Majority of Petroleum Rights Holding Companies in Kenya Incorporated in Tax Havens

A report by Oxfam dubbed The Use of Tax Havens in the Ownership of Kenyan Petroleum Rights shows that all but five companies that hold petroleum exploration rights have at … Read More

An Analysis of the Petroleum Bill 2015, Model PSC

Source: Oxfam The Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Bill, 2015 and associated model production sharing contract (PSC) are currently in the final stages of Parliamentary review. The development of a … Read More

CGG Geosoftware Speeds Interpretation Of Reservoirs In Complex Environments

CGG GeoSoftware has launched a new version of InsightEarth®, its software suite which accelerates 3D visualization and interpretation. High-impact improvements in structural and stratigraphic interpretation capabilities enable oil and gas … Read More

Vallourec Opens New Sales Office in Kenya

French equipment manufacturer Vallourec has strengthened its proximity with Oil and Gas customers in East Africa by opening a new sales office in Nairobi, Kenya. According to Vallourec East Africa … Read More

China Offers Tanzanians Post-Graduate Scholarships in Oil & Gas

China has announced it will offer twenty two students post graduate scholarships in the fields of oil and gas in the one of China’s best Oil and Gas Universities – … Read More

Suspended National Oil Corporation of Kenya CEO Reinstated

Suspended national oil chief executive and managing director Sumayya Hassan-Athmani has been reinstated according to deputy president William Ruto as an audit of the state agency continues. The chief executive … Read More

How my discovery of crude oil in Turkana County was stolen

Source: standardmedia.co.ke At the tail end of a rather colourless state function, Kenya’s third president announced that the country had struck gold – a rich vein of black gold that would … Read More

Conference On The Role Of Academia In East Africa’s Extractive Sector Kicks off at Strathmore University

Strathmore University will host academia, government, civil society and players in the private sector nationally and regionally today  to discuss explore how the oil and gas industry can form partnerships … Read More