Entries by Hussein Boffu

Loss Making Atlas Development Focuses more on Tanzania and Ethiopia as Activity in Kenya Reduces

Nairobi securities exchange listed company Atlas Development has said it is now eyeing the Ethiopian and Tanzanian markets as oil exploration in Kenya and the Turkana region witnesses a significant reduction.   According to the company business in Ethiopia has been improving with contracts in the potash project where developers have been negotiating and have […]

Oil firm drills 100 water wells worth in Zanzibar

    THOUSANDS of residents in Zanzibar will have access to clean and safe water, thanks to the drilling of 100 wells at a total cost of US $5.6 million dollars (about 11.7bn/-) donated by Rak Gas LLC, a company from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) involved in the exploration of gas and oil in […]

Oil firms prefer Tanga pipeline route to Lamu

    Oil companies in Uganda are in discussions with Tanzania for an alternative pipeline route through Tanga despite a recent agreement between Presidents Yoweri Museveni and Uhuru Kenyatta. Whereas President Museveni of Uganda and his Kenyan counterpart President Kenyatta sealed a deal that if implemented with see Ugandan oil exported through Kenyan port of Lamu, oil […]

Tanzania Oil and Gas Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025

  author, one of the leading research and consulting service providers for the oil and gas industry, recently published the “Tanzania Oil and Gas Strategic Analysis and Outlook to 2025”. The premier report provides analysis of key opportunities and associated challenges facing Tanzania oil and gas industry. Amidst downfall in oil prices creating uncertainty on […]

Iss Awarded Paragon Offshore Project In Tanzania

    Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has been appointed by Paragon Offshore in Houston as marine and logistic services provider for a new drilling campaign off the Songo Songo Islands, Tanzania – the first new commercial drilling project in Tanzania in a number of years. ISS is providing a range of services for Paragon Offshore […]

Erin Energy Appoints New Chief Operating Officer

  Erin Energy Corporation announced Friday that it has appointed its senior vice president for exploration and production, Segun Omidele, as its new chief operating officer, effective immediately. Omidele has worked for Erin Energy since 2011 and led the company’s technical team in its successful deepwater drilling and completion campaign of the Oyo-7 and Oyo-8 wells, located offshore Nigeria. […]

Life Cycle of a Well

                         1.Exploration:This is the first stage in getting oil and gas to  market.This is where Geoscientists and Petroleum engineer work together to locate and drill into location that they think will produce oil.                        2.Appraisal: After they finding the traces of oil and gas they must appraisal and evaluate the commercial potential of that […]