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State pushes back early oil export date

Petroleum & Mining CS John Munyes (left) with his Uganda counterpart Peter Lokeris during the East African Petroleum Conference and Exhibition in Mombasa on Wednesday 8th May 2019. (Kelvin Karani, Standard)

Kenya could make its first shipment of crude oil in September, the Government has said, further delaying the process that was scheduled for June this year.

Mining and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary John Munyes said yesterday the country would transport 600 barrel of crude oil from Turkana County to Mombasa daily in order to reach the targeted 200,000 barrels for the first shipment.

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