Tullow discovers hydrocarbons in Kenya

Tullow Oil has discovered gas at an exploration well in the L8 Licence area, the first hydrocarbon discovery offshore Kenya.

Tullow Oil has discovered gas at an exploration well in the L8 Licence area, the first hydrocarbon discovery offshore Kenya.

In a very brief statement on Monday morning, the company said that the Mbawa-1 exploration well was drilled to a depth of 2,553 metres and encountered around 52 metres of net gas pay in porous Cretaceous sandstones.

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