Tanzania Kick-starts Contract Preparations for $30B LNG Project

Posted on :Thursday , 23rd March 2023

Global energy majors Shell and Equinor have officially started the contract preparations for the development, operation, and maintenance of a $30 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Tanzania.

The preparations follows the finalization of project negotiations with the Tanzanian government.

According to H.E. January Makamba, Minister of Energy of T. . .

Kenya to Build a Gas Pipeline Linking Tanzania’s Dar es Salaam to Mombasa

Posted on :Friday , 24th February 2023

Kenya is exploring the feasibility of constructing a gas pipeline linking Tanzania’s major coastal city of Dar es Salaam to Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa and later extending it to Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, Africanews reported in October 2022.

According to Kenya’s new president Dr. William Ruto, the . . .

Kenya Poised To Be Petroleum Giant

Posted on :Thursday , 12th January 2023

New Energy CS Davis Chirchir has said Kenya is poised to be the region's next petroleum giant following heavy investments. 
 

Chirchir said construction of the Sh40 billion New Kipevu Oil Terminal (KOT 2) is a game changer for the country, especially the energy sector.

He said the government is considering investments in storage and evacuation to match the . . .

World Largest Oil Firm Aramco Enters Kenya through Buyout

Posted on :Thursday , 12th January 2023

The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) gave Aramco Overseas Company, the investment arm of Saudi Aramco, the nod to acquire the Kenyan operations of VGP Holdings as part of the global deal worth $2.65 billion.


The acquisition looks set to trigger shifts in Kenya’s fuel lubricants market that is currently dominated by multinational firms such as Vivo â€. . .

Kenya Setting Up Standards For Biogas Packaging

Posted on :Tuesday , 11th October 2022

Kenya is setting up standards that will pave the way for the commercialisation of biogas, a move that will offer cheap energy for consumers in the wake of the high cost of LPG and generate revenue for producers, according to Business Daily Africa.

Kenya Bureau of Standards (KBS) said it is working on the norms for the packaging of biogas, which is the only thing that has been. . .