Kenya sees petroleum resources increasing to over 1 bil barrels
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Kenya expects its petroleum sources to rise to over to 1 billion barrels due to recurring evaluation exploration, an authorities from the Ministry of Power claimed Monday.
iro of oil have been found jointly by Tullow Oil and also Africa Oil Firm in the South Lokichar basin in northwestern Kenya from March 2012 when the country's very first crude oil encounter was revealed.
Energy Cabinet Assistant Davis Chirchir said Ekales, the Ageta Amosing and Ewoi wells drilled in block 10BB and also 13T in the remote Turkana region had actually elevated Kenya's recoverable sources to 600 million from 300 barrels.
"Nevertheless, with additional evaluation drilling which is currently ongoing, the recoverable reserves are likely to be in excess of 1 billion barrels. Tullow has actually currently commenced work with a commercialization strategy which will certainly finish in a field development strategy by last quarter of 2015," he claimed.
"In readiness, the ministry has likewise promoted an expression of passion for the petroleum pipe from Hoima, Uganda to Lamu port through Lokichar," said Chirchir. The governments of Kenya as well as Uganda are increasing plans to build a petroleum export pipe to Lamu on the Indian Ocean.
Building of 1,300-km (806-mile) pipe from Hoima in western Uganda via Lokichar in northwestern Kenya to Lamu is anticipated start in late 2015 as well as be finished in 2018.
Chirchir said the Sala-1 well pierced by Africa Oil in block 9 in north eastern Kenya is capable of creating approximately 1 Tcf of gas, enough to generate 550 MW of electrical energy for 20 years.
"Ministry of Power is planning to build a gas nuclear power plant in the block to boost electrical energy generation as well as help generate income from the source," he claimed.
Africa Oil and Marathon each own 50% of block 9.
The ministry expects much more resources to be found after Africa Oil as well as Marathon finish the existing drilling of the Sala-2 appraisal well and also relocate to the Sala-3 evaluation well to analyze the amount of gas in place.
iro of oil have been found jointly by Tullow Oil and also Africa Oil Firm in the South Lokichar basin in northwestern Kenya from March 2012 when the country's very first crude oil encounter was revealed.
Energy Cabinet Assistant Davis Chirchir said Ekales, the Ageta Amosing and Ewoi wells drilled in block 10BB and also 13T in the remote Turkana region had actually elevated Kenya's recoverable sources to 600 million from 300 barrels.
"Nevertheless, with additional evaluation drilling which is currently ongoing, the recoverable reserves are likely to be in excess of 1 billion barrels. Tullow has actually currently commenced work with a commercialization strategy which will certainly finish in a field development strategy by last quarter of 2015," he claimed.
"In readiness, the ministry has likewise promoted an expression of passion for the petroleum pipe from Hoima, Uganda to Lamu port through Lokichar," said Chirchir. The governments of Kenya as well as Uganda are increasing plans to build a petroleum export pipe to Lamu on the Indian Ocean.
Building of 1,300-km (806-mile) pipe from Hoima in western Uganda via Lokichar in northwestern Kenya to Lamu is anticipated start in late 2015 as well as be finished in 2018.
Chirchir said the Sala-1 well pierced by Africa Oil in block 9 in north eastern Kenya is capable of creating approximately 1 Tcf of gas, enough to generate 550 MW of electrical energy for 20 years.
"Ministry of Power is planning to build a gas nuclear power plant in the block to boost electrical energy generation as well as help generate income from the source," he claimed.
Africa Oil and Marathon each own 50% of block 9.
The ministry expects much more resources to be found after Africa Oil as well as Marathon finish the existing drilling of the Sala-2 appraisal well and also relocate to the Sala-3 evaluation well to analyze the amount of gas in place.
