This is a list of all petroleum exploration blocks in Kenya. In the Kenya Gazette dated 13th May 2016, issued under the Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act, 1986 (Cap. 308), the then Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum constituted sixty-three Petroleum Exploration Blocks of which thirty-seven is located in the Lamu Basin, seven in the Anza Basin, five in the Mandera Basin, and fourteen in the Tertiary Rift Basin (MOEP, 2016).
Here are all petroleum exploration oil blocks and the area they cover.
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OIL BLOCK |
AREA (KM²) |
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MANDERA BASIN BLOCKS |
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1. |
BLOCK 1 |
23,797.79 |
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2. |
BLOCK 1A |
12,083.66 |
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3. |
BLOCK 2A |
7,801.72 |
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4. |
BLOCK 2B |
5,461.31 |
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5. |
BLOCK 2BA |
2,297.50 |
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ANZA BASIN BLOCKS |
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6. |
BLOCK 3A |
8,903.58 |
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7. |
BLOCK 3AA |
3,287.69 |
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8. |
BLOCK 3B |
9,081.83 |
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9. |
Block 3BA |
3,338.47 |
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10. |
Block 9 |
15,781.95 |
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11. |
Block 9A |
15,848.82 |
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12. |
BLOCK 10A |
19,865.29 |
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TERTIARY RIFT BASIN BLOCKS |
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13. |
BLOCK 10BA |
15,986.33 |
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14. |
BLOCK 10BAA |
5,527.48 |
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15. |
BLOCK 10BB |
6,172 |
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16. |
BLOCK 10BC |
6,794.3 |
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17. |
BLOCK 11A |
8248.29 |
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18. |
BLOCK 11AA |
3,751.23 |
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19. |
BLOCK 11B |
14,317 |
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20. |
BLOCK 12A |
15,390 |
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21. |
BLOCK 12AA |
5,130 |
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22. |
BLOCK 12B |
6,200 |
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23. |
BLOCK 12 BA |
1,278.00 |
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24. |
BLOCK 13T |
4,719 |
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25. |
BLOCK 14T |
17,209.50 |
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26. |
BLOCK 15T |
5,896 |
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LAMU BASIN BLOCKS |
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27. |
BLOCK L1A |
12,569.67 |
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28. |
BLOCK L1B |
12,197.99 |
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29. |
BLOCK L2 |
11,680.88 |
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30. |
BLOCK L3 |
8,960.84 |
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31. |
BLOCK L4 |
5,664.50 |
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32. |
BLOCK 4A |
1,818.82 |
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33. |
BLOCK L5 |
2,352.43 |
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34. |
BLOCK L6 |
4,986.07 |
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35. |
BLOCK L7 |
5,520.70 |
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36. |
BLOCK L8 |
5,128.83 |
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37. |
BLOCK L9 |
5,110.06 |
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38. |
BLOCK L10 |
4,962.03 |
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39. |
BLOCK L10B |
5,585.35 |
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40. |
BLOCK L11A |
5,008.72 |
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41. |
BLOCK L11B |
4,962.58 |
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42. |
BLOCK L12 |
4,981.78 |
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43. |
BLOCK L13 |
2,178.45 |
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44. |
BLOCK L14 |
11,010.76 |
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45. |
BLOCK L14A |
3,672.63 |
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46. |
BLOCK L15 |
2,331.03 |
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47. |
BLOCK L16 |
3,619.79 |
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48. |
BLOCK L17 |
1,274.69 |
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BLOCK L18 |
3,532.56 |
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50. |
BLOCK L19 |
8,802.31 |
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51. |
BLOCK L19A |
3,040.59 |
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52. |
BLOCK L20 |
10,786.05 |
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53. |
BLOCK L21 |
15,669.53 |
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54. |
BLOCK L22 |
10,425.38 |
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55. |
BLOCK L23 |
10,311.59 |
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56. |
BLOCK L24 |
9,930.80 |
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57. |
BLOCK L25 |
10,569.13 |
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58. |
BLOCK L26 |
13,952.65 |
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59. |
BLOCK L27 |
10,585.88 |
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60. |
BLOCK L28 |
10,448.47 |
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61. |
BLOCK L29 |
3,224.57 |
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62. |
BLOCK L30 |
3,146.66 |
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63. |
BLOCK L31 |
2,292.88 |
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