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Kenya Moves From Pilot to Full Commercial Oil Production — 50,000 bpd Target Set
Production will start at around 20,000 bpd and gradually rise to 50,000 bpd, Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi told lawmakers.
📍Kenya is expected to begin commercial oil production before the end of the year from the South Lokichar fields in Turkana, marking its entry into Africa’s oil-producing club.
🏭 Refining Reality Check: While oil production is now considered viable, refining faces major hurdles:
▫️The Mombasa refinery was found economically unfeasible at current output levels
▫️Sustainable refining requires 100,000–500,000 bpd
▫️Kenya’s initial capacity: far below that threshold1:03
