Tullow Oil denies oil discovery reports in Ethiopia
British explorer that is carrying works in the South Omo zone has denied reports by US based website Energy and Capital that it had discovered oil in the zone. Tullow … Read More
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East Africa lacks extractive industry taxation capacity
Article courtesy of OxfamAmerica Dr. Prosper Ngowi Dr. Prosper Ngowi, an economics professor from Tanzania, said that Tanzania has lost a lot of revenue from the gold sector because of … Read More
Taipan Resources: Hunting Elephants in Kenya
Story by MarketWatch The East African Rift Basin system is one of the last of the great rift basins to be explored. It was only in 2012 that Tullow and … Read More
Scottish firms eye East African Oil and Gas sector
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] 15 firms have visited Kenya on a fact finding mission oh how the region is prepared for the oil and gas boom and to discover opportunities in the … Read More
Infrastructure projects Uganda must undertake for quick oil production
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Amid accusations from British explorer firm Tullow Oil that Uganda was dragging its feet in relation to becoming an oil producer the government is said to be pulling … Read More
Simba Energy announces further 2D seismic work in Kenya
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Simba Energy has granted permission to Taipan Resources Inc. (“Taipan”) operator of Block 2B in Kenya, to carry out 2-D seismic in an area located in the southwest … Read More
Swala Energy commits to Tanzania Exploration
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Swala Energy, through its 65% owned subsidiary Swala Oil & Gas (Tanzania) says it has informed the Tanzanian Petroleum Development Corporation (“TPDC’) that it has committed to entering the second 2-Year exploration phase of … Read More
Tullow Oil sets eyes on Western Kenya’s Nyakach district
British explorer Tullow Oil has said it is to start 2D seismic surveys in Nyanza province’s Kisumu County where it believes has potential for oil. The survey is part of … Read More
Apache departs from PSC with Pancontinental in Kenya’s Block L8
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Apache has opted out from the production sharing agreement (PSC) with Pancontinental Oil and Gas of Kenya’s offshore Block L8 saying it will not participate in any further … Read More
KK Oil and Gas to train more Kenyans in sector
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] KK Oil and Gas will train oil workers in Kenya following a deal with Canadian firm LearnCorp enabling employees to oil firms get the International Association of Drilling … Read More