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Kenya to require foreign oil firms to partner locally under new EPRA regulations
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 28, 2025

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority has outlined several proposed rules aimed at boosting local participation, tightening cost oversight, an...

Garissa residents demand stricter regulations on hazardous substances in oil exploration
Issa Hussein  |  Aug 22, 2025

The residents expressed concerns over the use of hazardous substances and waste dumping by companies that undertook previous oil exploration missions...

DRC opens 124 million hectares to oil exploration, risking endangered species and rainforests
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 29, 2025

The new drilling plans could also affect around 39 million people living in the targeted areas, including indigenous communities, threatening their la...

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