How much oil has been discovered in the Turkana area?
Since conclusion of the LAPSSET study, oil discoveries have been made in the Turkana area in Kenya with current recoverable crude oil reserves estimated at 600 million barrels. With these developments, the original plan and design for the crude oil pipeline has to be reviewed to accommodate these new discoveries.
Are South Sudan and Kenya preparing for the LAPSSET Corridor crude oil pipeline?
As a result, the governments of South Sudan and Kenya are preparing for the admission of the Uganda Crude Oil Pipeline component into the LAPSSET Corridor Crude Oil Pipeline Project.
Will a crude oil pipeline be built from Lokichar to Lamu Port?
As such considerations are being made to commence construction of crude oil pipeline from Lokichar to Lamu Port to evacuate Kenyan oil as more preparations are made to complete negotiations on the construction of joining crude oil pipelines from Uganda and South Sudan oil fields.
Should Lamu-Lokichar Road be built alongside the crude oil pipeline?
In order to support the development of the crude oil pipeline, the Government has identified the need to simultaneously construct the Lamu-Lokichar Road alongside the pipeline.