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Oil industry is relatively new in term of mining and exploration. Oil was first discovered in 2012 by a British firm Tullow oil. As to whether they are commercially viable is still being analysed. Currently the oil industry is controlled by importation and refining. ==History== The history of oil marketing in Kenya began in 1903 during colonial times. Initially kerosene was the main import in tins but later gasoline was imported in tins and drums. Royal Dutch Shell established the first depot on the Mombasa island at Shimanzi. BP and Shell carried out exploration work in the 1950s with the first exploration well being drilled in 1960.Over the past 50 years many other oil and gas companies have tried their luck onshore and offshore,including Exxon, Total, Chevron, Woodside and CNOOC.(Deloitte 2013) Of 33 wells drilled in the country prior to 2012 16 showed signs of hydrocarbons, but none were considered commercial. Only 4 had been drilled offshore prior to 2012 and of these only 1 (in Block L5, drilled by Woodside in 2007) was in deep water.Following recent successes in Mozambique and Tanzania, offshore exploration has become flavor of the moment and industry confidence was boosted in 2012 by the announcement that Apache‟s Mbawa-1 well (Block L8) had encountered gas. Extensive activity is expected over the next 2 years, with drilling planned by Afren (Block L17/18),Anadarko (Block L12), BG Group (Blocks L10A and L10B)and FAR (Block L6). In 2006 Uganda the discovery of significant quantities of oil rejuvenated of oil search in Kenya. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Petroleum industry in Kenya」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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