Tullow struck Kenya’s first oil in the northwest region of in Lokichar in 2012, and followed it with a string of other finds. PHOTO | FILEBritish oil firm Tullow on Wednesday raised Kenya’s hopes of becoming an oil exporting country after it officially announced plans to start producing oil from Turkana in March next year. “Following President Kenyatta’s directive that exportation of Kenya’s first oil be expedited, Tullow Oil has this afternoon confirmed that it will start oil production in March next year,” a statement from State House said. Two weeks ago, the Cabinet also approved plans to replace the Kainuk Bridge to enable larger trucks move huge quantities of crude oil. At this rate, it would take about 20 years to exhaust the Turkana oil deposits.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 24, 2016 18:45 UTC