance ongoing Mnazi Bay Concession development

Wentworth Resources has announced that the Company has subsequently drawn an amount of $5.6 million on an existing $20 million credit facility with a Tanzania-based bank, TIB Development Bank Limited. … Read More

Aberdeen University to help develop oil and gas education in Tanzania

Aberdeen University has been awarded a £1.4million grant to help develop oil and gas education in East Africa. The grant will be split with Dar es Salaam University in Tanzania … Read More

Oil & Gas explorers need to rethink their capex on exploration activity in Africa – PWC

Oil & gas explorers must rethink their capital expenditure on exploration activity across the African continent in the wake of the significant drop in the global oil price, according to … Read More

Talks between Afren and SEPLAT Petroleum Development Company fail

On 22 December 2014, Afren plc announced that it had received a highly preliminary approach from SEPLAT Petroleum Development Company plc (Seplat) regarding a possible combination with Afren. Seplat was … Read More