Exploration & Production | Operational Updates
Africa Oil Suspends Kenyan Exploration in Light of Local Concerns
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Africa Oil Corp. announces that the Company and its operating partner, Tullow Oil plc, have temporarily suspended all operations as a precautionary measure in Block 10BB and Block 13T in Northern Kenya.
This decision follows demonstrations by local people regarding concerns around employment. Africa Oil and Tullow take their relationship with the local communities extremely seriously and the decision to suspend exploration and appraisal operations was taken to prevent further escalation of the demonstrations while discussions to resolve this issue for the long term are ongoing.
Africa Oil and Tullow are working closely with the local communities, the local Government and the national Government so that work can resume on Blocks 10BB and 13T as soon as possible. The Partnership is fully…
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