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The history of oil marketing in Kenya began in 1904 during colonial times. Initially, kerosene was the main import in tins but later gasoline was imported in tins and drums. [ 2 ] Royal Dutch Shell established the first depot at Shimanzi, in Mombasa , in the early 1900s.
Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited (KPRL) is a Kenyan oil refinery based in Mombasa. Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited is currently managed by the government of Kenya. [1] [2] It was founded in 1960 by the government of Kenya with Shell and the British Petroleum Co. BP. As of June 2016, 100 percent of the shares are owned by the government of ...
The petroleum industry in Kenya is relatively new in terms of mining and exploration. British firm Tullow Oil began operations in Kenya in 2010 after signing agreements with Africa Oil and Centric Energy, purchasing a 50% interest in five onshore licences. In 2012, the Ngamia-1 exploration well was a success and has since been followed by ...
KCB Group Limited: Financials Banks Nairobi: 1896 Banking, investments, KN: KCB: P A KenolKobil: Oil & gas Exploration & production Nairobi: 1959 Petroleum, KN: KENO: P A Kenya Airways: Consumer services Airlines Nairobi: 1977 Flag airline, KN: KQNA: P A Kenya Electricity Generating Company: Utilities Conventional electricity Nairobi: 1954
The company came out of receivership in 1983 and its shareholders resumed full control of the business. [5] In 1986, Kenol and Kobil Petroleum Limited, a Delaware registered holding company that acquired Mobil Oil's assets in Kenya and Uganda in 1984, [6] entered into a joint operations and management agreement. This agreement resulted in the ...
The National Oil Corporation of Kenya (NOCK), is a state corporation of Kenya founded by Act of Parliament in 1981, with a mandate of participating in all aspects of the Kenyan petroleum industry. [2] The company was incorporated in 1981 [2] and began operations in 1984. [3]
This is a list of oil refineries.The Oil & Gas Journal publishes a worldwide list of refineries annually in a country-by-country tabulation that includes for each refinery: location, crude oil daily processing capacity, and the size of each process unit in the refinery.
The UK government has reportedly extradited business tycoon Yagnesh Mohanlal Devani back to Kenya to face charges over a jet fuel fraud. The fuel scam, often known as the Triton scandal, was allegedly made through Mr Devani’s company, Triton Petroleum Ltd, in 2008. Authorities said that Kenya risked losing about $50m (£40m) in the scam.