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Introduction
Table 2. Summary of the wells drilled in Tanzania (TPDC, 2009). The number of wells is increasing rapidly due to the
appraisal programmes for the Mnazi Bay, Mkuranga and Kilawani gas discoveries.
year included the Talih-1 well near the Unity field and the Adar-1 and Adar-2 wells in the Melut Basin. In 1982,
18 wells were drilled, mainly in the Muglad and Blue Nile Basins while in 1983, 24 wells were drilled including
the discoveries in the Heglig-1 and Toma south-1 wells in the Heglig field in the Muglad Basin.
Currently in the Sudan, there are exploration activities in 20 onshore blocks, carried out by 10 operating
companies, with development activities in 7 blocks. Crude oil production in the Sudan currently stands at approximately
500,000 barrels of oil per day (www.sudapet.sd).
Exploration in the sedimentary basins of Kenya
Kenya has 4 sedimentary basins, namely the Lamu Embayment, the Anza Graben, the Mandera Basin
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