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Anadarko drilling in Kenya’s Block L11A eagerly awaited by other offshore explorers

The planned of the Mlima well drilling by Anadarko in Block 11A offshore is being watched closely by partners in other blocks especially as the block is adjacent block L10B which saw the first offshore oil discovery in East Africa at the Sunbird-1 well.

Anadarko on its part will be hoping to turn around its barren luck in offshore Kenya after its unlucky run at the Kubwa well in Block L7 (to the…

Tullow Oil cuts on offshore exploration to focus on East Africa acreage as crude oil price drop

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Following the drop in global crude oil prices Tullow Oil says I will be reducing on exploration cost as well as focus on high margin oil and its major basin-opening potential.

“In light of current oil and gas sector challenges including the commodity price environment, we are reviewing our capital expenditure and our cost base to ensure that Tullow is well-positioned for…

FAR Ltd delays 2D seismic acquisition in Kenya’s Block L6 over security concerns

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FAR has said it has delayed a planned onshore well and an onshore 2D seismic survey and associated processing and interpretation in Northern part of coast Kenya due to insecurity in the area.

According to a statement from the company the operations which were to start in June has been pushed forward as the company, its partner Milio and the Kenyan Ministry of Energy and…

Pancontinental receives 12 months license extension in Block 10A

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Pancontinental Oil & Gas has announced that the Kenyan government has granted it a 12-month extension to the current Initial Exploration Period of the L10B offshore license.

Pancontinental says it considers this to be extremely favourable because it gives the joint venture partners more time to assess the impact of the Sunbird-1 discovery in the adjacent L10A area (PCL…