An oil pipeline. Due to the waxy nature of Kenya’s crude, the pipeline will be much more expensive to build and operate than a normal pipeline because the crude will need to be heated to 85 degrees along the line. PHOTO | FILE
Kenyan has commenced surveying the route of the Lokichar-Lamu pipeline as the country targets first commercial crude exports in 2023.
This comes after the National Lands Commission (NLC) embarked on land surveys following the completion of the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) study for the $2 billion pipeline.
