Decision on pipeline route could strain Kenya, Total relations
An oil rig in Kenya’s Turkana County. In 2016, Total played an instrumental role in Uganda’s decision to build the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline. PHOTO FILE | NATION
Differing views on the route the crude oil export pipeline from South Lokichar in northwestern Kenya to the Indian Ocean shoreline should take, could strain relations between the government, Total and other partners, an industry lobby has warned.
The Kenya Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas said the entry of Total SA into the onshore blocks 10BB, 13T and 10BA could either be supportive or disruptive.
