Tullow Oil suspends operations in Northern Kenya due to labour strikes

28th Oct 2013 07:29

Tullow Oil has temporarily suspended all operations in Block 10BB and Block 13T in Northern Kenya due to labour unrest.The company said its decision to suspend exploration and appraisal operations was taken to prevent further escalation of strikes while it tries to resolve the issue."Tullow is working closely with the local communities, the local government and the national government so that the company can resume work in Blocks 10BB and 13T as soon as possible," the group said in a statement. The firm employs more than 800 people from the Turkana region out of 1,400 people employed on its Kenyan operations. RD