UK pledges $30 million to support growth and development of East Africa’s oil and gas sector

British High Commissioner, Nic Hailey has said the UK will have commit $30m towards the development of local content, technical advice towards developing legislation and regulation, research, and engagement with … Read More

Guest Post: Early Oil Pilot Scheme Is a chance To Get It Right

By Dennis Morton In about nine months from now Kenya will be an oil producer. Tullow Oil and its partners Africa Oil and Maersk believe that they can produce and … Read More

Conference On The Role Of Academia In East Africa’s Extractive Sector Kicks off at Strathmore University

Strathmore University will host academia, government, civil society and players in the private sector nationally and regionally today  to discuss explore how the oil and gas industry can form partnerships … Read More

Uganda’s Oil Revenue Management Framework is a Solid Start, but Not Nearly Enough

Source: resourcegovernance.org Earlier this year, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed the Public Finance Management Act (PRMA) 2015 into law and created one of the world’s newest sovereign wealth funds. While the law … Read More

Environment, Infrastructure, Local content take center stage at 4th Oil and Gas Conference tomorrow

Whereas the 4th Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition has continuously missed the presence of exploration companies, government officials and policymakers in the past two days discussions tomorrow will see various … Read More

Ugandan journalists to get Oil and gas training

Bloggers, alternative media producers, online journalists, TV/radio producers will in August receive training on oil and gas from various experts including the petroleum exploration and production department (PEPD), oil companies, … Read More