Entries by Hussein Boffu

Aminex Get A Stake In Bounty Oil & Gas in Tanzania

  Aminex and other non-defaulting parties have acquired Bounty Oil & Gas’ shares in the Kiliwani North Development Licence and the Nyuni Area production-sharing agreement, Aminex said October 4. The transferred interests include all rights and liabilities except that Bounty will, pursuant to the joint operating agreements, remain liable for its share of any outstanding work […]

Social Media And The Oil and Gas Industry

    Marketing and communications in the oil and gas industry is advancing at a fast pace. Social media is beginning to play a major role in the industry by propelling communications and marketing forward. Despite previous roadblocks by older generations for fear of the unknown, many oil and gas companies are taking advantage of […]

Tanzania LNG Has The Potential To Create Thousands of Jobs

  Tanzania’s planned liquefied natural gas export project is a huge boost for the economy. The consortium of large multinational firms (Shell, UK independent Ophir , Singapore-based Pavilion Energy, Exxon Mobil, and Norway’s Equinor, formerly Statoil ) that owns part of the LNG Canada project to be built on the Lind region, Southern part of […]

Drillship to Spud Offshore Namibia Well

  The Ocean Rig Poseidon has been mobilized to drill the Prospect S Well in Petroleum Exploration License (PEL) 71 offshore Namibia, Azinam Limited and operator Chariot Oil and Gas reported Friday. “We are delighted to announce the mobilization of the Ocean Rig Poseidon as well approach drilling on Prospect S, the first well of our multi-well, […]

Uganda Could Increase Refinery Stake

  Uganda’s planned refinery could cost more than originally estimated. The increase for the project isn’t in the construction cost but in the fact that Uganda could acquire more than its planned 8% stake in the project. The 60,000 bpd refinery had an initial price tag of around $2 billion. Read  Also    Aminex’s Field Tanzania Still […]

Aminex’s Field Tanzania Still Spluttering

AIM-listed minor onshore Tanzanian gas producer Aminex had only “minimal and intermittent” output from its sole producing field Kiliwani North in1H2018, it said September 28 reporting a 1H net loss. Last year Aminex, the field operator, said that field was flowing less than 1mn ft3/d – down from 15mn ft3/d in 1H2017. It has only just well […]

Selling to Oil Companies: What Oil and Gas Companies Buy

Selling to the oil and gas companies can bring your firm substantial revenue and security. The sad reality is that many suppliers, contractors do not recognize wide-ranging opportunities in oil and gas companies. They believe that because their products are not directly related to the oil and gas companies, then they have nothing to offer […]

Invitation To Express Interest From Total East Africa Midstream For EACOP project

    REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR PROVISION OF MAIN POWERED ENGINE DRIVEN GENERATORS PACKAGE – REFERENCE NUMBER. l 000540 TOTAL East Africa Midstream B.V. (Company), an Oil and Gas company, invites experienced and reputable Contractors to express their interest in providing Main Powered Engine Driven Generators Package for the East African Crude Oil […]