May 17 (UPI) -- Africa-focused energy company Tullow Oil said Wednesday it made an oil discovery in a region of Kenya thought to contain at least 750 million barrels of oil.
Tullow said it ran through a net column of 246 feet of oil in Kenya while drilling its Emekuya-1 well in the northern section of the South Lokichar basin. Exploration Director Angus McCoss said in a statement the discovery was a significant component of the company's regional portfolio given the extent of the reservoir.