📰The Ministry of Energy & Petroleum @EnergyMinK has reconstituted existing oil blocks from 63 to 50, aiming to make the blocks more attractive to IOCs.
➡️First licensing round of 10 blocks (in green below), with previous oil/gas discoveries, is set to open in September 2025.
➡️Super Petrol down by Ksh 0.22/litre, to now retail at Ksh 214.03
➡️Diesel down by Ksh 10.00/litre, to now retail at Ksh 222.86
➡️Kerosene remains unchanged at Ksh 191.38
In accordance with Section 101(y) of the Petroleum Act 2019 and Legal Notice No.192 of 2022, has calculated the maximum retail prices of petroleum products which will be in force from 15th June 2026 to 14th July 2026.
In the period under review, the maximum allowed petroleum pump prices for Super Petrol and Diesel decreases by KShs.0.22/litre and KShs.10.00/litre respectively while the price of Kerosene remains unchanged.
In Nairobi, Super Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene now retail at Kshs.214.03, Kshs.222.86 and Kshs.191.38 effective midnight for the next 30 days.
Today,I held inaugural familiarization meeting with departmental heads and senior officers of the State Department for Petroleum @SDP_KE. The engagement provided an opportunity to understand the Department’s mandate, ongoing programmes, and strategic priorities.
Since the discovery of oil in Turkana in 2012, successive governments have struggled to move the South Lokichar project from exploration to commercial production.
https://t.co/9hoEW2zmjl
Oil exploration in Turkana is edging closer to commercial production, more than a decade after crude oil was first discovered in the region in March 2012.
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📰@WilliamsRuto reassigns Principal Secretary Kello Harsama as the new Principal Secretary for the State Department for Petroleum @SDP_KE.
He previously served as PS State Department for ASALs and Regional Development.
We have recalculated the maximum petroleum prices to be in force from 19th May 2026 to 14th June 2026 following a petition by public transport sector operators on the need to minimize the risk of motor fuel adulteration that may arise due to Diesel & Kerosene price difference.
In accordance with Section 101(y) of the Petroleum Act 2019 and Legal Notice No.192 of 2022, we have calculated the maximum retail prices of petroleum products which will be in force from 15th May 2026 to 14th June 2026.
In accordance with Section 101(y) of the Petroleum Act 2019 and Legal Notice No.192 of 2022, we have calculated the maximum retail prices of petroleum products which will be in force from 15th May 2026 to 14th June 2026.
Tullow Oil is fighting off a $170 million tax demand from KRA, in what mirrors a tax tussle the British company faced in a project in neighbouring Uganda. https://t.co/aGaClrJKTu
One Petroleum Ltd says that:
· The Ministry of Energy wrote to the company on March 19th requesting bids for an emergency cargo of between 35,000MT & 85,000MT
· The company responded to the Ministry & disclosed the specifications of the product. The company then applied for & secured a waiver
· By April 7th, 20.0% of the consignment had been paid for & collected by OMCs
📰@GulfEnergyKE has awarded an integrated solutions project to @bakerhughesco to drill and complete 43 wells in the South Lokichar basin in Turkana.
Scope includes: well construction, artificial lift services, completions, intervention and measurement.