{"id":6277,"date":"2017-09-08T07:32:53","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T07:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/?p=6277"},"modified":"2017-09-08T07:32:53","modified_gmt":"2017-09-08T07:32:53","slug":"insecurity-hampers-operations-kenyas-block-l6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/insecurity-hampers-operations-kenyas-block-l6\/","title":{"rendered":"Insecurity Hampers Operations in Kenya\u2019s Block L6"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australian explorer and block L6 onshore operator FAR Ltd has formally notified the Ministry of Energy & Petroleum in Kenya of a force majeure event over Block L6 according to its latest half year results communication to shareholders.<\/p>\n

The 14 July 2017 notification highlights challenges the company is facing in accessing land due to the ongoing security issues in Lamu County that has hindered it to go ahead with a planned 2D seismic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

FAR which is fully carried through a proposed onshore well and a 1,000 line kilometre\u00a0 onshore 2D seismic survey and associated processing and interpretation by Milio group of companies through a far-out<\/a> completed in February 2014 has said it continued to suffer delays due to civil upheaval and security incidents in the region.<\/p>\n

It is expected that the seismic will define drillable locations on primary prospects Mamba, Kudu and Boundary Anticline within block L6.<\/p>\n

As a result of these incidents, the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum of Kenya has awarded the Block L6 joint venture an extension<\/a>.<\/p>\n

FAR and the other JV partner have continued to clash over cash calls and the operator having issued a default notice<\/a> to it\u2019s partner Pancontinental Oil and Gas for continued failure to pay cash calls from 12 Feb 2015 although the latter has disputed the notices.<\/p>\n

Combined prospective resources for the L6 Block have been assessed at 3.7 billion barrels of oil or 10.2 trillion cubic feet of gas (un-risked, best estimate, 100% basis).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Australian explorer and block L6 onshore operator FAR Ltd has formally notified the Ministry of Energy & Petroleum in Kenya of a force majeure event over Block L6 according to … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":1242,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[11],"tags":[26,313,869,6400,1140,1252,1377,1568,1585,1962],"class_list":["post-6277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-news","tag-2d-seismic","tag-block-l6","tag-far-ltd","tag-force-majeure","tag-insecurity","tag-kenya","tag-lamu-basin","tag-milio","tag-ministry-of-energy-petroleum","tag-pancontinental-oil-and-gas","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/block-l6.jpg?fit=900%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5JWkQ-1Df","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6912,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/far-dialogue-kenya-2d-seismic-acquisition-block-l6\/","url_meta":{"origin":6277,"position":0},"title":"FAR in Dialogue with Kenya over 2D seismic acquisition on Block L6","author":"","date":"March 20, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Onshore Block L6 operator Australian explorer FAR says the company is in dialogue with the ministry as a result of the challenges the company faced in accessing land due to the ongoing security issues in Lamu County last year that hindered it to go ahead with a planned\u00a02D seismic acquisition.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Top News"","block_context":{"text":"Top News","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/top-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/block-l6-new.jpg?fit=900%2C720&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/block-l6-new.jpg?fit=900%2C720&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/block-l6-new.jpg?fit=900%2C720&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/block-l6-new.jpg?fit=900%2C720&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1529,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/far-ltd-delays-2d-seismic-acquisition-in-kenyas-block-l6-over-security-concerns\/","url_meta":{"origin":6277,"position":1},"title":"FAR Ltd delays 2D seismic acquisition in Kenya\u2019s Block L6 over security concerns","author":"Samuel Kamau Mbote","date":"July 31, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"[twitter-follow screen_name='oilnewskenya'] FAR has said it has delayed a planned onshore well and an onshore 2D seismic survey and associated processing and interpretation in Northern part of coast Kenya due to insecurity in the area. According to a statement from the company the operations which were to start in June\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Top News"","block_context":{"text":"Top News","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/top-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/far-blocks.png?fit=301%2C273&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1760,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/far-ltd-receives-term-extension-in-kenyas-block-l6\/","url_meta":{"origin":6277,"position":2},"title":"Far Ltd receives term extension in Kenya\u2019s Block L6","author":"Samuel Kamau Mbote","date":"September 12, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Australian explorer Far Ltd has announced that it has received a 1 year extension in the PSC term of Block L6 after the company delayed planned activities Government of Kenya due to the inability to access the ground to complete planned seismic operations because of security incidents in the country.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Top News"","block_context":{"text":"Top News","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/top-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/block-l6-new.jpg?fit=900%2C720&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/block-l6-new.jpg?fit=900%2C720&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/block-l6-new.jpg?fit=900%2C720&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/block-l6-new.jpg?fit=900%2C720&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":482,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/pancontinental-onshore-kenya-l6-farmed-out-for-seismic-and-drilling\/","url_meta":{"origin":6277,"position":3},"title":"PanContinental: Onshore Kenya L6 Farmed-Out For Seismic and Drilling","author":"Samuel Kamau Mbote","date":"February 10, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Pancontinental Oil & Gas and its wholly owned subsidiary Afrex Limited (together\u00a0\u201cPancontinental\u201d) has entered a farm-in\u00a0agreement for the onshore portion of Kenyan exploration area Block L6 in the Lamu Basin. Block L6 is partly onshore and partly offshore. Under the terms agreed with farminee Milio E&P Limited (\u201cMilio\u201d) and Milio\u00a0International\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Top News"","block_context":{"text":"Top News","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/top-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/pancontinental.png?fit=505%2C508&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":7209,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/far-ltd-secures-24month-esia-license-renewal-kenyas-block-l6\/","url_meta":{"origin":6277,"position":4},"title":"FAR Ltd Secures 24 month ESIA License Renewal For Kenya\u2019s Block L6","author":"","date":"October 31, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Australian explorer FAR has reported that it has secured a 24-month renewal to the existing Environmental and Social Impact Assessment License in effect across the onshore areas of Block L-6 from the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. This renewal comes even as the company continues to seek another non-operations extension\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Top News"","block_context":{"text":"Top News","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/top-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Block-L6.png?fit=664%2C545&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Block-L6.png?fit=664%2C545&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Block-L6.png?fit=664%2C545&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2757,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/2d-seismic-survey-kenyas-onshore-block-l6-expected-q2-2015\/","url_meta":{"origin":6277,"position":5},"title":"2D seismic survey in Kenya\u2019s Onshore Block L6 expected in Q2 2015","author":"","date":"March 30, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Milio International is expected to acquire 2D seismic onshore Block L6 after a defferement due to security concerns the Block Operator FAR Ltd has said. The announcement made on the company\u2019s annual report also estimates that following the interpretation of the data acquired the partners should proceed with drilling in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Top News"","block_context":{"text":"Top News","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/category\/top-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Block l6 2","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Block-l6-2-259x300.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6277"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6279,"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6277\/revisions\/6279"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}