Tullow Oil suspended drilling operations on two oil exploration blocks in northwest Kenya last weekend following protests by local residents demanding more jobs at the sites
Exploration
Angola set to launch bidding on 15 oil block licences in 2014
Angola will look to start the bidding process for 15 new offshore and onshore oil exploration licences in Q1 2014, according to the countrys Oil Ministry
Cairn Energy, Kosmos Energy and ONHYM sign a farm-in deal for offshore Moroccan block
Cairn Energy has announced that it has entered into a farm-in agreement with Kosmos Energy and the National Bureau of Petroleum and Mines of Morocco (ONHYM) for an offshore Moroccan exploration block
Tanzania aiming to retain up to 75 per cent ownership in offshore blocks
Tanzania will attempt to retain ownership of up to 75 per cent on each of its production sharing contract (PSC) across eight offshore blocks, on which bidding started last week as part of the countrys fourth licensing round
Sonatrach makes 1.3 billion barrel oil discovery in Algeria
Sonatrach has discovered an oilfield with an estimated 1.3bn barrels of deposits in southern Algeria, according to sources at the countrys oil ministry
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