The UK is looking to increase its investment in the East African oil and gas sector, according to Mark Simmonds, member of the UK parliament and minister for Africa at the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Smaller oil and gas explorers, willing to take financial and operational risks, will lead the development of East Africa’s oil and gas industry, according to executives at the East Africa Oil & Gas Summit (EAOGS) held recently in London
Niger has awarded a production-sharing contract to UK-based company Savannah Petroleum for two onshore oil blocks
Circle Oil has announced that it has started drilling its first exploration well El Mediouni-1 (EMD-1) on the Mahdia Permit offshore Tunisia
Somalia has announced that Soma Oil & Gas has completed the offshore seismic acquisition programme across an evaluation area of 122,000 sq km
