What to look out for in Kenya’s oil and gas sector in January 2015

2015 continues to look promising for the oil and gas sector in Kenya with various planned projects expected to continue while new companies will begin work in the various acreages. … Read More

Taipan Resources awards drilling contracts for Badada-1 well in Kenya’s Block 2B

Block operator in Block 2B Taipan Resources has announced that together with other joint-venture partners, have executed a contract with Greatwall for the GW-190 land rig and have also contracted … Read More

Court lifts Temporary Injunction Order barring drilling of Badada-1 in Kenya’s Block 2B

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] The high court in Nairobi has allowed Block 2B operator Taipan Resources to continue with drilling preparations after lawyers representing the Company’s wholly-owned Kenya-based subsidiary, Lion Petroleum Inc. … Read More

Badada-1 well likely to delay as court injunction halts operations in Kenya’s Block 2B

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Taipan Resources  has announced that the Company’s wholly-owned Kenya-based subsidiary, Lion Petroleum Inc. has received a formal notice from the High Court of Kenya of a temporary injunction … Read More

Taipan Resources Adjusts Estimated Prospective Resources on Kenya’s Block 1

Taipan Resources has announced that an independent assessment of the Company’s prospective resources on Block 1, northern Kenya has been completed by RPS Energy in the United Kingdom raising the total gross … Read More

Greatwall Drilling Company to drill the Badada Prospect in Kenya Block-2B

Taipan Resources Inc. the operator in block 2B has announced the signing of a Letter of Intent with the Greatwall Drilling Company of China to contract the GW-190 land rig … Read More

Tower Resources more hopeful of oil find rather than gas in Kenya’s Block 2B

Tower Resources is more hopeful of an oil find unlike a gas find in Kenya;s block 2B Badada-1 well exploration well according to a recent report by the company. In … Read More

Smaller firms will lead East Africa’s oil and gas development

Source: Reuters Smaller oil explorers willing to take financial and operational risks will lead the development of East Africa’s oil and gas industry as majors ditch riskier projects as margins … Read More

Simba Energy expands FTG survey over Block 2A, farmout discussions start

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Simba Energy Inc has announced that it will complete an airborne FTG survey (Full Tensor Gradiometry) that commenced with daily flights about 10 days ago in the next … Read More