THE STANDARD By
Macharia Kamau |
April 6th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Had everything gone according to plan, Kenya would be preparing to start exporting its first consignment of commercially produced oil by the end of this year.
However, this has since changed and the optimism with which 2021 was labelled as the possible date for Kenya’s first oil payday has been moved to 2022, then 2023 and now 2024.
As recently as 2018, British exploration firm Tullow Oil had targeted a “Final Investment Decision (FID) for 2019 and First Oil for 2021/22.”
But the company has gone mute on when it expects to start commercial exportation of Kenyan oil, at least going by its just-published annual report.
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Govt to Repair Ksh 1B Airport Runway to Avert Crisis
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The government plans to repair the Ksh1 billion runway at the Isiolo International Airport on grounds that it s a threat to human life.
In a Tuesday, March 16, meeting, the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) Manager for Wilson Airport and Northern Kenya, Joseph Okumu, told the Eastern Regional Development Implementation and Coordination Committee (RDICC) that experts had recommended for the airport runway s repair.
He further explained that the engineers noticed that the runway had developed dangerous cracks.
It was further revealed that only 1050 meters of the runway was still intact, and that it could not handle huge capacity aircraft.
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THE STANDARD By
Macharia Kamau |
March 16th 2021 at 11:16:49 GMT +0300
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The government has started collecting views from the public on the planned crude oil pipeline running from Lokichar in Turkana County to Lamu.
The pipeline will be used to export crude oil produced in Turkana. The firms working on the oil project, together with the State, plan to build the 824-kilometre pipeline at an estimated cost of Sh100 billion.
The National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) last week called on the public to give views on the proposed pipeline that will traverse Turkana, Samburu, Isiolo, Meru, Garissa and Lamu counties. “The Authority invites members of the public and interested stakeholders to give their views on the proposed project at public hearing meetings,” said NEMA.