Tullow halts Turkana operations over insecurity

Truck transporting the first consignment of crude oil from Lokichar, Turkana. [File, Standard]

Tullow Oil has stopped work at its Kenyan oilfield and halted trucking operations due to security issues, Chief Executive Paul McDade told Reuters on Wednesday.

Tullow is aiming for a final investment decision on its $2.9 billion (Sh290 billion) project in late 2019, which would open up the country’s oil industry to exports.