Kenya government urges collaboration at upcoming oil and gas summit

Delegates from 28 countries now confirmed to attend EAOGS 2016 In a letter signed by Principal Secretary Andrew N. Kamau, the Kenyan Ministry of Energy & Petroleum has urged “East … Read More

Tullow Oil, JV Partners Approve FID for the Early Oil Pilot Scheme in Kenya

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta today received a progress report on the planned Early Oil Pilot Scheme presented at State House, Nairobi, by the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum and the … Read More

East Africa nations race to become region’s first oil exporter

Significant onshore oil discoveries in Uganda and Kenya and offshore gas discoveries in Tanzania and Mozambique have made East Africa a subject of intense interest among the global energy industry.  … Read More

Kenya will start oil production in March 2017

Following Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta’s directive to expedite exportation of Kenya’s first oil, Tullow Oil Company has confirmed that it will start oil production in March next year. Briefing President … Read More

Billionaire investors meet President, seek to pump cash into energy

Kenya is a model investment destination and a model for the rest of Africa, Sir Richard Branson, founder and CEO of the Virgin Group, declared earlier today. The comments came … Read More

Embrace green energy for development, President Kenyatta urges African countries

President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged African countries to embrace low cost green energy for the continent to realize its development goals. Sharing Kenya’s experience and his agenda to light up … Read More

Hoima-Tanga Route A Done Deal for East Africa Oil Export Pipeline – Source

Technical teams examining the most cost effective route for an export pipeline for Uganda’s 6 billion barrels of oil are said to have settled on the most southern route through Tanzania’s … Read More