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Kenya upstream summary

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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
    • Introduction to Kenya basins
    • Lamu Embayment basin
      • Reservoirs
      • Seals
      • Source rocks
    • Mogadishu - Somali Coastal basin
    • North Central Gregory Rift and Eyasi - Wembere - South Gregory Rift basins
      • Reservoirs
      • Seals
      • Source rocks
    • Somali-Ogaden-Mandera Lugh basin
      • Reservoirs
      • Seals
      • Source rocks
    • Tanzanian Coastal basin
    • Licensing
    • Recent licensing
    • Historic licensing activity
    • Drilling
      • Drilling activity
      • Recent drilling
      • Historical drilling activity
      • Success rates
  • Reserves and resources
    • Oil / liquids
    • Gas
    • Introduction
      • Pipelines
      • Refinery
    • Key legislation
    • Regulatory body
    • State oil company
    • State participation
    • Licensing
    • Overview
    • Current fiscal terms
    • 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
      • PSC profit sharing
      • Corporate income tax
      • Fiscal treatment of decommissioning costs
      • Product pricing
      • Summary of modelled terms
      • Active legacy terms
    • Fiscal model
    • Historical background

Tables and charts

This report includes 12 images and tables including:

  • Key facts: Table 1
  • Location maps: Image 1
  • Net Acreage 2024
  • Reserves and contingent resources at 01/01/2024
  • Reserves and resources: Table 1
  • Basin map of Kenya
  • Drilling activity
  • Geological and commercial success rates
  • Fiscal terms: Table 1
  • Fiscal terms: Table 2
  • Fiscal terms: Table 3
  • Fiscal terms: Table 4

What's included

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    Country Overview

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    Country Overview

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