Kenya Reaffirms Commitment to Peaceful Resolution of Row With Somalia
The Kenyan government has warned that it will not cede an inch of its soil in the disputed maritime border with Somalia even as it affirmed that it is committed Continue Reading
Kenya Recalls Envoy After Oil, Gas Blocks ‘Grabbed’
Kenya has recalled its ambassador to Somalia Lt. Gen. Lucas Tumbo after it emerged that oil and gas blocks in disputed territorial areas were auctioned to the United Kingdom. According Continue Reading
Kenya: Spectrum Geo Denies Collecting Data on Disputed Oil Blocks in Indian Ocean
The Norwegian consultancy firm that gathered data on Mogadishu’s oil stock in the Indian Ocean says it only worked on blocks in Somali territory. The information gathered by Spectrum Geo Continue Reading
Kenya says crude oil capacity insufficient for refinery
Crude oil deposits discovered in Kenya are insufficient to justify construction of a refinery, a senior petroleum ministry official said on Tuesday. Kenya discovered commercial oil in 2012 in its Lokichar Continue Reading
Fuel shortage hits parts of Nairobi as VAT standoff persists
Attendants at stations that lacked fuel, he said, told him that petrol quickly ran out on Wednesday as the shortage started to bite. Matatu drivers have also indicated that they Continue Reading
[VIDEO] Long queues at petrol stations as fuel distributors strike
A fuel crisis has hit the country following a boycott by Kenya Independent Petroleum Distributors over the 16% VAT on fuel. Long queues were witnessed at various petrol stations as Continue Reading
Tullow Shutters Oil Operations, Deals Severe Blow To Kenyan Oil Industry
Tullow Oil had threatened over the weekend to shut down its oil wells in the Lokichar basin if the government does not act soon to remedy production, security, and transportation Continue Reading
Tullow Threatens to Derail Kenya’s Fledgling Oil Industry
Kenya’s oil industry is facing new challenges as Tullow Oil threatened over the weekend to shut down its oil wells in the Lokichar basin if the government does not act Continue Reading
Kenya: First Crude Arrives in Mombasa
Six years after British firm Tullow Oil announced that it had struck oil in Kenya, four tankers, each carrying 156 barrels arrived in Mombasa on Thursday. It is East Africa’s Continue Reading
Kenya closer to building an oil export pipeline
Kenya took a step toward building an export pipeline from its oil fields to the port city of Lamu with the award of an early-phase design contract, Wood said. Oil Continue Reading