The Government of Kenya has approved the South Lokichar Basin Field Development Plan (FDP) aiming to start commercial production by December 2026 (The Kenya Times, 24/11/2025). The plan covers six oil discoveries in the Lokichar Basin, which will be developed in stages, expecting to produce 20 kb/d during its first phase to be later increased to 50 kb/d under phase two. The project will represent an estimated investment of over US$6bn (KES790tn) over a 25-year contract period, expecting to produce first oil by December 2026, with full production expected by 2032.
According to The Kenyan Times, the plan was submitted by Kenyan Gulf Energy “which owns the oil blocks in the region and is licensed to develop Block T6 and Block T7 in the Tertiary Rift Basin.” The basin has estimated reserves of 326 mbl, with oil estimated at up to 4 Gbl.