Kenya to list eight new oil exploration blocks

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

Exploration interest in Kenya and its neighbours has increased after oil deposits were found in Uganda and natural gas in Tanzania and Mozambique. At least five oil companies are already jostling for the new blocks, which Kenya had initially expected to list in the Kenya Gazette by the end of February, but delays arose due to errors while surveying the blocks.