Kenya Power announces power outages across the country from tomorrow

By Wangui Ngechu,

The Kenya Power Company has announced interruption in electricity supply across the country beginning tomorrow. In a statement to newsrooms, the co...

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Experts pour cold water on local crude oil refinery

By Patrick Igunza,

The first 600 barrels of crude oil from Lokichar in Turkana is expected in Mombasa on Thursday. But as the refinery is being spruced up for storage...

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Early oil trials set for June 3

By Citizen,

Kenya is set to start transporting oil to Mombasa next month as part of the early oil pilot scheme (EOPS). The project comes after close to a year�...

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KenolKobil posts Sh2.4bn profit

By Michael Karanja,

Oil marketer KenolKobil posted flat growth in its full year earnings weighed down by a one off payment to settle a debt with Kenya Petroleum Refinery ...

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KPRL crude sold for Sh1.25bn

By Mumbi Warui,

Over 340,000 barrels of crude oil left after Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited (KPRL) shut down in 2013 has been sold. The sale now gives storage ...

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Govt. signs oil export agreement with Tullow

By Citizen,

The government has signed an oil exportation agreement with Tullow Oil and Africa Oil and Maersk International. The signing paves way for the start...

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KPC ditches KPRL acquisition bid, signs 3 year lease deal

By Citizen,

The Ministry of Energy has brokered a deal that will see the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) lease the oil refinery facilities in Changamwe. This brea...

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Early oil exports to start in April

By Patrick Igunza,

The Ministry of Energy now expects the first export of crude oil to be done in April, two months ahead of the intended June target. According to mi...

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Kenya Pipeline to construct gas import terminal at KPRL

By Citizen,

The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has announced plans to part of the land at the Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited (KPRL) to construct a liquefied pet...

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ERC announces fuel price drop

By Noah Kuto,

Motorists can breathe a sigh of relief after the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) announced a drop in the price of fuel for the next one month. I...

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Cabinet approves oil export plans

By Citizen,

Kenya’s plans to join the ranks of oil producing nations got a major hot in the arm after the Cabinet approved plans for the development and commerc...

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Kenya Pipeline begins search for KPRL advisor

By Michael Karanja,

The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) is seeking a transaction advisor to evaluate renovation costs for the oil refinery. The state corporation took man...

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Kenya takes ownership of refinery after buying Essar’s stake

By Reuters,

Kenya took ownership of a petroleum refinery in its port city of Mombasa by finalising the acquisition of a 50 percent stake that had been held by Ind...

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Gov’t takes ownership of refinery after buying Essar’s stake

By Reuters,

Kenya took ownership of a petroleum refinery in its port city of Mombasa by finalising the acquisition of a 50 percent stake that had been held by Ind...