Turkana Oil Field (Kenya)

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Turkana Oil Field is a discovered oil field in Kenya.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Turkana Oil Field

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Turkana discovered[1] Tullow[2] Tullow [100%][3] 2012[2] – – conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Turkana Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
oil 2C 560.0 million bbl 2021 ​[2]

Location

Table 3: Field-level location details for Turkana Oil Field

Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
onshore, Kenya[4] onshore[5] 2.9548, 35.8464 (approximate)[4]

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240120043535/https://www.the-star.co.ke/business/kenya/2023-09-11-tullow-hopeful-as-state-moves-to-make-decision-on-turkana-oil/. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220202233048/https://openoil.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Boll_report_final.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 02 February 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240120070735/https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business/tullow-partners-withdraw-from-turkana-oilfields-4243942. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20241205213217/https://www.tullowoil.com/our-operations/africa/kenya/. Archived from the original on 05 December 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-land/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)