KENYA: Upstream & Pipeline Revised Plans Drive Costs to $3.4B

The total gross capital expenditure (capex), which covers both the upstream and the pipeline to First Oil, is expected to increase to $3.4 billion as the KJV revised the previous … Read More

KENYA: KJV Seek Higher Crude Oil Production for Faster Capital Returns

The Kenya Joint Venture comprising of Tullow Oil, Total and Africa Oil seeks to increase the amount of oil produced per day in a “newly redesigned and optimized” plan in … Read More

Kenya Seeks for Expert in South Lokichar blocks Hydrocarbon Audit

The ministry of energy and petroleum (MoEP) through the Kenya Petroleum Technical Assistance Project (KEPTAP) has requested for an expression of interest from firms wishing to undertake a hydrocarbon reserves … Read More

China’s Greatwall Bags Lamu’s Pate 2 Well Drilling Contract

Greatwall Drilling Company Ltd has been contracted to drill Pate 2 well in Zarara Oil and Gas operated Block L4 scheduled to spud later in the year according to sources. … Read More

Breakdown of 2C Oil Resources Increase in South Lokichar Basin

Africa Oil has announced that an independent assessment of the Company’s Contingent Resources in the South Lokichar Basin located in Blocks 10BB and 13T in Kenya has been completed by … Read More

History Of Oil Exploration In Kenya (1950 To 2010)

1950’S – Oil exploration commenced 1960 to 1984 – 16 wells drilled mainly in the Lamu and Anza basins 1981- National Oil was incorporated in 1981 1984 GOK enacted new … Read More

Resource estimates in ‪‎Kenya‬’s South Lokichar basin surpass 1 billion barrels of oil in new adjustment

Africa Oil Corp says that a new independent assessment of the Company’s Contingent Resources in the South Lokichar Basin located in Blocks 10BB and 13T in Kenya has been completed … Read More

Taipan announces update on 220 million barrel Kenyan prospect

Taipan Resources Inc. has announced that BGP has commenced the acquisition of further 2D seismic data on Block 2B, onshore Kenya. The data acquired will be used to finalize the … Read More