Kenya | Egypt Oil & Gas - Part 9
Uganda Pipeline Project May Detour to Tanzania
Uganda’s long-awaited pipeline through Kenya has hit another snag after Uganda’s government announced that it is still considering a pipeline through Tanzania to export oil if it proved cheaper than altern...
Kenya Grants Offshore Production Sharing Extension
Erin Energy Corporation obtained an 18-month extension of its Initial Exploration Period (IEP) of its offshore blocks in Kenya, L27 and L28, reported Rigzone. The IEP will expire now in February 2017. “We are delighte...
Kenya’s Oil Ambition Held Back by Pipeline Troubles
Keyna’s plans to become a major oil producer by 2017 have hit a technical snag in the form of a five year delay thanks to the planned crude oil pipeline connecting Uganda and local oil fields to Lamu, said AllAf...
Primary School Electrification Continues in Kenya
The Rural Electrification Authority (REA) in partnership with Davis and Shirtliff has completed a Sh58m project to install solar systems in 33 public primary schools in Tana River and Lamu counties. This will see over...
Gulf Petrochem Acquires, Renames Kenyan Downstream Company
Gulf Petrochem group has announced the official acquisition and name change of Essar Petroleum East Africa Ltd to Aspam Energy (Kenya) Ltd. The deal will enhance the group’s integrated services and products for the do...
Kenya Seeks to Impose Local Stake in Oil Exploration Firms
Kenya has proposed rules requiring oil exploration firms to give local investors a 5 percent stake and use local suppliers and staff for their services to get a bigger share of earnings from the new sector. East Afric...
Africa’s Oil Reserves Still Profitable After Pricing Crisis
African oil explorers will keep drilling in select locations such as onshore east Africa and less complex projects off the West African coast even with oil at $60 a barrel, executives and analysts told Reuters. But th...
World’s Largest Geothermal Plant Launched in Kenya
Kenya’s 280 MW Olkaria geothermal power plant, the world’s largest, began commercial operation today, with an opening ceremony held yesterday and attended by government officials. The plant will provide almost 20 per ...
