by Emmaqulate Kemunto During a project disclosure workshop held by Tullow and its joint venture partners early this month, theinternational oil companies revealed that they will not be flaring the gas associated to the Turkana oilduring the production phase. This…
By Rita Maina FACT:Tullow Plc released its 2021 half-year results on 15 th September 2021 and overall showed itscommitment to continue pursuing the Kenyan project. The major update is that Tullow and itsJoint Venture (JV) partners are actively seeking a…
KCSPOG Fuel Prices Memorandum to the National Assembly - September 2021 (1)Download
By Michelle Makena With the current trend in rise of energy resources in Kenya, it is safe to predict a further rise in electricity bills and fuel prices in oncoming months. In August, Kenyans paid Ksh.24.77 for a kilowatt of…
By Charles Wanguhu The cabinet secretary for petroleum and mining has issued notices to terminate contractsissued to six oil and gas exploration companies within the Lamu Basin.According to media reports, these notices were issued on the 27 th of August…
By Emmaqulate Kemunto The Constitution of Kenya provides for the following rights and principles which are crucial for a sustainable oil and gas sector in Kenya: transparency, accountability, democracy, participation of the people, right of access to information, right to…
By Rita Maina Eni and the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining signed a memorandum of understanding to promote climate change initiatives and a circular economy in Kenya through a Bio-fuel production value chain. Bioenergy is an emerging trend to solve…
By Emmaqulate Moranga “Recently we saw trucks transport oil from Lokichar to Mombasa but where are yet to receiveour 5% share. Where is our money?”. These were some of the questions which dominated ourTurkana County workshop.Oil and gas projects are…
By Emmaqulate Moranga “How does the government claim to own land passed down to us by our ancestors? Land where our ancestors are buried?” these questions dominated our dialogue with the community in Turkana County. The Community also raised concerns…