Kenya’s senate wants proposed refinery site changed
Kenyan senators have voiced their opposition on the proposed oil refinery site in Isiolo saying it should be located at any county bordering the sea. The former government had come … Read More
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Uganda raises troop levels in Oil rich region
Uganda’s Inspector General of police has ordered the deployment of both covert and overt troops in the Albertine region especially in an area set for the building of the country’s … Read More
Africa Oil Corp 2014 Program Goals in Kenya
•Continue to add resources and de-risk South Lokichar Basin –Drill out remaining prospect inventory –Appraise existing and future discoveries with aid of new 3D seismic –Update third party resource report … Read More
Uganda to name refinery operator in 3 months
Uganda will in July name the lead investor and operator for its planned refinery expected to have a maximum output of 40,000 barrels a day. According to Reuters the announcement … Read More
Swala Energy farms out block 12B, secures funding for multi-well drilling program
Australian oil and gas company Swala Energy Limited has announced the signing of a binding farm-out agreement for a 25% working interest in Block 12B (Kenya) with an international integrated oil and … Read More
Somaliland government and Oil companies discuss ways to accelerate oil exploration
Story by Somaliland press Somaliland government officials led by the Minister of Energy and Minerals Hon. Hussein Abdi Dualeh and the representatives of four international oil companies namely Genel ,DNO,RAK … Read More
Taipan completes 2D seismic in Kenya’s Badada prospect
Taipan Resources Inc has reported that an additional 196.2 km 2D seismic survey on Block 2B onshore Kenya has been completed, confirming robust closure at the Badada prospect, formerly known as the Pearl … Read More
East Africa Community lawyers and dons to get training on extractive sector law formulation
The East African Development Bank will from next week train senior policy makers in the East African Community in the extractive sector with the aim of improving the negotiation and … Read More
Africa Oil Announces Farmouts in the Rift Basin Area and Adigala Blocks in Ethiopia
Africa Oil has announced that it has received Ethiopian government approval in respect of two farmout agreements with Marathon Oil and New age Ethiopia Limited. Under the terms of the … Read More
WHL Energy signs Seychelles farm-in agreement with Ophir Energy
Australian energy company WHL Energy Limited has signed a farm-in agreement with Ophir Energy plc under which Ophir will farm-in to earn a 75% interest in WHL Energy’s exploration interests offshore … Read More