Kenya aims to begin exporting oil within months

Kenya is aiming to export its first consignment of crude oil in a few months, after amassing 60 000 bbl in storage tanks in the coastal city of Mombasa. British firm Tullow Oil has revealed that trucking of crude from oilfields in Lokichar, in north-western Kenya, for storage at the refinery in Mombasa under the Early Oil Pilot scheme (EOPS) has been progressing well, which has enabled the company to set a target of June for exporting the first consignment.