Oil Prospects in Nyakach

Last Updated 14 years ago by Kenya Engineer

Barely six months after discovering oil in Turkana, Tullow Oil Plc is now set to move to Nyakach in Kisumu County for more exploration of the commodity. Officials from the company were recently in Nyakach, an area they suspect has massive oil deposits.

The company is said to have secured a certificate of exploration from the Ministry of Energy. It intends to put up a drilling machine by mid-June while drilling tests in the area are set to begin by August.

The government is also doing geographical mapping in parts of the district as other companies have acquired certificates to explore the possibilities of other minerals in the district. The prospecting of oil in the area is said to be part of the government’s efforts to explore minerals in the region.

Nyakach is one of the areas geographically listed under Block 13T.If oil is found, it could open the area for development and raise also the living standards for those living in the area. Residents of Nyalunga and Bolo villages have for the last few months been getting oil floating in water.

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