Project Profile
Value: US$2.9 billion (US$1.8 billion (upstream) and US$1.1 billion (pipeline))
Length: 890 km
Production: 60,000-80,000 bpd (phase 1)
Capacity: 100,000 bpd (export)
Start-up Year: 1Q 2021 or 2022
The pipeline route will run to the northern port of Lamu and facilitate the export of Kenya’s crude.
The proposed Lokichar-Lamu pipeline will run from fields in the Lokichar Basin, connecting the Mombasa refinery, which was shut down in 2013, to the Kipevu oil jetty, in the port of Lamu.
The consortium of Tullow, Africa Oil Corp. and Maesk Oil is expected to trigger tenders for FEED studies and an environmental impact assessment (EIA), which would take less than a year. The partners would likely make a final investment decision in 2019.
Operators:
Tullow Oil
Africa Oil Corp
Maersk Oil (bought by Total)
Contractors:
Wood Plc: FEED contract
Wood Group: FEED contract on pipeline design (April, 2018)
Toyota Tsusho: early extensive studies on possible pipeline routes