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The Cabinet Secretary for Petroleum and Mining John Munyes has issued demand notices and notices of termination to six production sharing contracts in a Kenya Gazette notice dated 10th September … Read More
Upstream activity in Kenya is expected to re-surge after hitting a low in 2016 in the backdrop of low oil prices that shut down offshore activity and left the onshore … Read More
A report by Oxfam dubbed The Use of Tax Havens in the Ownership of Kenyan Petroleum Rights shows that all but five companies that hold petroleum exploration rights have at … Read More
2016 has been a rather hard year for the upstream sector globally which has led to job cuts, trimming of operations, lack of ready finance as investors seek faster returns … Read More
Rift Energy has said it is ready to go ahead with drilling of its first well in Block L19 with pre-drilling works now complete. The company says it has identified … Read More
The Government of Uganda (GOU) through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has issued the bidding document to the 16 Qualified Applicants which were successful following the evaluation of … Read More
The government of Uganda has announced that it has concluded the evaluation of Applications for Qualification from the 17 firms that submitted the Applications following a successful First Licensing Round … Read More
Houston based Rift Energy says its preliminary resource reserve estimates for the top ten leads (including the four drill-ready prospects) says it is hopeful of encountering oil or gas when … Read More
Following the end of a deadline for the Process of receiving the Request for Qualification ended on 30th June, 2015 the Ministry has said it has registered seventeen valid applicants out of … Read More
The number of drilling rigs in Kenya is expected to significantly fall in Kenya in 2015 as oil companies cut down on exploration as well as the main players’ ramp … Read More
