Kenya’s oil industry is facing new challenges as Tullow Oil threatened over the weekend to shut down its oil wells in the Lokichar basin if the government does not act soon to remedy production, security, and transportation problems. Tullow has endured many hardships since it found oil in 2012 after almost six decades of exploring, most recently overcoming what was a particularly difficult obstacle when the government and Tullow finally came to a revenue sharing agreement. Yet other problems persist. Tullow oil is now facing supply shortages—supplies that are necessary to run the Kapese Integrated Operation Base. Protesters also blocked trucks ferrying the crude oil late last month, forcing the trucks to turn around and return to the site. The protestors cited disgruntlement with what they perceive as growing insecurity in the region and even discrimination by Tullow. The protests continued in the days that followed as protesters threatened […]