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How Oil Blocks Are Named
So you’ve been hearing about BLOCK 10BB, BLOCK 10A, BLOCK L-10B, but how were these blocks named?
Is Tanzania missing out?
When Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan and Ethiopia launched the ambitious Lamu port-South Sudan- Ethiopia-Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor, one country was missing, Tanzania.
Did we sell all our oil blocks to Nigeria?
DID WE SELL ALL OR BLOCKS TO NIGERIA OR WHO’S CHEATING WHO?
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Now that Kenya is set to enter the league of oil-producing nations, the country may want to examine a little more closely its relationship with foreign governments and companies seeking to extract oil and other natural resources from our land and shores. John Perkins’s book, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, might be a good place to start.
Oil’s Well in Kenya
Kenya formally announced oil discovery in Turkana (Ngamia 1 wildcat well, Lokichar Basin) in 2012 and this was met with a lot of optimism and “Jubilation” (for lack of a better word). The initial estimates of the prospect was 250 million barrels in blocks 10BB and 13T. The oil find was sweet (Low Sulfur content) waxy with an API value of above 30°(density)[THE WAXY PART IS WORTH NOTHING].
Niobium | Mineral Monday
There was national excitement when Kenyans heard that Cortec Kenya Mining had discovered niobium worth Sh. 51 Trillion in Kwale’s Mrima Hills. Isn’t that exciting? But what really do we know about niobium? Other than it is in Kenya?
Why Not Balala? We Have No Choice Either Way
For the past two months we have constantly been taken through the murky waters of the mining industry in Kenya. From the bribes to the dictatorial leadership at the helm of the ministry to allegations and their equal counters.
GOLD | Mineral Monday
Gold is one of the most common precious metal ever. But what exactly do you know about it? Well thank goodness you are subscribed to RocKeSci because now you will get to know even more about gold. Other than it’s yellow. And kinda expensive.