The twin exits by TotalEnergies and Africa Oil from Kenya's Turkana Oil project have spooked potential explorers as the government turns to India in search of deep-pocketed investors to keep commercial production dreams alive.
Energy Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir said a greenfield investment, which would have seen potential investors pump billions into the project and turn it into commercial production, has been startled by the decision by the two energy firms to abandon their equity to British oil explorer Tullow Oil.
