While the world shifts from fossil fuels to EVs, Africa’s richest man is building a $16bn refinery in a country that barely produces oil
A limited early oil pilot never developed into sustained production, and British oil explorer Tullow Oil, which led development of the Turkana fields, agreed in 2025 to sell its Kenyan interests to Gulf Energy after years of financing and infrastructure delays. Kenya now targets initial output of about 20,000 barrels per day, rising











