{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_xozmcsklnqyzkngjmfvq","title":"Kenya Set for First Oil: How Much Money and Jobs Could It Bring in 2026","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/kenya-set-for-first-oil-how-much-money-and-jobs-could-it-bring-in-2026-xozmcsklnq","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_xozmcsklnqyzkngjmfvq","seq":385845,"kind":"article","title":"Kenya Set for First Oil: How Much Money and Jobs Could It Bring in 2026","url":"https://thekenyatimes.com/energy/kenya-oil-production-2026-expected-revenue-jobs-and-impact-on-fuel-prices","summary":"The Kenya Times ~ Trending, Breaking News and Videos Kenya Set for First Oil: How Much Money and Jobs Could It Bring in 2026 Kenya is edging closer to commercial oil production after more than a decade since it discovered crude oil in Turkana County. The South Lokichar Basin project is targeting first oil in December 2026, with the first commercial crude exports expected through the Port of Mombasa in the first quarter of 2027. According to EPRA, the […] This post Kenya Set…","published":"2026-09-28T09:01:38Z","seen":"2026-09-28T09:17:25Z","lang":"en","country":"KE","source":{"id":"kite-thekenyatimes-com-3fa0d2","name":"thekenyatimes.com","domain":"thekenyatimes.com"},"via":"kite-thekenyatimes-com-3fa0d2","topics":["energy","news","epra","gulf energy e&p bv"],"authors":["Morgan Wanyonyi"],"entities":[{"id":"Q114","name":"Kenya","type":"place"}],"story":"st_xozmcsklnqyzkngjmfvq","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.9599999785423279,"sentiment":"positive","tone":0.5699999928474426,"political":0.3199999928474426}]}