Category: KCSPOG Reports

The Report analyses potential legal, Social and Economic Challenges to the development of the Lokichar- Lamu Heated Crude Oil Pipeline Kenya’s Crude Pipeline: “Through People to Market” (November 2018) This report seeks to analyse the key impediments to the development of the 821Km Pipeline from Northern Kenya- Turkana- to the Lamu County. The pipeline remains a key prerequisite to Kenya’s realisation of profitable oil production. The report heralds key findings on the Pipeline as below: 1. A heated pipeline will be much more expensive to build and operate than a normal pipeline. In illustration crude from the Amosing well in Turkana will need to be heated to 85 degrees as the wax appearance temperature has been measured at between 60 degrees and 63 degrees. As a result, the tariff for…

The ‘Potential Government Revenues from Turkana Oil’ Report analyses potential revenues from the Lokichar project This report seeks to provide an estimate of the scale and timing of possible Kenya national government and Turkana county government revenues from Turkana oil. The series of successful oil exploration wells in the South Lokichar basin has generated high expectations for the country as a whole and for the historically marginalized Turkana region in particular. Provisions in the 2015 draft Petroleum Bill for transfers of government oil revenue to Counties (20%) and Communities (5%) have also generated additional interest. The report heralds key findings on future revenues as below: 1. Under the “best case” assumption of production beginning in 2021, oil production reaches its peak in the years 2025-2030 before beginning a rapid decline.…

This report seeks to provide an estimate of the scale and timing of possible Kenya national government and Turkana county government revenues from Turkana oil. The series of successful oil exploration wells in the South Lokichar basin has generated high expectations for the country as a whole and for the historically marginalized Turkana region. Published revenue projections suggest that peak annual receipts to the Government of Kenya could range from USD 800 million to as much as USD 3 billion.1 Provisions in the 2015 draft Petroleum Bill for transfers of government oil revenue to Counties (20%) and Communities (5%) generate additional interest. Full Report

On 16th August 2018, KCSPOG launched their documentary shot in Lamu, Isiolo, Samburu and Turkana County. The documentary captures the fears and expectations of local communities that shall be affected by the construction of the crude oil pipeline. https://youtu.be/k-OdYrtVTzY