14 years after oil discovery, East Africa’s largest economy targets first commercial exports from Turkana Basin

14 years after oil discovery, East Africa’s largest economy targets first commercial exports from Turkana Basin

Kenya is targeting December 2026 to begin commercial crude oil exports from the Turkana region, more than 14 years after oil was discovered in the country’s South Lokichar Basin, as the government seeks to turn its petroleum resources into a new source of revenue.

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