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Make early oil contract public, lobby tells State

Armed police officers escort containers loaded with crude oil from the Ngamia 8 Oil Well in Nakukulas, Turkana County. [Kevin Tunoi/Standard]

The Government should disclose the terms under which the Early Oil Pilot Scheme (EOPS) is being undertaken, an oil and gas lobby has said.

The Kenya Civil Society on Oil and Gas (KCSPOG) said yesterday the secrecy surrounding the project could come back to haunt the country in future. This is as Kenya starts exporting oil on a pilot basis ahead of planned commercial production and export in 2022.

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