Badada-1 well set to spud in late 2014/early 2015
Tower resources has announced that following the completion of the farm in to block 2B it is now readying to drill the badada-1 well which is 50km to the south … Read More
Tag: Block 9
Kenya’s Sala-2 appraisal well set to spud in Q3
Marathon oil has announced that the Sala-2 appraisal well in block 9 will spud in the third quarter of 2014. This follows the success of Sala-1 exploration well, which is … Read More
Kenya’s Block 9 gas discovery over 1Tcf
The recent gas discoveries in the sala prospect were over 1Tcf according to the cabinet secretary for energy Davis chirchir. “This is a very significant discovery being the first offshore … Read More
Africa Oil discovers Natural Gas in Kenya’s Block 9
Africa Oil has announced it has made a gas discovery in Block 9 onshore Kenya. The Sala-1 drilled a large 80 square kilometer anticlinal feature along the northern basin bounding fault … Read More
Tower Resources completes farm-in to Block 2B, Kenya
Oil and gas exploration company, Tower Resources plc has announced the completion of its farm-in to Block 2B, onshore Kenya. The company agreed to acquire a 15% interest in Block … Read More
Marathon Oil to drill 2-3 wells in Kenya’s Block 9
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Marathon Oil plans to continue exploration works in Kenya’ in Sala-1 following 2013 drilling in Bahasi 1 exploration that reached 9,500 feet that was plugged and abandoned despite … Read More
Simba Energy announces further 2D seismic work in Kenya
[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Simba Energy has granted permission to Taipan Resources Inc. (“Taipan”) operator of Block 2B in Kenya, to carry out 2-D seismic in an area located in the southwest … Read More