{"id":7403,"date":"2019-01-02T15:45:40","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T15:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/?p=7403"},"modified":"2019-01-05T06:42:10","modified_gmt":"2019-01-05T06:42:10","slug":"new-kenya-upstream-outlook-shows-increased-activity-by-new-players-in-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/new-kenya-upstream-outlook-shows-increased-activity-by-new-players-in-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"New Kenya Upstream Outlook Shows Increased Activity By New Players in 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The just newly released Kenya Upstream Outlook for the year 2019 shows that most of the new seismic and drilling activity will be by new explorers with the Lamu basin just like in 2018 witnessing most of the drilling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a review on work programmes by the various licensed explorers in Kenya OilNews Kenya estimates that the Lamu basin could see up to five wells drilled by among them: Octant Energy, Zarara Oil and Gas, Eni and Shell. This is despite two wells being contingent of the first two wells by both Octant and Zarara Oil and Gas with the Pate 2 well and the Wasin prospect in Block L17\/18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Still in the Lamu basin, Lamu Oil\nand Gas which is the operator in Block L14 is also expected to acquire an\nadditional 1000km infill seismic over the eastern sub basin of block L14 which is a high graded prospective area\nwith elements of a working Tertiary and Cretaceous petroleum system. Lamu Oil\nand Gas has until 2019 to carry out work commitments including preparing to\ndrill a well in the block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 In the Anza basin\nSimba Essel is hoping to receive a drilling permit from the Ministry of\nPetroleum and Mining with the company involved in advanced negotiations to\nacquire a rig to a drill in Block 2A in in 2019. Earlier the company had\nindicated that it was interested in purchasing its own rig a position that has\nchanged in the past year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe outlook focuses on activity expected in 10 blocks\nmostly in Lamu as well as in the Tertiary, Anza and Mandera basins including\nthe ongoing early oil pilot scheme and the Lamu to Lokichar oil pipeline. The\nmain intention for us producing this third outlook for Kenya is to ensure that Kenyans\nwilling to invest in this sector have enough information that allows them to make\ndecisions on how to participate long before the projects take off,\u201d says lead\nresearcher Kamau Mbote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides the Kenya Upstream Outlook the company will also be producing outlooks focused on other East African countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To get yourself a copy contact +254724684368 for Mpesa or Grab a copy at our online shop using this link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The just newly released Kenya Upstream Outlook for the year 2019 shows that most of the new seismic and drilling activity will be by new explorers with the Lamu basin … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":7357,"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":false,"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":[7058,955,1252,1827],"class_list":["post-7403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-news","tag-7058","tag-gas","tag-kenya","tag-oil","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Kenya-Outlook-Cover-2019.jpg?fit=408%2C512&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5JWkQ-1Vp","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6592,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/octant-energy-plans-4-wells-one-seismic-kenyas-mandera-lamu-basin-blocks\/","url_meta":{"origin":7403,"position":0},"title":"Octant Energy Plans 4 wells, 2D Seismic in Kenya\u2019s Mandera and Lamu Basin Blocks","author":"","date":"November 30, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Octant Energy which took over from Afren operated Blocks 1, L17 and L18 plans to carry on with already identified drill ready prospects in the three blocks as well as 2D seismic in south Eastern part of the Mandera basin to futher provide more information at El Wak. 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