ERHC retains Deloitte as strategic advisor on its assets in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa oil and gas explorer ERHC Energy   has announced it has retained the services of Deloitte Corporate Finance LLC (DCF) to advise on the Company’s oil assets in the … Read More

4th Oil & Gas Africa International Trade Exhibition set for Nairobi in April 2015

The 4th Oil & Gas Africa International Trade Exhibition is set to happen in April 2015 in Nairobi bringing together key players in the oil and gas community from around … Read More

Toyota Tshusho named oil pipeline lead consultant

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Toyota Tshusho Engineering Corporation will design and carry out a feasibility study for the construction of a crude pipeline between Hoima to the Kenyan coast after the company … Read More

Tullow Oil cuts on offshore exploration to focus on East Africa acreage as crude oil price drop

Following the drop in global crude oil prices Tullow Oil says I will be reducing on exploration cost as well as focus on high margin oil and its major basin-opening … Read More

Oil Potential in Tanzania’s Ruhuhu Block placed at 3.6 BOE

Australian explorer Jacka Resources has said a prospective resource assessment at the Ruhuhu Block has set the highest estimate at 3.6 billion barrels of oil in both convectional and unconventional … Read More

3rd East Africa Oil & Gas Summit & Exhibition set to kick off in Nairobi next week

The 3rd East Africa Oil & Gas Summit & Exhibition to be held next week is set to welcome 3000 international delegates, exhibitors and trade visitors to Nairobi this October … Read More

CNOOC begins pre-production well drilling in Uganda

The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has begun drilling of Kingfisher 4 pre-production well in Hoima district as the company prepares for commercial production in Uganda. The drilling of … Read More

Tullow Oil awards a third of its global scholarships to Kenya

Tullow Oil has awarded 30 Kenyan post graduate students scholarships to various universities in the United Kingdom and Europe. The scholarships are part of the Tullow Group Scholarship Scheme that … Read More

Uganda’s crude oil reserves estimates nearly double in new adjustment

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] Uganda’s petroleum exploration and production department has put its estimated crude oil reserves at 6.5 billion barrels from the previous 3.5 billion barrels. The department is quoted by … Read More