Last Updated 14 years ago by Kenya Engineer
The search for oil in the country is set to reach higher peaks later this year when drilling begins on eleven exploration blocks.Some of the blocks for example Twiga 1 in Rift Valley, Paipai in North Eastern, Mbawa off the Kenyan coast and Ngamia in Rift Valley have been earmarked for drilling. The search will be done by Africa Oil, Tullow Oil, Afren, Apache, Total, Pancontinental and Anadarko.
More than 20 companies are involved in the oil search in the country eight of whom are drilling onshore. They include; Afren, Africa Oil and Tullow who have significant acreage.
Prior to the Ngamia 1 discovery, 33 exploration wells had been drilled in Kenya without success. Tullow and Africa Oil are expected to start drilling the Twiga-1 prospect (Block 13T) in the last quarter of the year even as it tests the Ngamia well for commercial viability.Twiga North is expected to start drilling in the first quarter next year and embark on a joint drilling assignment with Afren in the Paipai-1 block in the third quarter of the year.
Offshore drilling is expected to start in the current quarter of the year at Mbawa-1 block together with the deep sea Metro rig in August. Partners in the well include Apache, Origin, Pancontinental and Tullow.
Kenya has allocated 45 of its 46 blocks to international explorers and is in the final stages of allocating the remaining blocks. The State is negotiating with Tullow and Andarko to give-up part of their territory for re-allocation to other companies. Tullow is to give up a quarter of its territory in block 10BB as well as block 13T.Andarko has been asked to surrender 25 per cent of each of its five offshore blocks. The two firms are now weighing on which quarter of their blocks they will surrender.
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