Tullow stopped Kenyan oilfields because of security concerns :: Kenya

The British oil company Tullow Oil has suspended its operations in the oil fields of the Turkana region on the grounds of insecurity.

The company denounces the hostility that has hindered the transport of oil to the coast. Chief Executive Paul McDade told reporters on Wednesday that a decision had been made because nothing indicated that the situation could become normal again.

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"What you saw locally, it is the local people, the community … use the trucking operation as a lever to demonstrate to the national government that the security situation on the field had to improve "McDade said.

He, however, rejected any call to alarm by calling the problem a "minimal snag".

"This is not a big problem for us," he added. "We expect to work there, to put the field back into service and to run the trucks in the near future. But it's important to take the time so that when we come back … we have a safer environment. "

For more than a month, the operations of the Lokichar base, launched by President Uhuru Kenyatta, were founded as a result of a wave of protests from the local community who wished also solve the problem of insecurity. . Text & # 39; NEWS & # 39; at 22840 and still receive verified updates.

The company issued a warning that it would consider suspending operations in the area if the government did not solve the problem of insecurity.

The government of the other promised a pact with locals to put an end to the case and restore the transport of 2,000 barrels of goods to the coastal region.