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\nKenya is expected to ship its first 200,000 barrels of crude oil in June, one year since President Uhuru Kenyatta flagged off the first trucks. <\/p>\n
\nKenya is expected to ship its first 200,000 barrels of crude oil in June, one year since President Uhuru Kenyatta flagged off the first trucks. <\/p>\n
On June 3 last year, President Kenyatta flagged off four trucks with 156 barrels of Crude Oil from Lokichar in Turkana to Mombasa for storage at Kenya Oil Refineries Limited.<\/p>\n
It was then announced that Kenya would only be able to ship the crude oil after hitting 200,000 barrels. It has taken a year for Tullow Oil to reach that target.<\/p>\n
Petroleum CS John Munyes, said that they have anticipated to hit the 200,000 barrel mark in the month of June. <\/p>\n
He aslo mentioned that Tullow Oil has transported 87,000 barrels of crude oil to the refineries storage tanks in Mombasa. <\/p>\n
During the official opening of the 9th East African Petroleum Conference in Mombasa, Munyes said that Kenya is now poised to become a huge crude oil exporter.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy June, we hope to hit the 200,000 barrels. We\u2019ll then put them into a vessel, ready for shipment,\u201d Munyes said.<\/p>\n
However, Tullow Oil said initially they had licenses from the National Environment Management Authority and Energy Regulatory Authority that allowed them to only transport 600 barrels per day.<\/p>\n
Speaking to the press on the sidelines of the ongoing three-day forum, Tullow EA executive vice president Mark MacFarlane said they have applied for new licenses that will allow them to transport 2,000 barrels daily.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe received those licenses last week,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Tullow Oil, which has invested $2 billion in Kenya, said they are now certain that they will reach the 200,000 barrels required for shipment.<\/p>\n
As per Munyes, a total of 94 wells of oil that have been drilled in Kenya, 63 exploration blocks that have been gazetted, 276 blocks licensed and 36 blocks that are open to investors.<\/p>\n
He said the national government is setting up an 820km 20-inch diameter, South Lokichar \u2013 Lamu Crude Oil pipeline that will connect Turkana to Lamu Port. It is expected to be ready by 2022.<\/p>\n
The line will decrease the amount of time spent on transportation of crude oil via trucks.<\/p>\n
Other major petroleum infrastructures are the 450km, 20-inch diameter multi-product Line 5 from Mombasa to Nairobi which has been completed.<\/p>\n
It is estimated to transport 1,800 cubic metres per hour.<\/p>\n
Four tanks of 133,000 cubic metres have been made in Nairobi to ensure adequate storage of products coming through Line 5.<\/p>\n
Another line of 122 km, 10-inch diameter multi-product line from Sinendet to Kisumu and completion of the Kisumu Oil Jetty will help Kenya become a force to reckon in the oil sector, the CS said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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