Canadian oil and gas company Vanoil is in discussion with the Kenyan government for license renewals and acquisition with regards to onshore and offshore blocks in the country
Exploration
Tullow Oil employs residents for Turakana operations in Kenya
UK explorer Tullow Oil has employed 80 per cent of Turkana’s local residents for operations in the Kenyan region inorder to prevent job-related confrontations again
Uganda to spend around US$22 billion for oilfields’ development
Uganda has announced that it will spend US$15bn to US$22bn in the coming years for the development of oilfields and related infrastructure in the country
Apache makes oil and gas discovery in Egypt’s Western Desert again
Apache has announced that it has discovered oil and gas in two new concessions in Egypt’s Western Desert
Frontier Resources hits oil onshore Namibia
Frontier Resources has announced that it has struck oil in Blocks 1717 and 1817, located in the Owambo Basin onshore Namibia