Competitive auction of 10 oil blocks delays on legal hitch

Tullow Oil tanks at its Turkana field.  

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Kenya’s plans to auction oil and gas blocks to prospecting firms through competitive bidding for the first time will be delayed amid an ongoing process to draft regulations that will guide the process.

The government had aimed to competitively auction 10 blocks of oil and gas located in the Anza and Lamu basins this month, but this will be delayed until June 2026 at the latest.

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