Fight for water by oil firms may fuel conflict in TurkanaThe huge amounts of water that will be required to boost oil production activities in South Lokichar could become a source of conflict among residents in the water-scarce region. Oil firms pump lots of water to pressurise oil wells for the ‘black gold’ to flow to the ground. Tullow Oil has in the recent past said it is negotiating with the County Government of Turkana for the use of water resources in the area. We are not at the level of (commercial oil) production and we are struggling with water,” she said. “When an oil company says it spent Sh200 billion, it needs to be audited to make sure that this money was spent on necessary areas.

Source: Standard Digital April 15, 2019 21:49 UTC