earlier<\/a> submitted the required applications to enter the\u00a0First Additional Exploration Period\u00a0(FAEP) of both onshore blocks L1B and L16 after licenses on both blocks expired on June 8th 2015.<\/p>\n\u201cThe FAEP of blocks L1B and L16 is effective as of\u00a0July 9, 2015\u00a0for two years. The minimum work program for each block includes the acquisition, processing, and interpretation of 300 square kilometers of 3D seismic data; and the drilling of one exploration well.<\/p>\n
Following the approval of\u00a0the request by the government through the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum the company is\u00a0be expected to relinquish 30 percent of their former acreage to focus on more prospective zones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Kenyan Government has granted Erin Energy approval to enter the First Additional Exploration Period (FAEP) on its onshore blocks, L1B and L16. 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