Flexible software licensing model offers new opportunities for smaller engineering companies

As the industry comes to terms with the “lower for longer” oil price situation, a number of smaller Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractors are emerging with specialism-focused offerings, or … Read More

Uganda’s President visits Chad’s Oil Refinery

President Yoweri Museveni who arrived in the Chadian capital N’Djamena on a two-day official visit during which he will also attend the swearing-in ceremony of President Idriss Deby to his … Read More

Developing Capacity: OBG talks to Donald Mahaga, Chairman, Kenya Oil and Gas Association from The Report: Kenya 2016

Interview: Donald Mahaga  What are the largest challenges faced by producers in commercialising onshore finds in Kenya? DONALD MAHAGA: Although we are still quite a few years away from commercialisation in … Read More

New U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Rules To Improve Transparency, Accountability – KCSPOG

The Kenya Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas (KCSPOG) has welcomed the adoption of the new rules for resource extraction companies by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) … Read More

Turner & Townsend Opens Office In Kenya

Turner & Townsend which currently is involved in more than 40 projects across Africa, mainly in the telecoms, oil and gas, infrastructure, health, education, and hotel and leisure sectors has … Read More

Kenyan Students Challenged To Take Up Courses In Oil And Gas

The University of Nairobi (UoN) in collaboration with Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) facilitated a very engaging public lecture dubbed, ‘Oil and Gas sector in the East African region: Challenges and … Read More

Total E&P completes 2D seismic acquisition in DRC’s Block III

Total E&P RDC, operator of DRC’s Block III, has finalized the acquisition of the 2D seismic survey over the northern part of the Block III area according to JV partner SacOil. … Read More

Kenya Government ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ Of Commencing Oil Exports in 2017

The Government of Kenya  has said it remains cautiously optimistic of exporting crude oil from the lokichar basin by June 2017 having overcome the various challenges that remain including requisite … 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

Kenya to auction 17 new Oil Exploration Blocks in 2017

The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum has in a gazette notice said it has created an additional 17 new exploration blocks to the existing 46 blocks that had earlier been … Read More