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Tullow Oil Hits Dry Well at Kenya’s Block 13T Etiir Well

The Etiir-1 exploration well, which targeted a large, shallow, structural closure immediately to the west of the Greater Etom structure, spudded in late June and dry with no material reservoir development or shows encountered according to block operator Tullow Oil in its latest half year results update.

According to the Irish explorer the Etiir-1 exploration, whereas unsuccessful, helped define…

With a History of Tax Disputes in Oil & Gas Industry: Shall Kenya be an Exception to Explorers?

Kenya is currently the second leading East African country with estimated 750 million barrels in only two blocks that is 13T and 10B in Lokichar Basin,South Turkana; after Uganda’s recoverable estimate stands at 2.2 billion. However, there is evidenced optimism that further immense discoveries are underway due to movement of oil to the Lokichar Basin, where exploration and appraisal campaigns are…

Tullow Oil Announces Oil Discovery at Kenya’s Emekuya well

Tullow Oil has announced that the Emekuya-1 well in Block 13T, Northern Kenya has encountered around 75 metres of net oil pay in two zones.

Emekuya-1 well drilled by the PR Marriott Rig-46 to a total measured depth of 1,356 metres is located 2.5 km north of Etom-2 and had the objective of drilling a fault block on the flank of the Greater Etom structure. According to the operator the well…

Drilling Commences at Emekuya Well in Kenya’s Block 13T

The Emekuya exploration well targeting the north-eastern flank of the Etom Complex has spud according to the latest update from JV partner Africa Oil.

The well is among three additional prospects by the joint venture after completion of the earlier proposed wells including Erut 1, Amosing 6 and Ngamia 10 all of which have been successful.

The commencement of drilling follows a Drill Stem Test at…

FID for Kenya’s Blocks 10BB and 13T Expected by 2018

Blocks 10BB and 13T operator Tullow Oil has said it expects the Final Investment Decision for the Kenya Full Field Development by the end of 2018.

According to the operator the drilling and operational activities to support the FID and FFD including engineering studies and contracting activities are underway in preparation for the start of Front End Engineering Design (FEED), which is expected in…

Exclusive: Tullow Oil To Drill An Additional Four Wells In Kenya

Tullow Oil will be drilling an additional four wells with two of them confirmed and the rest in contingent status according to a source with information on the matter.

The operator had earlier said it would drill four wells in 2017 in the South Lokichar basin including  Erut and Etete prospects Amosing 6and Ngamia 10 appraisal wells with the potential to extend this by a further four wells…

Tullow Oil discovers oil in Kenya’s Block 13T Erut Well

Tullow Oil plc has announced that the Erut-1 well in, Northern Kenya, has discovered a gross oil interval of 55 metres with 25 metres of net oil pay at a depth of 700 metres. The overall oil column for the field is considered to be 100 to 125 metres.

The objective of the well which was drilled ten kilometers north of the Etom-2 well was to test a structural trap at the northern limit of the South…

Tullow Oil Receives 3 Year License Extension in Kenya’s Blocks 10BB, 13T

Tullow has announced it has reached an agreement with the Government of Kenya to extend the exploration period for Blocks 10BB and 13T in South Lokichar to 2020 with the earlier extension set to expire in July and September 2017.

This announcement comes as the company expects to restart drilling activities in the South Lokichar basin in the fourth quarter of 2016 with Etete and Erut prospectsin…