The Star (Nairobi)

Kenya: Tullow Oil Strikes Oil Again

By Njeri Ngugi, 26 November 2012
Tullow Oil makes yet another oil discovery in Turkana County's Twiga South -1, while East African Community member states hold a heads of state summit ... ( Resource: More Oil Found in Kenya

Tullow oil has struck oil again, this time at its Twiga South-1 block in the Lokichar basin. The exploration firm says it encountered 30 meters of net oil pay after digging 3,250 meters at the onshore well.

This is Tullow's second oil discovery after Ngamia 1 and will conduct a series of tests on the discovery in the next 4 to 6 weeks.

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