Kenya says crude oil capacity insufficient for refinery

By Reuters,

Crude oil deposits discovered in Kenya are insufficient to justify construction of a refinery, a senior petroleum ministry official said on Tuesday. ...

Africa Oil Corp , Andrew Kamau , crude oil , kenya , Total , Tullow Oil

Uganda not worried China will seize assets over rising debt

By VOA,

Uganda's growing debt is sustainable, and the country is not at risk of losing state assets to China, the country's finance minister, Matia Kasaija, s...

China debt , Museveni , uganda

Kenya’s business environment is stable, Uhuru assures investors

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday assured UK investors that Kenya’s business environment is stable and conducive for investment. The president ...

Commonwealth meeting , Kenyan investors , Uhuru in London

BWIRE: Host communities still in the dark about minerals benefit-sharing deals

By Victor Bwire,

While the landscape in the extractive industry in Kenya has changed dramatically with the enactment of several laws to guide the development of the in...

extractive industry , KWALE , Mining , mining laws in Kenya , natural resources in Kenya , oil and gas sector in Kenya , Petroleum Bill 2016 , public participation , transparency in Kenya mining sector , Tullow Oil , turkana , Victor Bwire

Ghana’s next leader under pressure to deliver for impatient voters

By Reuters,

Ghana's President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo needs to act fast to deliver on his campaign promise to create jobs, restore rapid growth, build a dam in ever...

akufo addo , Ghana

Ghana’s President-elect promises to bring prosperity back to the country in victory speech

By Reuters,

Opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo won Ghana's national election, becoming president elect at the third attempt and cementing the country's reputation ...

Ghana votes as president Mahama seeks a final term

By Reuters,

Ghana voted on Wednesday in what looks set to be a tight race as President John Mahama seeks a second and final term against the backdrop of a West Af...

Tanzania, Congo sign deal for joint petroleum exploration in Lake Tanganyika

By Reuters,

Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday for joint exploration and development of hydrocarbon...

New law to give marginalised communities land titles

By Reuters,

Impoverished nomadic communities across Kenya are to receive land titles under a new law that experts hope will help end land conflicts, boost develop...

land disputes , title deeds

Kenya to start oil exportation June 2017

By PSCU,

Following President Uhuru Kenyatta’s directive to expedite exportation of Kenya’s first commercially viable oil, Tullow Oil Company has confirmed ...

Energy Cabinet Secretary Charles Keter , June 2017 , kenya , Lokichar , Mombasa , oil exportation , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Tullow Oil Company , TURKANA COUNTY

Oil residue, chemicals expose Turkana residents to cancer – medic

By Emmanuel Cheboit,

Over 30,000 residents of Turukana County risk contracting cancer after Tullow Oil allegedly abandoned three oil wells without proper disposal leaving ...

Daipasi and Kodos oil fields , Epir 1 , oil in turkana , Tullow Kenya

Uganda accuses Congo of killing four of its police

By Reuters,

Uganda said on Monday four policemen patrolling on its side of Lake Albert had been killed by Congolese troops and demanded Kinshasa punish those resp...

africa , Congo , uganda

Kenyan varsity signs deal with leading Chinese Petroleum University

By Matthews Mutai,

A Memorandum of Understanding signed Saturday between China University of Petroleum (East China) and Mount Kenya University will help develop joint sc...

China University of Petroleum (East China) , Hon. James Ongwae , Kisii County Governor , MKU , Mount Kenya University , Mount Kenya University (MKU)

Kenya’s oil reserves hit 750 million barrels, Tullow

By Michael Karanja,

Kenya’s oil reserves have increased to 750 million barrels up from 600 million barrels, oil exploration firm Tullow has announced. According to T...

kenya , Oil , Tullow , Tullow Oil

Kenya – Uganda pipeline talks collapse

By Wangui Ngechu,

President Uhuru Kenyatta will meet his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni again in two weeks' time in Kampala to continue with talks on the joint pip...

collapse , crude oil , deal , Hoima , Lamu port , Oil Pipeline , President Uhuru Kenyatta , President Yoweri Museveni , talks , transporting , uganda

Presidents Kenyatta, Museveni to discuss pipeline plan Monday

By Citizen Reporter,

President Uhuru Kenyatta and Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni together with oil company executives will meet on Monday to hold further discussions ...

China’s CNOC , French company Total , Irish company Tullow Oil , kenya , Oil , President Uhuru Kenyatta , President Yoweri Museveni , Tanzania , uganda

Tullow Oil makes new oil discovery

By Agencies,

Britain's Tullow Oil said on Wednesday it had made an oil discovery in Kenya, which could mean opening up a second oil basin for development in the co...

kenya , Oil , turkana , world

Tullow Oil strikes more oil in Turkana

By Wangui Ngechu,

British oil Exploration Company, Tullow Oil has discovered more oil in Turkana County. The firm confirmed that it found more oil at the Etom Two W...

discover , etom , ngamia , North Kerio Basin. , Oil , Tullow Oil , turkana

Uganda could pick Tanzania over Kenya for oil pipeline

By Agencies,

Uganda's government is still considering a pipeline through Tanzania to export oil if it proved cheaper than alternatives, an official said on Wednesd...

kenya , Oil , Oil Pipeline , Tanzania , uganda

Will oil discovery light up Turkana?

By Maureen Murimi,

Kenyans will have to wait until 2017 to benefit from the oil discovered in Turkana County three years ago. However, residents of Lokichar are alrea...

kenya , Oil , Tullow Oil , turkana , water