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

Africa Oil reduces well drilling time in Kenya as costs increase

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Africa oil will in 2014 shift to synthetic based muds in well drilling in Kenya as the company drives at cutting down well drilling durations. The synthetic based … 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

Africa Oil Provides Operations Update

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] “Africa Oil” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide the following update on its activities in Kenya and Ethiopia. Africa Oil’s work program for 2014 will include at … Read More

East African oil wells among explorations to watch out for in 2014

The fact that a 40% drilling success rate marks out 2013 as one of BP’s best years for exploration in decades reflects the kind of glass-half-full attitude hardy oil investors must … 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

Swala Energy reports optimism in its Tanzania exploration

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Australian owned Swala Energy Limited has announced that RISC Operations Pty Ltd an independent petroleum advisory firm, have completed their review of the resource potential of the Kito … Read More