Reports from Kenya indicate that the nation will reap its inaugural oil proceeds by mid-2017 despite the underlying challenge of routing to the sea port. Kenya’s Deputy Chief of Staff Nzioka Waita told local media in Nairobi last week that crude will be delivered to the port by via roads and railway as the nation
Uganda and Kenya Fail to agree on Pipeline route, Push discussions to two weeks
Talks between Uganda and Kenya over a crude Export pipeline have closed without the two sides reaching a conclusive agreement on the $4 billion deal. According to a joint press statement from Kenya Energy Ministry, the talks chaired by Uganda President Yoweri Museveni in Nairobi only ended at presentations and haggling from the technical Team
Tanzania in Final Pre-production well tests, expects first gas in mid-February 2016
Tanzania’s Kiliwani North-1 gas well is undergoing final well integrity tests a head of the first gas production expected in the in mid February 2016, the operator company Aminex PLC and Solo Oil have announced. The well tests and production preparation follows the signing of a Gas Sales Agreement (GSA) between the Tanzania Petroleum Development
Indecision on Export Pipeline is delaying Upstream Development for Uganda and Kenya Oil sector—Expert
By Jonathan Markham… Oil and gas exploration in the East African Rift System has been gaining momentum since 2000, with an upturn in the number of wells drilled and licenses acquired, primarily driven by mid-size independents and national oil companies. The first major discoveries were made in the Lake Albert area of Uganda by Tullow
Oil and gas sector to lead Poverty reduction in Uganda and Kenya—Read Full report
The huge oil and gas deposits in East African region if managed could be an important driver of economic development, a recent survey says. The report titled “Oil Governance in Uganda and Kenya” is born out of a study undertaken by UNEP-WCMC for the MacArthur Foundation, from November 2013 to May 2014 and updated in
Brian Sallery on the future and potential of Uganda’s Oil and Gas Industry
Brian Sallery is an expert in the Oil and Gas Sector. He is an adviser to the Uganda National Bureau of Standards on Health and Safety Policies in Uganda’s Oil and Gas sector. He has worked with Statoil, written a column on Uganda’s Oil and Gas sector in the East African Business Week and is