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Qatar ups stake in local oil with 3 Lamu blocks

Picture of oil field workers. [File, Standard]

Qatar has increased interest in Kenya’s fledgling upstream oil sector following the acquisition of oil blocks in Lamu by its national oil company.

The latest move will help calm anxiety in the sector following a flurry of exits by international oil firms in the recent past.

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