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Africa Oil to begin drilling new Kenyan wells

Africa Oil Corporation and its partners in Kenya will drill up to eight exploration and appraisal wells starting from December to boost proven resources and improve financing prospects for field development and an export pipeline, an executive said.

The group, which includes Tullow Oil and Maersk, initially planned to build a single pipeline to connect Ugandan oil fields and the Kenyan project to Kenya’s coast, but Uganda opted to build its own pipeline via Tanzania.

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