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Oil falls below Ksh.4,583 a barrel on virus fears, still heads for weekly gain
By Reuters, 1721, July 3, 2020 (EAT)
Oil fell below $43 ( Ksh.4,583) a barrel on Friday as a resurgence of coronavirus cases raised concern that fuel demand growth could stall, although c...

barrel , coronavirus , oil prices
Petrol prices rise by Ksh.5.77 as diesel, kerosene costs fall
By Kepha Muiruri, 1647, June 14, 2020 (EAT)
Motorists have registered a mixed bag of fortunes in the movement of fuel costs as petrol rises by Ksh.5.77 a litre while diesel costs fall by Ksh.3.8...

Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) , petrol prices
OPINION: COVID-19 response is everyone’s business
By Guest Writer, 2008, June 11, 2020 (EAT)
The specter of COVID-19 has developed from a public health emergency to a global economic crisis. In Africa, despite relatively low infection rates...

AMREF , coronavirus , COVID-19
Oil marketers in Kenya under fire over hoarding fuel stocks in anticipation of price increase
By Kepha Muiruri, 1444, June 10, 2020 (EAT)
Oil Marketing companies (OMCs) are once again on the spot as they now hold back stocks of fuel in anticipation of a price increase in the next maximum...

EPRA , fuel prices
Tullow Oil completes early oil pilot as contract expires
By Kepha Muiruri, 1217, June 2, 2020 (EAT)
British based oil explorer Tullow Oil along with its joint venture partners have announced the completion of the Early Oil Pilot Scheme (EOPS) for Ken...

Early Oil Pilot Scheme (EOPS) , Tullow Oil
DIAZ: A silver lining amidst COVID-19 pandemic
By Guest Writer, 1124, May 30, 2020 (EAT)
The better part of Sunday April 12 saw the majority of social media platforms remain awash with doctored images showing Mt. Kenya as supposedly seen f...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , diaz , kilimanjaro
Super Petrol prices decrease by Ksh.9.54 per litre
By Kepha Muiruri, 1743, May 14, 2020 (EAT)
Super Petrol and Diesel prices have decreased by Ksh.9.54 per litre and Ksh.19.19 per litre respectively. In its monthly review, the Energy and Pet...

Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) , petrol
What does it mean when oil prices go negative?
By CNN, 1002, April 21, 2020 (EAT)
Even though a historic decline sent oil prices negative on Monday, don't expect to get paid to fill up your gas tank any time soon. Or ever, truth ...

oil prices
Relief for Kenyans as petrol price drops by Ksh.18, lowest since 2017
By Kepha Muiruri, 1521, April 14, 2020 (EAT)
Kenyans will see an all rounded relief in the costs of fuel as the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) institutes’ massive cuts on pric...

EPRA , fuel prices , petrol
Oil crashes below Ksh.2000 as demand destruction intensifies
By CNN, 931, March 31, 2020 (EAT)
The great oil crash of 2020 ain't over yet. US crude plunged 6% and dipped below $20 (Ksh.2,098) a barrel Monday as the coronavirus pandemic contin...

crude oil , oil prices
Panic buying, lockdowns may drive world food inflation – FAO
By Reuters, 1018, March 22, 2020 (EAT)
Lockdowns and panic food buying due to the coronavirus pandemic could ignite world food inflation even though there are ample supplies of staple grain...

coronavirus , FAO , Inflation
Shilling drops to lowest level since September 2015
By Kepha Muiruri, 2202, March 19, 2020 (EAT)
The Kenya shilling dropped to its lowest level in valuation against the US dollar crossing the Ksh.105 mark on Thursday for the first time since Septe...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , coronavirus , kenyan shilling
Relief for motorists as petrol and diesel prices drop
By Kepha Muiruri, 1754, March 14, 2020 (EAT)
Motorists will count relief for the first time this year as petrol and diesel prices fall in the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) mid-...

fuel prices
Tullow: There’s enough oil in Kenya, no plans to exit
By Kepha Muiruri, 1351, March 12, 2020 (EAT)
British based oil explorer Tullow Oil has defended its operations in the country insisting there remains enough oil reserves in the country and that P...

Early Oil Pilot Scheme (EOPS) , Ministry of Petroleum , Tullow Oil
Why oil prices are crashing and what it means
By CNN, 1107, March 10, 2020 (EAT)
Oil prices have suffered their biggest fall since the day in 1991 when American forces launched air strikes on Iraqi troops following their invasion o...

coronavirus , oil prices
Shock as oil prices drop to levels last seen in 1991
By Kepha Muiruri, 1840, March 9, 2020 (EAT)
Global oil prices tumbled to a near three decade low in overnight trading on Sunday in the aftermath of a fall out between major world crude producers...

EPRA , IEA , Oil , OPEC
Tullow Oil Kenya announces plan to fire some of its 650 staff
By Kepha Muiruri, 2040, February 5, 2020 (EAT)
British-based oil explorer Tullow has issued a redundancy notice with respect to its staff members in Kenya, signalling massive job losses at the firm...

Tullow Kenya
Tullow planned exit complicates Kenya’s petrodollars quest
By Kepha Muiruri, 1101, January 27, 2020 (EAT)
Tullow’s planned exit from its equity stake in Project Oil Kenya has opened up fresh questions into the country’s future oil exploits. This is ...

Ministry of Petroleum , Tullow Oil
Tullow Oil suspends early oil pilot scheme in Turkana
By Kepha Muiruri, 1214, January 15, 2020 (EAT)
Heavy rains have cast doubt on the expected second crude oil export by Kenya after Tullow Oil suspended trucking. A statement released on Wednesday...

Tullow Oil
Kenya lines up second batch of crude oil for export in February 2020
By Kepha Muiruri, 1625, October 29, 2019 (EAT)
Kenya is set to export a second batch of 500,000 barrels of crude oil at the end of February 2020 to keep with the country’s ongoing tests of the qu...

Early Oil Pilot Scheme (EOPS) , Petroleum Ministry , Tullow , Turkana crude oil