More Oil blocks expected to be relinquished in 2014/15 – Experts

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] More companies are expected to lose their blocks in Kenya as a result of relinquishments in the coming months. This is in compliance to their production sharing contracts that … Read More

East African crude oil pipeline construction an ‘emergency project’

The Kenyan government has announced that the construction of its 800km pipeline  part of the 1300 kilometer Uganda-Kenya pipeline will be classified as an emergency project. The entire pipeline which … Read More

Uganda Refinery lead advisor expected to be known by July 2014

Uganda has received detailed proposals for the role of lead investor for the development of 60,000 barrels per day oil refinery in Hoima. The proposals submitted by four of six … Read More

Infrastructure projects Uganda must undertake for quick oil production

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Amid accusations from British explorer firm Tullow Oil that Uganda was dragging its feet in relation to becoming an oil producer the government is said to be pulling … Read More

Challenges Kenya, Uganda face in oil production

The East African region is now focus of the world as it joins the league of oil producing countries with over 1.6 billion barrels discovered in Uganda and Kenya with … Read More