Majority of Petroleum Rights Holding Companies in Kenya Incorporated in Tax Havens

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

Minimal Funding For Anadarko’s Mozambique LNG project in 2016

Mozambique offshore Area 1 operator Anadarko has said it will allocate just minimal expenditure even as it works towards a final investment decision for its LNG project in 2016 despite … Read More

United States Eyes Kenya’s Energy Deals Worth $14 – $18 Billion

The United States is hoping to invest in the nascent oil and gas sector in Kenya including an export pipeline expected to transport crude oil from the Lokichar basin to … Read More

Rhino Resources Acquires two offshore blocks in East Africa

Rhino Resources has announced it has expanded its African footprint with the recent acquisition of two offshore blocks in East Africa in the Comoros territorial waters. The two offshore blocks … Read More

Anadarko Reach Unitization Agreement With Eni in Mozambique, Sign MOU For Domestic Gas

Area 1 and Area 4 block operators Anadarko and Eni have announced that, following the signing of the Unitization and Unit Operating Agreement (UUOA) and in full agreement with all the … Read More

Anadarko, Maurel et Prom, PTTEP exit Mozambique Rovuma Onshore Concession

Oslo and AIM listed explorer Wentworth Resources is currently holding discussions with state owned Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos de Mocambique (ENH) to assume operatorship of the Rovuma onshore concession after … Read More

National Oil Corporation Calls For Tenders For 3D seismic Offshore Kenya

The National Oil Corporation of Kenya has invited for Expressions of Interest (EOI) from eligible companies to acquire a multi-client 3D broadband seismic survey including processing over the shallow waters … Read More

Kenya Somali Maritime Border Case Headed for the International Court Next Week

A fortnight after Kenya’s foreign affairs minister Amina Mohammed said that the East African nation and its horn of African neighbor had agreed to settle maritime border issues outside the … Read More