Kenya: Kengen Plan to Resettle Olkaria Maasai Begins
Kengen has started a census ahead of the planned Sh5 billion resettlement of Maasais from Olkaria in Naivasha. The validation exercise is meant to establish the number of families in the geothermal rich area before they are moved out.
Why energy is the key to a better Gulf Union
If one were to divine a birthday for the concept of the Gulf Union, perhaps it would be December 19, 2011. That date will likely be etched in the annals of history as it was when King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia made a farsighted entreaty, a call to arms so to speak, to the assembled heads of the Gulf States gathered at the 32nd GCC Summit in Riyadh.
Buccaneer Energy begins drilling Cosmo well
Buccaneer Energy has started drilling its first Cosmopolitan Prospect well with the Endeavour-Spirit of Independence jack-up rig, which arrived nine months ago from Singapore.
We Can Do Better Than Fracking
In the 1960s the tobacco industry tried to counter evidence that smoking had serious health impacts by making false statements about smoking’s safety. Today’s natural gas industry is in a similar position, making claims about fracking that collapse under scrutiny.
Deep Canadian mine yields ancient water
Novel dating techniques used by the Canadian and UK team suggest the fluid is at least 1.5 billion years old.
The water was probably once on the surface and then percolated through the ground where it became trapped at a depth of 2.4km.
Kenya Power eyes foreign funding for projects
Kenya Power will seek the help of development partners to finance its expansion plans after the government vetoed its plan to review electricity tariffs.
Kenya: U.S.$191 Million Project to Boost Nairobi's Power Supply
Nairobi County is set to benefit from a planned multi-billion power project aimed at strengthening and stabilising power supply around the capital.

















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