[SIZE=6]Citi sees Tullow selling Kenya oil ahead of Uganda output[/SIZE]
Kenya is likely to take its first oil to the international market before Uganda, which discovered hydrocarbons six years earlier, Citi investment bankers say.
While Tullow Oil Kenya has previously given 2017-2018 as the likely date of production for Kenya, the analysts said this can only happen towards the end of 2020 while for Uganda it will start by 2021.
Kenya’s production and export would help Uganda as a pipeline will be ready by the time its oil is ready for sale, the analysts said.
Uganda has faced hurdles in its bid to exploit the resource despite having made discoveries in 2006 due to disagreements on production sharing laws, lack of an export pipeline and a refinery.
According to Citi, most growth in revenues for Tullow Oil after 2018 will come from Uganda and Kenya.
“Beyond 2018, further production growth will be driven by the delivery of the Ugandan export development and the development of the recent discoveries in the Lokichar Basin in Kenya,” said Citi.
The analysts said commencement of Kenya oil exports and a pipeline will provide guidance on how to proceed with exports in Uganda.
“Progress with the Kenya export development will provide greater clarity and viability to the Uganda export project, which will tie into the Kenya pipeline,” says Citi.
Plagiarized from → http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Citi-sees-Tullow-selling-Kenya-oil-ahead/-/539552/2688136/-/155c3wmz/-/index.html