The front-runner for Mozambique president is likely to continue keeping Rwandans on the job of protecting gas sites
Analysts say that the ruling party candidate for this month's election, who is almost guaranteed to win, will continue to rely on Rwanda's army and European money in order to secure the region's vast gas fields, which are plagued by islamist violence. Daniel Chapo (47)…
What are the main issues in Mozambique's elections?
Next week, Mozambicans are voting in legislative and presidential elections. It is almost certain that the Frelimo Party will extend its half-century in power. The party has been fighting a longstanding Islamist insurgency within one of Africa's biggest gas fields. Daniel…
The EIC Celebrates 75th Anniversary
The Energy Industries Council (EIC), a trade association for companies that supply goods and services to the energy industries worldwide, celebrated its 75th anniversary on March 15, by holding an exclusive members’ afternoon tea at the House of Lords hosted by Lord Popat…
Kipevu Oil Terminal at Mombasa Port to Relocate
Kenya Ports Authority annoucend: Kipevu Oil Terminal at Mombasa Port will be relocated early next year, to Dongo Kundu area, as a result of the ongoing capacity expansion programme. New, upgraded modern oil terminal is expected to have a capacity to accommodate four vessels of up to 200 000 DWT.
U.S. Calls For Rapid Progress On Greenhouse-gas Pact
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged U.N. nations on Friday to reach a deal to cut the use of a family of powerful greenhouse gases and take a big step towards keeping global warming in check. Officials from nearly 200 countries are meeting this week to hammer out an agreement to cut the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)…
Wärtsilä to Supply Extension to Flexicycle Power Station in Senegal
Wärtsilä will supply an extension to a 53 MW Flexicycle power plant currently under construction near Dakar, Senegal. The extension will comprise two Wärtsilä 46 engines running on heavy fuel oil, with a combined capacity of 34 MW. Both phases of the project will be fast-track delivered on a turn-key basis.
Kenya's KenolKobil H1 2015 Pretax Profit Rises Up
Kenyan oil marketer KenolKobil said on Monday its first half 2015 pretax profit had risen 69 percent to $13.36 million as the cost of servicing its loans fell. It said in a statement total sales fell to 34.9 billion shillings from 43.2 billion shillings, while the cost…
Africa Turns to Solar to Meet Energy Needs
Most sub-Saharan nations have negligible solar power; Rwanda has a 8.5MW park connected to grid. Cut in half by the equator, sunshine is one thing that Africa has in abundance. Now a growing number of African enterprises are tapping this under-utilised source to keep their businesses running.
Bangladesh Moving to Low Sulphur Gasoil
Bangladesh will lower the sulphur content of its gasoil imports from January next year, in line with a global move towards cleaner fuel, industry sources said on Wednesday. The country will import gasoil with 500 parts-per-million (ppm) sulphur instead of the 2,500 ppm…
Kenya Yet to Decide oil Refinery's Fate
Kenya is yet to decide whether to turn east Africa's only oil refinery into an oil storage facility or pay for its upgrade after buying the remaining 50 percent stake from India's Essar Energy, the energy minister said on Friday. Fuel distributors have long complained…
Denmark's NIRAS to Design New Oil Terminal in Kenya
Denmark's NIRAS has won a government contract to design a replacement oil terminal in the Kenyan port of Mombasa, which will be larger than the current 50-year old terminal and will ease the flow of fuel imports, a government official said. The Indian Ocean port of Mombasa…
Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda Cut Costs of Cross-Border Calls
Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda have slashed the costs of making mobile phone calls across their borders by more than 60 percent, as part of efforts to enhance regional integration, the Kenyan communication minister said on Wednesday. The three nations, with a combined population…
Kenyan Protesters Block Mobassa Port Highway
Protesters in Kenya blocked truckers on the only highway from Mombasa port to the capital Nairobi on Friday, threatening to choke the main trade artery with much of east Africa. More than two hundred residents in Voi, a town located 142 km (89 miles) inland from Mombasa…
Tullow Oil in Red but Committed to Africa Strateg
Tullow Oil Plc drifted into the red after writing off more than $400 million in exploration costs but the Africa-focused explorer remained confident that its strategy will pay off. A disappointing run of oil wells exploration in Mauritania, Ethiopia and Norway over the…
Bulk of Uganda Oil Production to Start in 2017
Uganda expects the bulk of its commercial oil production to start by the end of 2017 as it awaits a pipeline to export crude oil and a refinery to be built, the minister of energy and mineral development said. The east African country first discovered crude deposits in…
Congo Unveils Tender For Exploitation Of Methane Gas
Democratic Republic of Congo's oil ministry has called for bids to exploit reserves of methane gas at the bottom of Lake Kivu on its eastern border with Rwanda, the prime minister's office said on Friday. The office announced the tender on its twitter account but did not give details.
Kenya Outlines Plans for 5,000 km of New Power Lines
Kenya plans to add 5,000 km of high voltage power lines to its existing 3,767 km network by 2017 at a cost of about 200 billion shillings ($2.28 billion) as it expands it power generation, the energy ministry said on Wednesday. Only 31 percent of Kenya's 40 million people are connected to the grid…
Ferguson Group Appoints East African Partner
The Ferguson Group, specialists in the rental of DNV 2.7-1/EN12079 certified containers, tanks, baskets, refrigeration containers, accommodation and engineering modules to the offshore energy sector, will partner with Alpha Logistics Services (EPZ) Ltd., extending its reach across East Africa.
Eastern Africa: The Emerging Oil and Gas Frontier
With a 35+year track record in and on Africa, Global Pacific & Partners hosts this landmark meeting on Eastern Africa. Now in its 5th year, Global Pacific & Partners invites you to this annual event held in Nairobi, Kenya, providing unrivalled new insights into the upstream opportunities…
