The Kenyan government has been urged to consider a pipeline for oil exports to reap maximum benefit from the proposed early production. According to oil and gas experts, the basic principle that defines the economic viability of crude oil production lies in cost effective and reliable means of transport. “The most cost effective and reliable means to transport crude oil is by pipeline,” said Charles Wanguhu, Kenya Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas co-ordinator. Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania have discovered crude oil deposits and natural gas respectively and are still grappling with lack of the necessary infrastructure to facilitate production. The discovery of crude oil in Uganda and Kenya in 2006 and 2012 respectively and natural gas in Tanzania in 2010 was seen as the beginning of economic transformation in the region. Years later, lack of infrastructure, particularly pipelines, has made the deposits a headache for governments and […]