Africa Oil has announced the signing of a new production sharing agreement covering the 42,500 sq km Rift Basin Area in Ethiopia
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Uganda parliament passes oil bill
The Ugandan parliament has passed a bill to fast-track the enactment of oil laws, ahead of the planned development of oil fields along Ugandas western border
Africa Oil to launch oil exploration in Ethiopia
Canadian oil and gas company Africa Oil Corporation (AOC) has signed a petroleum exploration and production agreement with Ethiopia
Total to carry out oil exploration in Lake Tanganyika
Total SA has announced plans to carry out oil and gas exploration on the Tanzanian side of Lake Tanganyika
Uganda earns US$2 million from oil discoveries
Uganda has announced that it has earned US$2mn from recent oil discoveries in block-I, northern Uganda