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Kenya to list eight new oil exploration blocks

Kenya has marked out eight new offshore oil blocks to be opened up for leasing by exploration firms, senior energy ministry officials said on Friday.

Exploration interest in Kenya and its neighbours in eastern Africa has increased after oil deposits were found in Uganda and natural gas in Tanzania and Mozambique.

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