Why all eyes are on CEPSA’s Tarach-1 well in Kenya

2016 has been a rather hard year for the upstream sector globally which has led to job cuts, trimming of operations, lack of ready finance as investors seek faster returns among other unfavorable outcomes.In Kenya particularly the rig count is down to just one at any one time with the current SMP-1 rig drilling the wildcat Tarach-1 wellin Block 11A and which is expected to take 60 days to…

Pancontinental Oil and Gas withdraws from Kenya’s Block L10B

Australian explorer Pancontinental has served a notice of withdrawal on BG Kenya L10B Limited the only remaining participant and operator of Kenya Licence L10B from the Joint Operating Agreement with BG and from the PSC governing L10B.

Pancontinental holds a 25% interest in L10B, while BG holds 75%. Licence area L10B lies immediately to the south of area L10A, in which a joint venture also…

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…

Anadarko to drill play-opening deepwater well in Kenya

Anadarko says it expects to drill its play-opening exploration deepwater well in Kenya in 2015 as part of nine to 12 deepwater exploration/appraisal wells planned for 2015 in various licenses including Colombia and Gulf of Mexico.

Anadarko which operates offshore blocks L5, L7, L12, L11A and L11B will be drilling any of the undrilled blocks having tasted of tough luck in the Kenya’s part of the…