Kenya’s Annual Receipts Could Reach $3 Billion Annually Once Oil Price Rebounds

A discussion paper dubbed “Potential Government Revenues from Turkana Oil” released in April 2016 estimate that annual receipts to the Government of Kenya could range from $800 million to as … Read More

How my discovery of crude oil in Turkana County was stolen

Source: standardmedia.co.ke At the tail end of a rather colourless state function, Kenya’s third president announced that the country had struck gold – a rich vein of black gold that would … Read More

Africa Oil Receives Kenyan Government Approval of Maersk Oil Farm In

Africa Oil Corp. has reported that the previously announced farm-out with Maersk Oli and Gas has received approval from the Government of Kenya. This gives a green light for completion of the … Read More

Tullow Oil, Partners plan up to four basin openers in Northern Kenya next year

Block 10BB and 13T operator Tullow Oil together with JV partner Maersk Oil and Africa Oil will drill up to four new basin openers in the South Lokichar and the Turkana Lake … Read More

Emesek-1 exploration well in Kenya’s North Turkana basin Disappoints

The Emesek-1 exploration well also known as the Tausi prospect located in the North Turkana basin in Block 13T failed to encounter any oil and will be plugged and abandoned. The … Read More

Extended Well Testing Programme in Amosing field in Kenya Block 10BB complete

Tullow Oil and joint venture partner Africa Oil have completed the production phase of the Extended Well Testing (EWT) programme at the Amosing field and is ongoing at the Ngamia … Read More

Africa Oil Completes farm-out of Kenya, Ethiopia Licenses with Maersk Oil

Africa Oil Corp. has announced that it has entered into a definitive farmout agreement with a Danish oil and gas company Maersk Oil & Gas A/S, owned by the Maersk Group (“Maersk”) whereby Maersk … Read More

Tullow Oil Pushes Kenya’s Block 12A Basin Opener Drilling to Q1 2016

Block 12A basin opener Cheptuket exploration well earlier set to start drilling in October 2015 has been pushed forward to 2016 according to block operator Tullow Oil. The well which … Read More