Crude Oil Qualities in Kenya

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In Block 10BB, Tullow Oil and Africa Oil have successfully flowed oil in five zones, encountering high quality sweet waxy oil with good quality reservoir sands.[1] According to Tullow's half yearly report released in July 2013, the crude oil discovered has an API of between 25 and 35 degrees.[2] Tullow CEO Aidan Heavey confirmed that there was no indication of pressure depletion.[3] Reports from Africa Oil indicate crude oil findings with an API of 37 degrees and 23 - 29 percent porosity.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Kenya: Africa Oil's Ngamia well in Kenya flows at over 3200 bopd" Energy-pedia, 3 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Tullow Oil plc 2013 Half-Yearly Results", Tullow Oil plc, 31 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Waiting on Kenyan Oil, the Market Grows Impatient" Oilprice.com, 18 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "A Major Emerging Oil Company in East Africa" Africa Oil, retrieved 30 October 2013.