Genel Energy Receives 2 year extension at the Odewayne Production Sharing Agreement

Sterling Energy has announced that the Government of the Republic of Somaliland has granted the operator Genel Energy  a further 2 year extension to the current period of the Odewayne … Read More

Africa Oil Has Spent Kshs.2.25 Billion in Exploration, Development Expenses in Kenya in 2016

The Company incurred (Kshs2.25 billion) $22.5 million  of intangible exploration expenditures in Kenya for the six months ended June 30, 2016 according to the latest half year results by the … Read More

Uganda Allocates Funds For National Petroleum Authority & National Oil Company

The ministry of finance in Uganda has allocated $56.2 million towards Oil, Gas and Mineral Development and institutional and skills development including operationalizing the National Petroleum Authority and establishment of … Read More

GDC trains 113 staff with the JICA $20.5M capacity building grant Baringo-Silali Project

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has trained 113 young engineers, scientists and planners in the first phase of the $20.5M  geothermal capacity building grant extended to GDC in 2013. … Read More

Tullow Oil Slashes East Africa Exploration Budget Focuses on Pre-Development Stage

Tullow Oil has slashed its exploration and appraisal budget by 50 percent compared to 2015 to just $100 million as the company allocated $150 million to pre-development expenditure. The reduction … Read More

Uganda Holds Bidder’s Conference After Successful First licensing Round

Uganda through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development on last week held the bidders conference for the ongoing licensing round to provide clarifications to the request for proposals documents, … Read More

Erin Energy obtains 18-month extension in Kenya’s Blocks L27 and L28

Erin Energy Corporation has announced it has obtained an eighteen-month extension of the Initial Exploration Period (IEP) of its offshore Kenya blocks, L27 and L28. The IEP on blocks L27 and L28 which … Read More

Africa Oil exploration expenditures in Kenya drop to $146.2 million in 2015

Canadian exploration company Africa Oil says it incurred $146.2 million of intangible exploration expenditures in Kenya for the six months ended June 30, 2015 a drop from $169.5 million in … Read More

Uganda International Oil & Gas Summit Set For September in Kampala

The Ministry of Energy & Mineral Development has announced that the “Uganda International Oil & Gas Summit” (UIOGS) will be held in Kampala on 16-17 September 2015. With a first-class … Read More