Tullow, State strike deal to resolve Turkana grievances
PHOTO | FILE Tullow Oil engineers work at the oil rig at Ngamia One Well in Turkana County in 2012. Oil exploration firm Tullow will resume work Friday after a two-week suspension following a row between the firm and the local Turkana people.
The oil explorer has also committed to continue offering tangible benefits to local people in jobs and local tenders.
Thursday, the Energy ministry called for bids for audit services on oil and gas exploration companies in Kenya to verify charges and credits on petroleum operations.
Oil exploration firm Tullow will resume work Friday after a two-week suspension following a row between the firm and the local Turkana people.
A memorandum of understanding was signed yesterday where the firm and the Turkana will resolve the security issues and grievances which led to a halt in exploration in oil Blocks 10BB and 13T.
