“National security is the ability to preserve the nation’s physical integrity and territory; to maintain its economic relations with the rest of the world on reasonable terms; to preserve its nature, institution, and governance from disruption from outside; and to control its borders.” “National security is an appropriate and aggressive blend of political resilience and maturity, human resources, economic structure and... Read more
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Defining National Security Intelligence Service, Strategic Intelligence
January 11 | Posted by David Goldman | Energy Intelligence, Geopolitik, Intelligence News, Military IntelligenceTullow Oil Twiga 1 Kenya Yields Massive Oil Pay
November 26 | Posted by David Goldman | Energy IntelligenceTwiga 1 Well in Kenya yielded a massive oil pay after Tullow Oil drilled it further to confirm presence of a functional petroleum system in Kenya. Tullow Oil plc discovered 30 metres of net oil pay at the Twiga South-1 well in Block 13T, which is 22 kilometres north of Ngamia-1 well. Tullow Oil and Africa Oil will conduct further tests... Read more
Security Consulting Launched by Strategic Intelligence News (SIN)
November 19 | Posted by David James | Energy Intelligence, Geopolitik, Intelligence News, Military Intelligence Tags: Global Security Reports, Security ConsultingSecurity has become a necessity today. With hundreds of thousands of executives fearing significant threats on both their safety and that of their companies, security consulting is now on demand. Strategic Intelligence News (SIN) provides strategic intelligence based on type of threat issued. The reality that we are all on a brink of a precipice, strategic analysis of threats helps identify... Read more
Tullow Oil Problems Commercialising Uganda’s Albertine Basin Oil Discoveries
November 12 | Posted by David Goldman | Energy IntelligenceUganda may not produce oil for commercial sale yet after its government failed to agree with Tullow Oil and other strategic partners CNOOC and Total. Strategic Intelligence confirms that Tullow Oil is having difficulties in agreeing the plan of the development with the Ugandan government. According to SIN energy intelligence these difficulties could delay project approval to 2014/15. However, Uganda energy ministry is... Read more
Commercial Oil in Kenya Near Confirmation as Tullow Finds More Deposits at Twiga 1
October 31 | Posted by David Goldman | Energy IntelligenceTullow Oil, a British company exploring oil in Kenya has discovered more oil deposits at the Lokichar basin located in North Western Kenya, energy intelligence confirms. The Twiga 1 South well located at the Block 13T in North Western Kenya yielded more than 30 metres of net pay’ deposits, 10 metres more than the initial discovery at the pioneer Ngamia well. Kenya... Read more
M23 Rebels Gold Chain, Uganda and Rwanda Under Microscope
October 31 | Posted by David Goldman | Energy Intelligence, Geopolitik, Intelligence NewsThe M23 Rebels of the DRC have managed to gain both ground and more numbers throughout the third quarter of the year 2012 making thie rgains of significant strategic military value hence posing a threat to the national security of DRC. The M23 rebels have killed several UN peacekeepers and dozens of Congolese soldiers. Recent military engagements with UN peacekeepers and... Read more
Massive Gas Find at Mbawa Deep-Water Exploration Well, By Australian Firm Pancontinental
September 10 | Posted by David Goldman | Energy IntelligencePancontinental Oil & Gas has discovered massive gas deposits at Kenya’s Mbawa prospect well in the Kenyan coast, the Australian joint venture partner has confirmed. This is the first gas discovery offshore Kenya The Mbawa-1 well operated by Apache hit 52 net metres of gas pay in the primary Cretaceous sandstone target, the company announced. Pancontinental Oil & Gas with its strategic... Read more
Africa Oil Investors Earning Prospects Good as Kenya Promises Commercial Oil Pay
August 22 | Posted by David Goldman | Energy IntelligenceAfrica Oil investors are likely to observe significant gains on their stocks at the oil exploration firm as more oil pay was confirmed by Tullow Oil which has engaged in new spudding. Tullow Oil started spudding Twiga-1 while mor eoil at Ngamia-1 confirms a significantly unique and promising petroleum system that ups the stake of commercial oil pay at Turkana area... Read more
Tullow Oil Spuds Twiga 1 Exploration Well on Block 13T Kenya
August 22 | Posted by David James | Energy IntelligenceAfrica Oil on Tuesday confirmed that its strategic partner Tullow Oil has spudded Twiga South-1 Exploration well on block 13T in Kenya’s northern frontier, intelligence reports confirm. The firm also went public about the progress and issued a press briefing on the spud on Twiga 1, confirming that the process was ongoing. According to Africa Oil CEO Keith Hill, Twiga South-1 well... Read more
Apache Oil Corp Drilling Mbawa Prospect on L8 Indian Ocean.
August 14 | Posted by David Goldman | Energy IntelligenceApache Corp will start drilling a well at the Mbawa prospect on Kenya’s block L8 in the Indian Ocean, the company has confirmed. The Mbawa oil farm has tested positive for oil after Apache Corp’s preliminary tests on the geological structure, and upper formation of the farm. Apache Corp announced on Friday it will sink the well in Kenya, wherein the US... Read more
