Kenya’s delay in bidding blocks ‘to benefit the country’
The delay in Kenya’s first licensing round for oil and gas blocks will be beneficial for the East African country’s economy, according to a research and consulting firm
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Uganda to begin commercial oil production in three years
Uganda will begin commercial oil production by the end of 2017 after the completion of an export pipeline and a refinery in the country, minister of energy and mineral development said
Statoil sells Angolan offshore block stake to Sonangol E&P
Statoil will be selling its five per cent participating interest in the Eni-operated Block 15/06 offshore Angola to Sonangol E&P
OVL to bid for Tanzania’s deepsea oil and gas assets in fourth licensing round
ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL), overseas arm of India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), has announced that it will bid for deepsea oil and gas blocks in Tanzania
Swala Energy acquires exploration rights offshore Zambian block
Swala Energy (Zambia) has been offered hydrocarbon exploration rights over Block 44 by the Ministry of Energy in Zambia
