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Kenya to set new deadline for oil export

Kenya’s goal of becoming an oil exporting country by 2022 may not be realized, London-based oil explorer, Tullow Oil said. According to the oil giant, delays from the government in making critical decisions have potentially stalled output. Tullow, which has already spent more than $1 billion in exploration activities over the past six years, last […]

Africa Energy Headlines International

Tullow to construct $1 billion oil pipeline in Kenya

Tullow Oil, a leading independent oil exploration and production company, aims to complete the construction of a $1 billion oil pipeline in Kenya by 2022. According to Tullow Oil Kenya Managing Director Martin Mbogo, the 821 km pipeline will transport around 80,000 barrels of oil per day from the Lokichar oilfields in Northern Kenya to […]

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Mauritania: Gas production in Banda field May Start in Late 2014

Gas production in the Mauritanian Banda field may start in late 2014 or early 2015, it was announced in Nouakchott earlier this week. The construction of a gas pipeline for the Banda gas field, whose reserves are estimated at 500 billion cubic feet, may be entrusted to U.K.-based explorer Tullow Oil Plc (TLW). Construction works […]