More Oil Discovered in Turkana

More oil has been discovered in Turkana by the British Oil Exploration Company, Tullow Oil which is an indication that there may be more oil in other areas that have not been explored well.

Tullow went further to report that by encountering one hundred and two metres of net oil pay in two columns, more oil was found at the Etom Two Well, lock thirteen.

This great discovery of high quality oil reservoirs will further lead to more development options and resource base.

Early this year, the company had announced that it had found oil deposits in the North Kerio Basin.  This was after drilling exploration at Epir One well was completed. The area will henceforth be considered as part of the future exploration drilling program.

Tullow went ahead to say that flow tests that were carried out on the Ngamia oil field had produced more oil from five zones adding that oil and wet gas were also found over intervals of 100 metres.

North Kerio Basin is set for more exploration activities once data that will be collected from Epir-One wildcat well is analyzed. The well was drilled to a final depth of three thousand and fifty-seven meters.

Early this year, the firm had announced that it had plans in place to drill its first exploration oil well in Elgeyo Marakwet.

Tullow company announced that it expects to produce oil for the first time in Kenya by 2020 in its half-year report that was released in July this year.

The report stated that an approved decision for the production of oil is expected the end of 2016, and the first oil production is expected to happen approximately three and a half years after the approval of the project.

A total of Sh.10.2 billion have been allocated for the processes of exploration and appraisal drilling.

Article by Vera Shawiza.