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Chinese firm begins tests on Isiolo gas pits
By the time of abandoning the search for oil, CNOOC Africa had drilled a total of 5.08 kilometres out of the expected 5.56 kilometres. Photo/FILE
By BD REPORTER
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Posted Tuesday, July 6 2010 at 00:00
Posted Tuesday, July 6 2010 at 00:00
In 2006 the Ministry of Energy demarcated new exploration blocks which have created interest in the exploration across the country.
Since then, several licenses have been awarded by the National Fossil Fuels Advisory Committee (NFFAC), an inter-ministerial committee created that year to take over the responsibility of negotiating acreage with prospectors.
The companies granted licenses included East Africa Oil Exploration of the United Kingdom, Lundin Petroleum (now Africa Oil), Vangold Resources and Turkana Oil Drilling.
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