Loss Making Atlas Development focuses more on Ethiopia and Tanzania as activity in Kenya reduces

Nairobi securities exchange listed company Atlas Development has said it is now eyeing the Ethiopian and Tanzanian markets as oil exploration in Kenya and the Turkana region witnesses a significant … Read More

A Landscape Evaluation of Oil Governance in Uganda and Kenya (Synopsis)

Background For nearly a decade, East Africa’s Rift system has been one of the most prospected oil and natural gas regions in the world, with exploration activity stretching from the … Read More

African oil & gas organisations plan for an upturn in the oil price: PwC survey

Overall, activity in the oil & gas industry across the African continent has slowed in the wake of the declining oil price in late 2014. “While the oil price has … Read More

Preview into Uganda’s Oil and Gas Sector

Uganda’s oil and gas sector has since the discovery of oil in 2006 transitioned from the exploration and appraisal phase to the development phase as the country prepares for sustainable … Read More

Ramboll To Carry-out Onshore Pipeline Study In Uganda

Uganda’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has awarded United Kingdom’s Ramboll a contract to conduct an early-phase study for the “Hoima–Kampala Refined Petroleum Products Pipeline” in Uganda, East Africa. … Read More

AfDB provides US $62 million to support Technical and Vocational Education in Kenya

The Executive Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 approved a US $62-million loan to finance the second phase of Kenya’s Support … Read More

Atlas Development & Support Services anticipates H1 pre-tax losses of $2.5m

The Kenyan headquartered, African focused support services and logistics company Atlas Development has said the H1 pre-tax losses anticipated is $2.5m from an expected turnover of US$11.0m in its latest six … Read More

Somalia maritime border case baseless, ignorant of international law – Kenya’s Attorney general

While acknowledging that Kenya had formally received a memorandum over a case filed by Somalia at the International Court of Justice the East Africa nation attorney general Prof. Githu Muigai … Read More

Uganda International Oil & Gas Summit Set For September in Kampala

The Ministry of Energy & Mineral Development has announced that the “Uganda International Oil & Gas Summit” (UIOGS) will be held in Kampala on 16-17 September 2015. With a first-class … Read More