Environmentalists Calls For End to Oil Exploration in Virunga Increase

60 environmental protection groups have signed a moratorium dubbed Global Mobilization for Protection of UNESCO World Heritage against Oil: Save Virunga  calling for a halt to all oil activities in the … Read More

Environmentalist Caution Uganda’s Licensing of Exploration in Virunga National Park

Over 60 environmental and tourism groups called for UNESCO and the governments of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to reach a deal to stop new oil drilling licences … Read More

SOCO International, WWF reach deal on controversial Virunga National Park

SOCO International plc (SOCO) has agreed with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in a joint statement to commit not to undertake or commission any exploratory or other drilling within Virunga … Read More

Progress claimed in bid to stop Congo oil drilling in Virunga National Park by SOCO International

[twitter-follow screen_name=’oilnewskenya’] GENEVA (AP) — An environmental organization said Friday it is making progress in its bid to block a proposal to dig for oil in a national park in Africa … Read More