Senate seeks views on Lokichar oil production ambition
Senate invites public memoranda on the South Lokichar Field Development Plan and Production Sharing Contracts for T6 and T7 blocks. The plan outlines infrastructure, environmental safeguards, community obligations, and aims for first oil by late 2026...
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The Kenyan Senate is inviting public input on the South Lokichar Field Development Plan (FDP) and associated Production Sharing Contracts for Blocks T6 and T7 in Turkana County. This move signifies progress towards commercial oil production in the region, with the public having until Friday, 16 January 2026, to submit feedback.
- The plan outlines a $6.1 billion investment over 25 years, aiming for initial production of 20,000 barrels of oil per day, ultimately scaling to 50,000 barrels per day.
- The contracts involve Gulf Energy E&P BV, the Kenyan firm taking over from Tullow Oil, to develop six oil discoveries.
- The FDP, approved by the government in late November 2025, is the first to reach this advanced parliamentary review stage.
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Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has criticized the proposed Field Development Plan (FDP) for the Turkana oil project, labeling it the âbiggest scandalâ of President William Rutoâs administration. Sifuna has warned that Kenyans risk losing significant benefits due to alleged red flags, suspicious amendments, and opaque ownership changes within the deal. He has called for public scrutiny of the plan, which he alleges to be President Ruto's "biggest scandal yet." In a related development, the Kenyan Senate is inviting public input on the South Lokichar Field Development Plan (FDP) and associated Production Sharing Contracts. The public has until Friday, 16 January 2026, to submit feedback on the proposals for Blocks T6 and T7 in Turkana County, which signify a move towards commercial oil production.
