Country Report
Kenya upstream summary
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Report summary
Kenya is a frontier oil and gas country with no current production. Tullow Oil opened up the country's onshore plays by making the first oil discovery in the onshore North-Central Gregory Rift basin in 2012. Since then, Tullow and partners Africa Oil Corp. and TotalEnergies confirmed over 550 million barrels of oil across the South Lokichar Field. In 2023, Africa Oil Corp. and TotalEnergies exited the South Lokichar development leaving Tullow with sole ownership. Tullow is looking for ...
Table of contents
- Executive summary
- Key facts
- Location maps
- Key companies
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Geology
- Introduction to Kenya basins
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Lamu Embayment basin
- Reservoirs
- Seals
- Source rocks
- Mogadishu - Somali Coastal basin
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North Central Gregory Rift and Eyasi - Wembere - South Gregory Rift basins
- Reservoirs
- Seals
- Source rocks
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Somali-Ogaden-Mandera Lugh basin
- Reservoirs
- Seals
- Source rocks
- Tanzanian Coastal basin
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Exploration
- Licensing
- Recent licensing
- Historic licensing activity
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Drilling
- Drilling activity
- Recent drilling
- Historical drilling activity
- Success rates
- Reserves and resources
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Production
- Oil / liquids
- Gas
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Infrastructure
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Introduction
- Pipelines
- Refinery
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Introduction
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Policy and regulation
- Key legislation
- Regulatory body
- State oil company
- State participation
- Licensing
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Fiscal terms
- Overview
- Current fiscal terms
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Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs)
- Basis
- Government equity participation
- Bonuses, rentals and fees
- Indirect taxes
- Royalty
- Domestic Market Obligation (DMO)
- PSC production sharing
- PSC cost recovery
- 6 more item(s)...
- Fiscal model
- Historical background
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
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Key facts: Table 1Location maps: Image 1Net Acreage 2025
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Reserves and contingent resources at 01/01/2025Reserves and resources: Table 1Basin map of KenyaDrilling activityGeological and commercial success ratesFiscal terms: Table 1Fiscal terms: Table 2Fiscal terms: Table 3Fiscal terms: Table 4
What's included
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