Kenya Crude Oil Pipeline

Kenya Crude Oil Pipeline

Kenya

Map of Kenya Crude Oil Pipeline
Location
Country Kenya
Coordinates 00°29′06″S 39°41′12″E / 0.48500°S 39.68667°E / -0.48500; 39.68667
General direction North to South
From Lokichar, Kenya
Passes through Garissa, Kenya
To Lamu, Kenya
General information
Type Oil pipeline
Partners Government of Kenya & Tullow Oil
Commissioned 2021 (Expected)[1]
Technical information
Length 554 mi (892 km)

Kenya Crude Oil Pipeline, is a proposed crude-oil pipeline in Kenya.[2][3][4]

Location

The pipeline will originate in the oil-rich Lokichar basin, near the town of Lokichar, in northwest Kenya to end at Port Lamu, on the Indian Ocean. The route will remain as originally planned in the Uganda–Kenya Crude Oil Pipeline, in August 2015.[5] The route, was proposed by Toyota Tsusho, the consultant selected by the two governments of that now-abandoned project.[6][7]

Overview

Kenya has confirmed crude oil deposits of at least 750 million barrels.[8] Originally Kenya partnered with Uganda to export that oil through a joint pipeline to Port Lamu on the Indian Ocean coast.[9] When those plans fell through, Kenya announced it would build ts own pipeline from Lokichar to Lamu.[2][4][10][11] The projected length of this pipeline is about 891 kilometres (554 mi)[12]

See also

Reference

  1. ↑ Mutai, Edwin (27 April 2016). "Government says oil pipeline to be complete in early 2021". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 Ochieng, Lilian (23 April 2016). "Kenya to construct its pipeline as Uganda deal fails". Daily Nation. Nairobi. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  3. ↑ PSCU (23 April 2016). "Kenya decides to go it alone on crude oil pipeline". Nairobi: 98.4 Capital FM. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  4. 1 2 PSCU (23 April 2016). "Kenya will build own pipeline, Uhuru tells EAC summit". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Ochieng, Lillian (10 August 2015). "Uhuru And Museveni Strike Deal On Route for KSh400 Billion Oil Pipeline". Daily Nation. Nairobi. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  6. ↑ Ligami, Christabel (28 August 2015). "Kenya, Uganda strike deal on oil route to export market". The East African. Nairobi. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  7. ↑ Njini, Felix (28 August 2015). "Kenya Starts Talks With Uganda on Financing for Oil Pipeline". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  8. ↑ Odhiambo, Allan (28 April 2016). "Tullow to resume exploration, ups Turkana reserves". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  9. ↑ Kakwanja, Peter (27 March 2016). "Kenya’s interests must prevail in Uganda oil pipeline debacle". Daily Nation. Nairobi. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  10. ↑ BBC (23 April 2016). "Uganda picks Tanzania for oil pipeline, drops Kenya plan". London: BBC. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  11. ↑ Wachira, George (26 April 2016). "Fast track Turkana-Lamu pipeline to beat Uganda to global oil markets". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "Kenya targets to complete Sh210 billion pipeline by 2021". Business Daily Africa. Reuters. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.

External links

Coordinates: 00°29′06″S 39°41′12″E / 0.48500°S 39.68667°E / -0.48500; 39.68667

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