Tullow, Africa Oil suspend operations

A month after announcing a fourth oil discovery in the Lokichar Basin, Tullow Oil and Africa Oil Corporation have been forced to suspend exploration in the Turkana region for nearly two weeks following local protests over employment.
Tullow said on 28 October it had “temporarily suspended all operations as a precautionary measure in Block 10BB and Block 13T in northern Kenya. This decision follows demonstrations by local people regarding concerns around employment. The company said it was resuming work on 8 November following signing of a memorandum of understanding with the energy ministry laying out a plan for the companies and national and local authorities to work together to avoid future problems.