Kenya Business Guide Launches Oil Sector Brief

The Kenya Business Guide has launched its second Sector Brief on Oil at the Kenya Extractives Policy Dialogue event which was hosted by the Strathmore University Extractives Industry Centre and … Read More

Petroleum Ministry Wants Petroleum Bill 2017 Passed in 2 Months

The ministry of petroleum and mining wants the Petroleum (Exploration, Development & Production) Bill 2017 passed by May according to new cabinet secretary John Munyes. Speaking at the ongoing annual … Read More

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

National Oil to Commence 2D Seismic in Kenya’s Block 14T in October

Block 14T operator the state owned National Oil Corporation of Kenya is set to commence 2D seismic in October with scouting activity on where to set up camp already ongoing. … Read More

Uganda to Hold London Road Show to Promote First licensing Round

The Minister for Energy and Mineral Development Hon. Eng. Irene Muloni has said Uganda will be holding a licensing round road show which will be held at the Montcalm Shoreditch … Read More

Kenya’s oil and gas regulator to fly out trainees under its upstream training programme

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] National Oil has unveiled a human resource capacity development programme for the emerging upstream oil and gas sector. The first group of 34 management trainees has already been … Read More

National Oil to start 3D seismic in Kenya’s Block 14T

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] National Oil Corporation the operator of Block 14T will start the acquisition of 100 square kilometers in the northern basin after the integration of data acquired in a … Read More

Nock, Shell among Oil marketers’ guilty of mixing products

Major oil companies including government owned National Oil Corporation (Nock) are among 16 rogue marketers penalized by the energy regulatory commission. The other major oil companies include multinational oil giant … Read More