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Kenya to restart licensing of 10 oil and gas blocks in September

Energy CS Opiyo Wandayi before the Senate Standing Committee on Energy to discuss Budget Policy Statement and canvass issues affecting the Energy sector in Kenya at Bunge Towers, Parliament, Nairobi March 4th,2025 (Elvis Ogina, Standard)

Kenya is in a fresh bid to lure oil firms to its fledgling oil and gas sector. It now says it has restructured its petroleum exploration blocks paving the way to restart licensing oil companies to explore for oil and gas mostly on the Kenyan coast.

The Energy and Petroleum Ministry said it had identified 10 blocks that will be available for the first licensing round in September 2025.

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