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

Tullow Oil needs to unlock value in Kenya with a farm-out – broker

Source: ProactiveInvestors Tullow’s partner banked nearly half a billion from a farm-out earlier this year, and Numis says a similar deal could help Tullow fix its balance sheet. Tullow Oil … Read More

Execution of JDA between Kenya, JV partners to Commence by Year-End

Tullow Oil has reported that it expects the Joint Development Agreement (JDA) setting out a structure for the Government of Kenya and the Kenya Joint Venture Partners (Maersk Oil, Africa … Read More

Scatec Solar, Norfund sign Power Purchase Agreement for Mozambique’s first large scale Solar Plant

Scatec Solar  and Norfund  have signed the Power Purchase Agreement securing  the sale of solar power over a 25 year period to the state owned utility Electricidade de Mozambique (EDM). … Read More

Kenya, Sudan sign MoU on Oil and Mining Cooperation

Kenya and Sudan have signed agreements to deepen the two country’s collaboration in oil and mining sector with the East African country hoping to gain from Sudan’s experience in petroleum, … Read More

Why Zarara’s Pate-2 result could Overshadow Tullow’s Early Oil Pilot Scheme

The drilling of Pate-2 well in Lamu County’s Pate Island is set to commence in Q1 2017 same time as the eagerly awaited early oil pilot scheme is set to … Read More

Skills shortages in East Africa opens up opportunities for Scotland trainers

With over 100,000 locals needing to be trained over the next 10 years to support East Africa’s oil and gas, mining and construction ambition, a delegation of 10 Scottish oil … Read More

OpEd: Early Oil Pilot scheme (EOPS)an enabler, not a replacement for the Full Field Development

by Andrew Kamau, PS Department of Petroleum; Ministry of Energy & Petroleum The last four years have been the most remarkable period in Kenya’s Oil and Gas industry since exploration … Read More