Joint venture partners on Tullow Oil Kenya BV-operated Blocks 10BB and 13T in Kenya have submitted a letter to the Kenyan Ministry of Petroleum and Mining to withdraw the notices of force majeure that were declared May 15, Africa Oil Corp. said in an Aug. 21 release.
Lifting of force majeure notices has been facilitated by the improvement in COVID-19 pandemic restrictions worldwide and the resumption of local and international flights, allowing the restart of the various workstreams under the project, the company said.
The joint venture partners are continuing discussions with the Kenyan government to determine the best way forward for the strategic project.
The partners have proposed that Amosing, Ngamia, and Twiga fields should be developed as a first stage of the South Lokichar development (OGJ Online, July 5, 2012; Jan. 5, 2015). This stage would include a 60,000-80,000 b/d of oil central processing facility and an export pipeline to Lamu.
Final investment decision is expected in this year’s second half.
