1. NATIONAL OIL CORPORATION OF KENYA
AAPG Convention
San Antonio, 20th – 23rd April 2008
NATIONAL OIL CORPORATION OF KENYA
National Oil Corporation of Kenya AON Minet House, 7th Floor Mamlaka Rd, Off Nyerere Rd P.O Box Nairobi, Kenya Tel: Fax: / Website:

2. Oil and Gas Exploration Opportunities in Kenya

3. PRESENTATION OUTLINE Kenya National Oil Corporation of Kenya
Kenya Sedimentary Basins
Kenya Petroleum Exploration Opportunities
The Petroleum (exploration & production) Act
Why Invest in Kenya

4. Kenya - Location Map

5. Kenya at a Glance Capital City: Nairobi Main seaport: Mombasa
National language: Kiswahili
Official language: English
Population: million (2004)
Currency: (KSh.)
GDP Growth rate : 6.1% (2006)
Major GDP earners: Tourism, tea, horticulture,
Coffee
Location : East coast of Africa
Government type: Democratic Rep.
Size: ,646 sq. km
Religion: Christian 78%,
Muslim10%,
Others 12%

6. Nairobi is home to 2 of the busiest airports in Africa
Air travel
Kenya Airways:
is the biggest airline in Eastern Africa
is the sixth largest airline in Africa
It is the natural connection hub in the region with regular flights to Asia, Middle East, Europe, West Africa and Southern Africa
Operates more transcontinental flights than any of its African peers
Codeshares with large international airlines such as KLM and Air France
Nairobi is home to 2 of the busiest airports in Africa

7. National Oil Corporation of Kenya
NOCK is State-owned oil Co. established in 1981
MANDATE
Facilitate exploration and exploitation of petroleum resources on behalf of the Government.
National data repository and an advisor to Government on Petroleum matters
Commercial importation, distribution and exportation of petroleum products as a price stabilizer.

8. Kenya’s Sedimentary Basins
4 Basins totaling 399,519 sq km
Divided into 36 blocks
Average block size is 15,000 sq km
Lamu ,121.9 sq km
Mandera - 43,404.7 sq km
Anza - 81,319.6 sq km
Tertiary Rift ,673.8 sq km

9. Anza Basin Potential reservoir thickness:300-500metres
Source rock: Lower Cretaceous
Timing:trap formation from late cretaceous to Eocene, with hydrocarbon expulsion in Tertiary
Tarry paraffinic oil associated with water recovered in a DST in Sirius-1 well
Oil show/fluorescence and a gas flare from Aptian sands in Ndovu-1 well

10. Mandera basin Permo-Triassic to Tertiary in age, thickness up to 10km
Potential source rock interval in Mid Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous
Marine origin source rock evidence from the Tarbaj oil seep analysis

11. Tertiary Rift Basin Consists of at least 9 sub-basins
The Petroleum System of the Tertiary Rift is dependant on individual sub-basins.
The basin is Oligocene to Pliocene in age
Sediment thickness ranges up to 4 km
Potential reservoirs with good porosity exist in sands
Presence of hydrocarbons supported by oil recovered in Loperot-1 ~ 29o API
Has 7 exploration blocks with 2 blocks awarded PSC
NOTES
Tertiary rift covers an area of 38,904 sq km and has sediment thickness up to 3 km and comprises of 9 sub-basin
Source rocks are mainly Shales while reservoirs are sandstones.

12. Tertiary Rift Basin Loperot-1 Well Source Rocks: Shale
Interval: m
Age: Lower Miocene
Environment: Lacustrine
TOC: %
m: 9.5 litres of oil & H2o
recovered
Oil Characteristics:
Pour Point 450 C
Low sulphur content (0.5%)
29.40 API gravity
NOTES
Tertiary rift covers an area of 38,904 sq km and has sediment thickness up to 3 km and comprises of 9 sub-basin
Source rocks are mainly Shales while reservoirs are sandstones.

13. Lamu Basin Lies both onshore & offshore.
Formed during the separation of Madagascar from Africa
Sediments range in age from Upper Carboniferous to Recent
Sediment thickness of up to 12 km
The Tertiary section contains highly prospective source and reservoir units
NOTES
Potential Source Rocks –
Middle to late Jurassic
Turonian
Campanian
Paleocene
Eocene (Kipini Shales)
Reservoir Rocks
Limestone
Trapping Mechanism
Faulted anticlinal structures
Gas Potential in lamu Basin
DST tested gas deposits of 3.1MCF/D in Dodori-1 well,
12.7MCF/D in Pandangua well & Pate-1 well

14. Paleogene Turbidite Plays
Late Cretaceous to Tertiary turbidite sand bodies in m water depths

15. Available Data
All the exploration data acquired since 1950’s well preserved
Available data Includes;
Seismic data, Aeromagnetic and gravity data available at minimal charge.
Core samples and drill cuttings available for analysis.
Petroleum exploration reports
Hydrocarbon potential packages in Data Centre

16. Kenya’s Exploration Opportunities
13 out of 36 exploration blocks are leased
23 exploration blocks are open

17. The Petroleum (Exploration & Production) Act, Cap 308, 1986
The Petroleum Act provides legal framework and regulates the negotiation and conclusion of Production Sharing Contracts (PSC) with potential investors.
The PSC’s are subject to negotiations and are governed by
The Petroleum Act, Cap 308, 1986
The petroleum (explo & Prod) Regulations
The income tax (amendments) Act
Environmental management & Coordination Act NEMA

18. Production Sharing Contracts
Work programme - Negotiable
Exploration Period - Negotiable
Acreage surrender - Negotiable
Surface fees - Negotiable,
Training fees - Negotiable
Dev. & Prod. Period - Negotiable
In case of discovery - Evaluation Program allowed

20. For Further Information
Contact:: Managing Director
National Oil Corporation of Kenya
AON Minet Hse,
Mamlaka Rd, Off Nyerere Rd
P.O. Box – 00200
Nairobi, Kenya
Telephone or
Visit Website:

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Kenya offers a full variety of tourist attractions including
Wildlife safaris
Cultural safaris
Adventure safaris
Scenic safaris
Specialist safaris
And environments ranging from beach to mountain, forest to desert
Asante sana!