As part of the ‘Mind the Gap Survey’ we identified that many Petroleum, and other engineering students, struggle to gain experience in the workplace, where they have the opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge. While Bentworth Energy is only able to offer a limited number of internship placements, we are always exploring new ways in…
On 20th January 2020, Bentworth Energy’s Project Lead, attended the Kenya Petroleum Technical Assistance Project (KEPTAP) validation. The meeting was hosted by the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), with the aim of reviewing and updating the Kenyan oil and gas standards to ensure that local companies offer services and products that meet international standards. It…
Bentworth Energy is being represented at the Baker Hughes Annual Meeting this year, by Carey Ngini, our Chairman and CEO. This is one of the industries most anticipated events, bringing together global leaders to debate key issues and learn more about the latest innovations for the industry. The 21st Annual Meeting is currently taking place…
2020 brings a new look and change of name for Bentworth Investments Limited. From January 2020 we will now operate as Bentworth Energy. Bentworth Energy more accurately represents what we as a company stand for and our expansion into all areas of the energy sector, not only oil and gas. If you have any questions,…
On the 6th December 2019 the Society of Petroluem Engineers, Kenyatta University Student Chapter (SPE KU) hosted the 3rd Annual Dinner and Gala at the Azure Restaurant in Nairobi. The event was open to professionals, stakeholders and others who have an interest in the developing energy, oil and gas sector with Kenya. It provided an…
The following sets out some of the key findings of the recent PWC Fuel for Thought, Africa Oil and Gas Review 2019. The oil price crash in 2014 – 2016 lead to a decrease in expenditure which began to improve in 2017. However in Africa capital expenditure in the industry continued to decline into 2018.…
On the 8th November 2019, the Bentworth team attended the Excellence in Extractives Recognition Awards 2019 at the Muthaiga Golf Club in Nairobi. We were invited after Lynette Nyagah, our Project Lead, was nominated as a finalist for the Young Achiever of the Year Award. We are delighted to announce that Lynette won the award…
Development of the future engineering workforce is a key objective for Bentworth Investments. This week representatives attended the University of Nairobi to meet with Petroleum Engineering students. The talk covered the following main areas: About Bentworth – The role we play in the oil and gas sector in Kenya and details about what we do…
This, our final installment of the Mind the Engineering Gap, summarises our conclusions and recommendations. These can be categorised in four areas, formal education, students, industry and government: For education: How can more students be encouraged to undertake STEM subjects, how can students be convinced that “it is not hard, just hard work”? Can students…
In our fourth installment of our engineering survey findings we summarise what our respondents told us about their internships. Including if they had undertaken an internship and if not why; the sector of their internship and how they found out about their internship. Only a minority of students and graduates had undertaken an internship and…