A proposed oil refinery in Lamu will cost $2.5 billion and is expected to refine 120,000 barrels of oil a day. [citation needed] The Kenyan government has prioritised the provision of appropriate infrastructural service aimed at supporting the massive investments planned for the LAPSSET Corridor.
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.
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.
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.